Russian nuclear submarine explosion and fire, all on board reported dead
Russian North-West Region local media on Jul 2 reported explosion and fire on board of Russian Navy deepwater nuclear research station or submarine AS-12, known as LOSHARIK. Accident occurred on Jul...
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Ro-ro cargo ferry aground, breached, passengers and crew evacuated, Chile
Ro-ro cargo ship COYHAIQUE with 19 passengers and 18 crew on board ran aground near Huichas island, Aysen region, Chile, while en route from Puerto Chacabuco to Puerto Montt, at around 0200 LT Jul 3....
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German freighters contact in Brunsbuettel
General cargo ship ANOUK while moving out contacted moored container ship NEUENFELDE at Northern Lock, Brunsbuettel, Kiel Canal, at around 1500 LT Jul 3. Both ships sustained superficial damages, and...
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Chinese container ship caught in storm, sank
Chinese coastal container ship MEI CHENG 866 left Qinzhou, Guangxi Zhuang Region, China, Gulf of Tonkin, at about midnight Jul 3, the ship encountered rough weather early in the morning Jul 4 and...
View ArticleChinese cargo ship hit rocks, 13 crew evacuated
General cargo ship RONG HAI 79 ran aground on rocks N of Nanri island, Fujian Province, China, East China sea, in the afternoon Jul 4. The ship is in ballast, it isn’t clear if she’s or was in danger...
View ArticleTaiwanese longliner on fire, abandoned in Indian ocean
Tuna fishing vessel FENG KUO 568 was reported on fire on Jul 3, twenty crew abandoned vessel in vicinity 33 27S 035 45E, Indian ocean, some 1,400 nm SW of Mauritius. Crew were rescued by nearby FENG...
View ArticleFreighter with cargo of wheat aground, Don, Russia
General cargo ship VOLGO-DON 5011 with cargo of wheat ran aground on river Don near Arpachin town, upstream from Rostov, at around 0400 Moscow time Jul 6. The ship was sailing downstream en route from...
View ArticleChinese fishing vessel sank after explosion, 3 dead, 3 missing, Atlantic
Chinese fishing vessel with 21 crew on board suffered explosion at night Jul 5-6, off Guinea Bissau coast, Atlantic ocean. 3 Chinese crew died, 3 went missing, 15 crew including Chinese and Guinea...
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Inland container ship struck berthed Greek bulk carrier, Yangtze river
Inland container ship YUHANG18 went out of control while passing Zhenjiang, Yangtze river, upstream from Shanghai, and collided with berthed bulk carrier ODIGITRIA, at around 1800 Beijing time Jul 6....
View ArticleBulk carriers collided on Singapore Anchorage, one breached, water ingress VIDEO
Bulk carrier KLIMA collided with bulk carrier SPRING SNOW in the evening Jul 4, both ships were receiving fuel from bunker tankers at the time of an accident, details unknown. SPRING SNOW damages...
View ArticleFerry fire, Cebu City
Fire erupted in the galley of ferry TRANS-ASIA 1, berthed at Cebu City, Cebu, Philippines, early in the morning Jul 10. Fire was extinguished in 3 hours, 1 crew sustained slight injures. Fire was...
View ArticleCargo ship sank in Gulf of Guinea, 3 missing
Cargo ship LCT EVELIA on Jul 9 was reported sank in Bight of Bonny, eastern Gulf of Guinea, while en route from Douala Cameroon to Libreville Gabon, halfway between those two ports. Of 13 crew on...
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TT Line ferry PETER PAN interrupted voyage after engine room fire
Fire erupted in engine room of ferry PETER PAN at around 1800 UTC Jul 9 in Baltic sea, shortly after ferry left Travemunde, Lubeck, Germany, bound for Trelleborg, Sweden. Fire was extinguished by...
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Neopanamax container ship collided with Panama Canal Lock wall
Container ship COSCO DEVELOPMENT reportedly collided with Agua Clara Lock wall on Jul 10, while transiting Panama Canal from Pacific to Atlantic. According to Panama Canal Authority official...
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Two officers died on board of LPG tanker, cause unknown
LPG tanker GAS AEGEAN had to interrupt her voyage from Lavera France to Cudallore, East India, and call Trincomalee port, Sri Lanka, after two of her crew died on board, on Jul 8 or earlier. Both are...
View ArticleFishing vessel in the Pacific reported mass crew medical emergency
Mexican fishing vessel MAZATUN on Jul 9 reported numerous crew in need of urgent medical assistance in the Pacific, some 1250 nm E of Manzanillo, Mexico. Later that day vessel headed for her home port...
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Ferries collided at Alcudia, Mallorca, one breached
Ferry JAUME III collided with berthed ferry ALCANTARA in the morning Jul 12 at Alcudia port, Mallorca, Spain. Both ferries didn’t have passengers or cargo on board. JAUME III was shifting berth to...
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Car carrier disabled, anchored, situation unclear, Japan sea Update
Jul 14: The ship reportedly suffered total blackout. By late Jul 13 problem was fixed, FORESIGHTER resumed moving, but away from Japan, new port of destination being Busan Korea. Jul 13: tug FUTAMI...
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Container ship hit pier, gantry crane. Horrifying video. Update
Update: Hitting pier and crane wasn’t all – SOUL OF LUCK continued moving and allided with berthed general cargo ship CERIA 8 (MMSI 525060609, length 51 meter, flag Indonesia). CERIA 8 broke off her...
View ArticleChinese cargo ship grounded, breached
General cargo ship XIN YUAN HONG ran aground in Jiaojiang river estuary, Taizhou, Zhejiang province, China, East China sea, at around 0150 Beijing time Jul 14. Hull was breached with ensuing water...
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