Product tanker BESIKTAS ORIENT towed to Brest
Product tanker BESIKTAS ORIENT reported to MRCC Corsen mechanical failure at 0537 LT Feb 20, in position 35 nm west of Pointe du Raz, western Brittany, France, Celtic sea. disabled vessel started to...
View ArticleTug MISS KATIE with barge aground, Atlantic City
PHILADELPHIA USCG report: Coast Guard Sector Delaware Bay is investigating two ships, which ran aground in the Atlantic Ocean near the Absecon Inlet on Feb 20. Personnel from Coast Guard Station...
View ArticleTanker NUEVO PEMEX IV on fire in Veracruz
In the morning Feb 20 fire erupted on board of PEMEX’s product tanker NUEVO PEMEX IV, docked in Naval Ship Yard in Veracruz, Mexico. According to PEMEX statement, tanker was sold to a private person...
View ArticleGeneral cargo vessel HA TIEN 1 sank or sinking off Da Nang
General cargo vessel HA TIEN 1 issued distress signal at 1830 Hanoi tome Feb 20, reporting flooded engine room and sinking in stormy weather in position 16 39N 107 56E, 38 nm north of Da Nang,...
View ArticlePORT OLYA 3 aground, Caspian sea
General cargo vessel PORT OLYA 3 ran aground in the evening Feb 18 in Caspian sea in position 45 02N 047 42E, while proceeding by Volga – Caspian sea Canal. Vessel loaded with 495 tons of mill cake...
View ArticleEDT HERCULES vs. PROSPERO, Kiel Canal
PSV EDT HERCULES and tanker PROSPERO collided at 1130 LT Feb 20 at Breiholz, while transiting Kiel Canal in western direction. EDT HERCULES suffered stern dents portside, while PROSPERO suffered hull...
View ArticleContainer ship HELGAFELL lost containers
Container ship HELGAFELL on Feb 20 lost containers overboard in North Atlantic while en route from Reykjavik and Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, to Immingham,UK. Vessel reportedly had to call Faroe Islands,...
View ArticleFishing vessel SAPUTI holed by ice, Greenland
Fishing vessel SAPUTI with 30 crew on board in the evening Feb 22 was holed by ice in vicinity 62 34N 058 39W, Davis Strait, while fishing. Vessel reported water ingress and asked for assistance....
View Article Container ship MV OLF arrested for hit and run after colliding with two...
Container ship MV OLF was detained by the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) on Feb 23 in Malaysian waters for hit and run accident, which took place in the evening Feb 18 in Singapore...
View ArticleYACU KILLPA abandoned in Tampico, Mexico
General cargo vessel YACU KILLPA is recognized as abandoned by owner, Peruvian company YACU TASKI. Vessel with cargo of timber is docked in Tampico, Mexico, since Jan 26, with 18 crew of Peruvian...
View ArticleLADY NORA collided with pontoons, UK
General cargo vessel LADY NORA collided with two mooring pontoons on river Nene near Sutton Bridge, Cambridgeshire, England, on Feb 23, while heading for sea. Two persons, who were on the pontoons,...
View ArticleAurora Australis aground in Antarctica
Australian icebreaker the Aurora Australis has run aground at Mawson Station in Antarctica. The ship broke from its moorings just after 3pm on Wednesday during a heavy blizzard with 67 expeditioners...
View ArticleGeneral cargo vessel YUSHO ANGEL II allided with berth, Taiwan
General cargo vessel YUSHO ANGEL II allided with berth in Taichung port, Taiwan, at around 1850 LT Feb 23, while berthing, reportedly due to steering failure. Vessel suffered portside bow damages,...
View ArticleContainer ship DELPHINUS disabled, anchored
Container ship DELPHINUS suffered engine failure on Feb 20 in Yucatan Channel, en route from Santo Tomas de Castilla, Guatemala to Port Everglades, Florida. As of morning Feb 24 vessel was anchored in...
View ArticleGeneral cargo vessel QUANG DINH 36 aground, Spratley Islands
General cargo vessel QUANG DINH 36 ran aground at around 0130 Hanoi time Feb 25 in Spratley islands area, South China sea, while en route Vung Tau. Vessel holed, water ingress in one of the holds, 8...
View ArticlePassenger ro-ro ship YUN HAI aground, Taiwan Strait
Passenger ro-ro ship YUN HAI ran aground at around 0100 Taipei time Feb 25 some 4.6 nm southeast of Penghu island, Taiwan, Taiwan Strait, in rough weather. 11 Indonesian crew rescued by Taiwanese CG...
View ArticleCapesize NEW KATERINA aground with water ingress in Suez Canal, traffic stopped
Bulk carrier NEW KATERINA ran aground in Suez Canal at around 1400 LT Feb 25 while transiting in southern direction, and suffered a hole in fore part, reportedly with massive water ingress. It is not...
View ArticleProduct tanker SUMBER MITRA KENCANA I suffered fire in engine room
Fire erupted in engine room of product tanker SUMBER MITRA KENCANA I at 1325 Feb 25. Tanker loaded with palm oil was anchored on Gresik road, Surabaya, East Java. Vessel arrived to Gresik from...
View ArticleBulk carrier ALKIMOS HERACLES grounding, Rio de La Plata
Bulk carrier ALKIMOS HERACLES ran aground at around 1230 UTC Feb 24 in Rio de La Plata, 10 nm off La Plata coast, Argentina, while en route from Tubarao, Brazil to Villa Constitucion, Argentina....
View ArticleTHESSEAS ordered to sail to Brest, pollution suspect
French patrol plane on Feb 24 detected an oil slick in Bay of Biscay, tailing bulk carrier THESSEAS, some 185 nm southwest of Penmarch, France. Vessel en route from S-Petersburg (Kronshtadt) Russia to...
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