Tug SAN GABRIEL on fire, Houston
USCG HOUSTON Report: The Coast Guard Captain of the Port closed the Houston Ship Channel with a safety zone near Interstate 610 from 12:15 a.m. to 2 a.m. Feb 26, as their crews and local fire...
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AURORA AUSTRALIS refloated
AURORA AUSTRALIS was refloated on Feb 26 by ballasting and by using workboats, reported The Australian Antarctic Division. Vessel suffered a hole when running on rocks, but breach doesn’t ssem to be...
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Capesize NEW KATERINA grounding in Suez Canal: UPDATE 1630 UTC Feb 26
Vessel still aground, salvage under way. As it can be seen on photo, NEW KATERINA developed a heavy forward trim. Unconfirmed report said vessel suffered a 12-meter breach when collided with Canal...
View ArticleBulk carrier XIN RI 6 sunk fishing vessel in collision, 10 crew missing,...
Bulk carrier XIN RI 6 collided with fishing vessel Lujiaoyu60968 at 0050 LT Feb 27 some 40 nm off Qingdao, Yellow sea. Fishing vessel sank, 10 crew left vessel but still not rescued due to fog, SAR...
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Cruise ship OCEAN DREAM capsized and sank, Laem Chabang
Abandoned cruise ship OCEAN DREAM capsized and sank at around midnight Feb 27 on Laem Chabang road about a mile from Laem Chabang breakwater. Vessel rested portside on bottom with half of the hull...
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Capesize NEW KATERINA grounding in Suez Canal: UPDATE 1540 UTC Feb 27
Capesize NEW KATERINA is still aground, there are talks about partial offloading of the vessel, which sounds like quite an undertaking, considering the size of the ship. Meanwhile, repairs are under...
View ArticleLive stock carrier APUS troubled in Dardanelles
Live stock carrier APUS suffered mechanical failure while transiting Dardanelles, reporting emergency anchoring to Traffic Control at 1930 LT Feb 27. Vessel anchored in Kepez area, Canakkale. At 0200...
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RAYSUT I fire, Salalah
Fire erupted on Feb 26 in superstructure of cement carrier RAYSUT I, docked in Salalah port, Oman, with 6000 tons of cement on board. Judging from photo, fire started in cabin or cabins, looking like...
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Tanker ICE EAGLE struck freighter IVAN RYABOV while in ice escort, Kara sea
Chemical tanker ICE EAGLE struck by her bow stern starboard aft of general cargo vessel IVAN RYABOV in Kara Sea, on reportedly, Feb 26. Both vessels were proceeding in ice, under icebreaker Yamal...
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Bulk carrier SANDNES aground, Elbe
Self-discharging bulk carrier SANDNES ran aground in the morning Feb 28 on Elbe river off Bankenese, between Wedel and Hamburg, while en route to North sea. no damages reported, vessel is in ballast,...
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Container ship TINA grounded on mole, Kiel Holtenau
Container ship TINA rammed mole while approaching Kiel Canal locks in Kiel Holtenau, at around 0430 LT Feb 28. At 0705 vessel was taken off mole by two tugs, and allowed to resume Kiel Canal transit...
View ArticleFerry SWARNA BAHTERA nearly capsized alongside berth
Ro-ro cargo vessel SWARNA BAHTERA heeled portside in Nusatara Parepare port, South Sulawesi, on Feb 28, while preparing to leave for Balikpapan, East Kalimantan. Reportedly heavy list, which panicked...
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Container ship SHIN CHUN sunk Taiwanese fishing boat in collision, 2 missing
Container ship SHIN CHUN collided with Taiwanese fishing boat at around 2300 UTC Feb 28 while approaching Kaohsiung, Taiwan, en route from Fuzhou China. Fishing boat capsized, crew missing, including...
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Capesize NEW KATERINA grounding in Suez Canal: UPDATE 1740 UTC Feb 29
Vessel is to be lightered as much as it takes to refloat her. Meanwhile, salvors pacth the holes, it is said that vessel suffered at least eight holes, a number of fore compartments flooded. It is...
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Landing craft LC MAHALIA capsized in Vanuatu
Vanuatu’s coastal landing craft LC MAHALIA capsized in position 18 33S 168 44E at around 0430 NCT Feb 29, north of Erromango island, while en route to Tanna. 13 crew went into life raft, and were...
View ArticleRiver-sea freighter VICOUNT aground, Volga river
River-sea type cargo vessel VICOUNT ran aground at 0545 Moscow time March 1 on 3053 kilometer mark, river Volga, reported MRCC Moscow. Vessel is hard aground, awaiting owner’s decision on salvage...
View ArticleTrawler KAPITAN NAUMOV grounding, Master found drunk
Trawler KAPITAN NAUMOV ran aground after midnight Feb 29 shortly after leaving Tromso. Vessel was refloated several hours later and sailed back to Tromso. Captain was found to be drunk, he was...
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STRILBORG grounding
Offshore tug supply vessel STRILBORG ran aground in the afternoon Mar 1 off Finnsnes, between Harstad and Tromso, Norway, stranding off fairway due to navigational error. Vessel refloated with high...
View ArticleBAO JIANG 88 capsized, sank
General cargo vessel BAO JIANG 88 capsized at around 2030 LT Feb 29 in Jinshan Fairway, south of Shanghai. 12 crew went into life raft and were rescued by a nearby cargo ship. Vessel loaded with 4600...
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Container ship KALLIOPI R C blackout, English Canal
Container ship KALLIOPI R C suffered total blackout late in the evening Mar 1 shortly after leaving Le Havre France, some 14 nm off Le Havre. Crew was trying to fix the problem till morning Mar 2, but...
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