Maritime accidents monthly report September 2019
SUMMARYNotice: Principal idea and character of MB Daily is somewhat similar to Ambulance Emergency Service – MB priority is to find out about maritime accidents, involving merchant marine ships, ASAP....
View ArticleCrane collapsed while loading container on auxiliary Navy ship, Cartagena
Mobile crane collapsed while loading container with baric chamber of Navy Diving Center, on board of auxiliary Navy ship A 52, docked at Cartagena, Spain, on Oct 2. Chamber is to be used during...
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Dutch freighter crew injured in mooring accident, died, Ipswich
Seaman died on board of Dutch cargo ship DAMSTERDIJK at Ipswich, UK, in the morning Oct 2, local media said. He suffered severe legs injures, was taken to hospital and died later in the hospital....
View ArticleBOURBON RHODE Oct 4 latest: SAR continues
Oct 4 0600 UTC UPDATE: No news from SAR site, except that SAR continues, with deployment of Navies, CG and passing cargo ships, which interrupted their voyages to take part in SAR. There’s a constant...
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Car carrier collided with wall, breached, Bremerhaven
Car carrier VICTORIA HIGHWAY collided with wall in Nordschleuse, Bremerhaven, Germany, while proceeding to berth, in the morning Oct 3. Ship’s hull in portside stern ballast tank area was breached,...
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BOURBON RHODE Oct 4 latest: Tragic last messages
Oct 4 1430 UTC UPDATE: Croatian colleague of Croatian Master of BOURBON RHODE, Dino Miskovic, couldn’t remain silent, he sent to Croatian Maritime outlet MORSKI.HR last messages sent to tug, and...
View ArticleBOURBON RHODE rescue operation suspended – why?!
Oct 5 1230 UTC UPDATE: I’ve been informed on BOURBON RHODE SAR suspension effective morning Oct 5, in the morning, but found information doubtful, and decided to wait for confirmation or hopefully,...
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Cruise ship collided with cargo ship, Danube, Romania
Cruise ship PRINZESSIN ISABELLA with 165 passengers on board collided with Panama-flagged cargo ship in Tulcea waters, Romania, Danube, at around 0500 LT Oct 5. Cargo ship was proceeding upstream en...
View ArticleMaritime Bulletin Daily Oct 05 - 06
Accidents• Collision in Java sea Tanker collided with vessel, probably coastal boat, in the afternoon Oct 5 in Java sea, NW of Surabaya. 8 people were reported rescued, 2 are missing. • Cruise ship...
View ArticleExplosion, fire on offshore supply ship, two injured, Gulf of Mexico
Explosion on cargo deck of offshore supply ship ISLA CIARI badly injured two people, understood crew members, at around 0345 LT (UTC -5) Oct 6 in Gulf of Mexico, north of Ciudad del Carmen, Mexico....
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Accidents• Explosion, fire on offshore supply ship, two injured, Gulf of Mexico• Aground and Not Under Command vessels Worldwide Alerts (1 grounding; 2 NUC) Gen cargo ship grounding, Philippines...
View Article1 sand carrier capsized, 1 sank, 12 crew missing, Taiwan Strait
Two mainland China cargo ships issued distress signal in Taiwan Strait in or near Penghu islands waters, Taiwan, in the morning Oct 6. Taiwanese, Hong Kong and Chinese rescuers were engaged in joint...
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Bulk carrier aground, St. Lawrence Seaway
Bulk carrier RT HON PAUL J MARTIN ran aground at night Oct 6 local time on St. Lawrence river off Galop Island, west of Cardinal, Ontario, while en route from Port Weller to Quebec. As of 1230 UTC Oct...
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Deadly accident on EUROFERRY MALTA, 1 crew dead 1 injured
One crew died and another was seriously injured in an accident, which too place on board of passenger ro-ro ship EUROFERRY MALTA in the morning Oct 7, while en route from Cagliari to Porto Torres,...
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Mobile crane fell onto ship’s cargo deck, Turkey
Mobile crane toppled over with boom landing onto cargo ship ASTRA MARINE cargo deck at Bartin port, Turkey, Black sea coast, on Oct 6. Crane was loading clinker cargo. Damages reported as slight,...
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Mega container ship aground, Vladivostok, Russia, Japan sea
Mega container ship COSCO ENGLAND drifted aground at around 2300 UTC Oct 7 on Vladivostok outer anchorage near Skryplev islet lighthouse, Japan sea, Russia. The ship was receiving bunker fuel from...
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Lithuanian ship collided with 2 bridges in Rhone river near Lyon, France
General cargo ship ARAMIS collided with rail bridge and after first collision, moved further and collided with auto bridge, on river Rhone, France, on Sep 28. According to Lithuanian sources, ship’s...
View ArticleChief Officer killed by snapped line, Spain
Chief Officer on board of general cargo ship YALIKOY died after being hit, reportedly, by a snapped mooring line, during berthing at Sagunto port, Spain, in the morning Oct 8. Paramedics declared him...
View ArticleBOURBON RHODE search resumed, at a lesser scale
BOURBON RHODE Oct 9 UPDATE: SAR has been resumed, though at a much less scale. SAR was resumed after a surge of protests in Croatia and Ukraine, sparked by frustrated relatives and friends of missing...
View ArticleCoaster grounding, Baltic sea
Coaster ran aground while entering port early in the morning Oct 9, strong wind thought to be the cause of grounding. Reportedly, she was refloated during daytime, though as of 1700 UTC her status is...
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