Maritime Bulletin Daily Oct 09 - 10
Accidents• Coaster grounding, Samsoe, Denmark • Dutch freighter disabled shortly after leaving Las Palmas • Bulk carrier grounding, Parana• Aground and Not Under Command vessels Worldwide Alerts (5...
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Dutch freighter disabled shortly after leaving Las Palmas
General cargo ship HAPPY DOVER suffered engine failure and was disabled in about half an hour after at 1814 UTC Oct 8 she left Las Palmasa Canary islands, bound for Agadir Morocco. She was towed back...
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BOURBON RHODE Oct 10 Latest
BOURBON RHODE Oct 10 UPDATE: Search continuing with several ships engaged in SAR, see screenshot below. Oct 9 satellite image showed an object which may be life raft, and of course, it stoked SAR and...
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Iranian Suezmax tanker explosion in Red sea UPDATE mess as usual
0830 UTC Oct 11 UPDATE: As usual when something happens in Middle East waters, the story is changing with each passing hour. Now it’s probably SABITI tanker, suffering explosions and fire, but it may...
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Tanker disabled, anchored, Japan 55,000 ton tanker suffered engine failure, was anchored in Japan waters in the evening Oct 11. Reportedly will remain at anchor until morning Oct 12, at least. Bulk...
View ArticleBOURBON RHODE Oct 12 SAR Update: comparing with STELLAR DAISY disaster
Oct 12 UPDATE: According to French news agency QUEST FRANCE, Martinique Prefect, one FRANCK ROBINE, on Oct 11 called SAR off, because he, Franck Robine, doesn’t believe there’s any chance of finding...
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General cargo ship sunk by typhoon, 1 dead 7 missing, Japan
General cargo ship JIA DE sank at around 2320 Tokyo time Oct 12 in front of Kawasaki, Yokohama, Japan, when typhoon HAGIBIS hit the area. Not clear if the ship was anchored or under way. Of 12 crew, 4...
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Accidents• General cargo ship sunk by typhoon, 1 dead 7 missing, Japan • Cargo ship disabled, adrift in Japan waters Cargo ship grounding, Cameroon• Aground and Not Under Command vessels Worldwide...
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Cargo ship ran aground at full speed, missing turn, Corsica
General cargo ship RHODANUS ran aground on southern coast of Corsica near Bonifacio (see screen), at around 0200 UTC Oct 13, while en route from Taranto Italy to Rhone France. According to local...
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Damaged Iranian MT SABITI under way leaking oil, spy ship SAVIZ, and other...
Oct 13: Here’s video of Iranian tanker SABITI, taken on Oct 12 or 13, in southern Red sea – tanker damaged by something, rockets or whatever, in starboard fore cargo tanks area (at least two holes can...
View ArticleSupertanker in full load disabled while unmooring
VLCC NEW MEDAL on Oct 13 suffered engine failure while leaving Terminal Marítimo Almirante Maximiano Fonseca - TEBIG in Angra dos Reis, Brazil, being in full load and bound for Ningbo China. The ship...
View ArticlePanamax ran aground on uncharted sandbank
Bulk carrier HB TUCUNARE ran aground at around 1530 UTC Oct 13 while proceeding in Amazon estuary by Curua Canal, some 20 nm off Bailique island. Bulk carrier en route from Porto Trombetas to Vila do...
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COSCO Panamax collided with French trawler in Irish waters, heavy damage
Bulk carrier HUA SHENG HAI collided with 35-meter French trawler KIRRIXKI (MMSI 228005600) off Kerry coast, southwest Ireland, at around 0100 UTC Oct 12, while en route from Guinea to Aughinish...
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Thai bulk carrier troubled in Ukrainian waters, had to sail astern
Bulk carrier MALLIKA NAREE suffered engine failure at around 2330 UTC Oct 15 in Bug-Dnepr Canal, while proceeding to sea, en route from Nikolayev Ukraine to Alexandria Egypt with 28.6 tons of soy on...
View ArticleGeneral cargo ship fire, Med
General cargo ship suffered fire in superstructure on Oct 17, while at berth in North African Port, Mediterranean, where she arrived early in the morning Oct 17, to load a shipment of ore. Fire...
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Unmanned ship crossed East China sea in most eco-friendly manner
Unmanned ships are the talk of the day, with a number of corporations already in race to be first on market with workable models. Unmanned ships meanwhile, do sail around, demonstrating miracles, far...
View ArticleMaritime Bulletin Daily Oct 17 - 18
Accidents• Cargo ship sank in East China sea, crew rescued • General cargo ship fire, Med• Thai bulk carrier troubled in Ukrainian waters, had to sail astern• Unmanned ship crossed East China sea in...
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German freighter disabled, under tow, English Channel
General cargo ship NORDERNEY reported propulsion failure at around 1200 UTC Oct 18 in English Channel about 10 nm N of Batz island, NE of Brest, France. After assessing situation, manager of the ship...
View ArticleMaritime Bulletin Daily Oct 18 - 19
Accidents• Container ship capsized, sank, containers floating, South China sea • German freighter reported to MB to be in serious trouble in Ukraine • German freighter disabled, under tow, English...
View ArticleContainer ship capsized, sank, containers floating, South China sea
Container ship capsized and sank late at night local time Oct 18 off port in South China sea. Crew escaped, safe, many containers went overboard, floating around. Details only for subscribers....
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