Patrol ship breached in collision, Japan
Kunashiri-class patrol ship KUNASHIRI collided with pier at Nemuro Port, northeast Hokkaido, while berthing on arrival from patrol in the afternoon May 16, in a strong onshore wind, pushing the ship...
View Article Ferry aground, flooding, evacuation under way
Ferry OCEAN DRAGON 6 with dozens of passengers on board ran aground on Ngenang island coast, Riau Islands, South China sea, at 1905 LT May 16, while en route from Tanjung Pinang, capital of Riau...
View ArticleConveyor belt collapsed onto bulk carrier, Chile VIDEO
Ship loading conveyor belt collapsed while loading salt into bulk carrier LEONIDAS at Patillos Port, Chile, reportedly on May 16. One worker suffered minor injures. Port’s authorities said they’re...
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Bulk carrier collided with general cargo ship in Marmara sea, both damaged
Bulk carrier PERSENK and general cargo ship AHMET CAN reportedly collided in Marmara sea, at around 1030 UTC May 18, in area between Marmara island and port of Tekirdag. Both ships were heading to...
View Article9 crew were evacuated from distressed bulk carrier, New Caledonia
9 crew were reportedly evacuated on May 17 or 18from distressed bulk carrier NEW BEGINNING , anchored at Ngo Bay, New Caledonia, since May 12. Cause of evacuation unknown, medical assistance was...
View ArticleBarge with platform modules sank off Brazilian coast
Barge LOCAR V, loaded with two platform modules, reported partially sunk at 2230 UTC May 18 in position 26 02S 047 34W, some 50 nm SE of Paranagua, Brazil, while being under tow of tug TS FAVORITO,...
View ArticleBulk carrier refloated after 3 days aground, Brazil
Bulk carrier NORD SANTIAGO ran aground at around 1500 UTC May 16 in Lagoon Dos Patos, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, some 3 hours after departing from Porto Alegre in ballast. Bulk carrier remained...
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MAERSK container ship lost crew while taking pilot on board, Canada
Container ship MAERSK PATRAS lost man overboard while reportedly, taking pilot on board off Les Escoumins, Quebec, Saint Lawrence river mouth, in the morning May 19. Vessel arrived from Antwerp, being...
View ArticleMaster collapsed on the bridge, medevaced
Master of bulk carrier VITTORIA, 54-year old Flipino national, collapsed on the bridge while the ship was navigating in San Francisco Bay on arrival from Japan, in the evening May 20. USCG was alerted...
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Bulk carrier to be towed to Singapore after failing to repair at anchor
Bulk carrier LA SOLOGNAIS was taken under tow of tug TERASEA EAGLE (IMO 9658252) in the morning May 21, to be towed from Thevenard-Ceduna, southern Australia west of Adelaide, to Singapore for...
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US training ship collided with crane in Barbados
Training ship GOLDEN BEAR with 270 students contacted pier crane while berthing at Bridgetown, Barbados, in the morning May 21. Ship’s mast reportedly collapsed, no injures, as of 0400 UTC May 23 the...
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Container ship MSC MATILDE listed in Liverpool, crew left the ship
Container ship MSC MATILDE developed starboard side list being berthed at Liverpool, crew went to shore, as a precaution, at around 0200 LT May 24. "Crosby Coastguard Rescue Team and the RNLI Hoylake...
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Major fire on KMTC container ship in Thailand, chemical leak, 20 people...
UPDATE: All witnesses mention explosion prior to fire. No smoke seen over Laem Chabang as of 1430 LT (UTC +7), but according to available sources info, fire is still on. Chemicals emission confirmed,...
View ArticleTwo Japanese freighters collided, one sank, four crew missing
Two Japanese cargo ship collided at around 0200 Tokyo time May 26 some 6 nm south of Inobusaki Cape, Chiba Prefecture, Honshu island, east of Tokyo. SENSHOU MARU, loaded with 1600 tons of steel, sank,...
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CO2 leak killed 10, injured 19 on board of Panamax bulk carrier, China
Mass CO2 leak occurred during fire suppressing system maintenance works on board of bulk carrier JIN HAI XIANG, at around 1600 LT May 25, at Longyan Port, Weihai, Shandong Province, China, Yellow sea....
View ArticleOceanic trawler fire, Russia, Japan sea VIDEO
Fire erupted on board of big reefer trawler OSTROV SAKHALIN, undergoing repairs at Preobrazheniye Ship Repair Yard, in the afternoon May 26. Reportedly fire started in cargo hold and spread to living...
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GRIMALDI ro-ro grounding, Netherlands
Ro-ro cargo ship GRANDE AMBURGO ran aground on Western Scheldt bank at Walsoorden, in the afternoon May 26, while proceeding upstream en route from Dakar Senegal to Antwerp. The ship managed to come...
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Reefer grounding, Suriname
Reefer EASTERN BAY ran aground in Suriname river mouth, Suriname, South America, at around 0940 UTC May 26, while approaching port of destination Paramaribo, arriving from Rotterdam. Grounded reefer...
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Freighter lost 30-mil euro super yacht in Balearic sea
General cargo ship BRATTINGSBORG was caught in storm in Mediterranean, Balearic sea, and at night May 25-26 lost overboard famous in yachting world sailing super yacht MY SONG, worth some 30 mil...
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Container ship hit pier at Reykjavik
Container ship NAJA ARCTICA severely damaged wharf at Reykjavik port, Iceland, on arrival in the morning May 26. The ship hit pier while berthing, rendering one of the berths unusable for at least a...
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