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Container ship ELBTRADER disabled, towed to safety, English Channel
Dec 12: ELBTRADER, IMO 9388534, English Channel S of Isle of Wight, NUC since 0100 UTC, from Rotterdam to Dublin. Dec 13 Update: Suffered engine failure, was taken on tow at around 0530 UTC Dec 12,...
View ArticleTwo cargo ships aground in river Don, Russia
General cargo ship NIKOLAY KUZNETSOV ran aground while leaving Rostov Port, river Don, Russia, Azov sea, in the evening Dec 12. The ship is in load, as of 1400 UTC Dec 13 she was still aground....
View ArticleUS seiner disabled, drifting in South Pacific
Fishing vessel DANIELLE LYNN disabled, adrift in South Pacific since Dec 12 or earlier, ships in the area asked to assist if help needed. FleetMon Vessel Risk Rating:...
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Ro-ro ferry stranded on Dublin Anchorage, not clear why
Ro-ro cargo ship MISTRAL encountered unspecified mechanical problems on Dec 12 while approaching port of destination Dublin, on arrival from Liverpool, and was brought to anchor on Dublin anchorage. A...
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Floating Dock with submarine sank in Russian Naval Base in Sevastopol
Floating dock PD-16 with diesel submarine B-380 in it sank in Sevastopol, Russian Navy Base, Black sea, early in the morning Dec 15. Submarine was decommissioned in 2016, Naval dock PD-16 was also...
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Freighter dragged anchor, breached, Greece
General cargo ship PUFFY while en route from Ravenna encountered mechanical problems in Aegean sea, was anchored off Salamis island, S of Piraeus. Anchor dragged in rough weather on Dec 13 and the...
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Tanker damaged in collision with fishing vessel, returned to Falmouth
Tanker collided with 22-meter French fishing vessel at around 1800 UTC Dec 14 in English Channel S of Falmouth, said CornwallLive news outlet. A spokesman for the Marine Coastguard Agency (MCA) said...
View Article Bulk carrier fire, Newcastle
Fire erupted in storage compartment in superstructure of bulk carrier ECOMAR G.O. at K4 terminal at Newcastle Harbour, Australia, in the evening Dec 15. Bulk carrier arrived at Newcastle to load coal...
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Three offshore supply ships collided at Aberdeen
Offshore supply ship STRIL MYSTER went out of control and collided with berthed offshore supply ships EDDA FERD and SKANDI AUKRA, while maneuvering at Aberdeen Harbor, in the evening Dec 10. All three...
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Laker fire, crew evacuated, Detroit
Bulk carrier TECUMSEH suffered fire in engine room near Zug island, Detroit river, Great Lakes, in the afternoon Dec 15, while proceeding upstream en route from Thunder Bay, reported Great Lakes and...
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Mega yacht collided with bridge on Sint Maarten island, Caribbean. Video.
Mega yacht ECSTASEA went out of control on Dec 15 while entering Simpson Bay Lagoon, on Caribbean island of Sint Maarten, and contacted the control booth of a bascule bridge. Booth was ripped off and...
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Cargo ship issued distress signal, drifting in W Med UPDATE abandoned
Dec 16: General cargo ship LIRA issued distress signal at around 0430 UTC Dec 16 in Tyrrhenian Sea in vicinity 39 40N 011 43E, AIS was missing since Dec 14, reappeared at around 0700 UTC Dec 16 in 39...
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Cargo ship sank in East China sea, crew rescued
Cargo ship HUA XIA 68 issued distress signal in the afternoon Dec 16 southwest of Nanji island, Wenzhou Province waters, China, East China sea. The ship was sinking due to water ingress, being en...
View ArticleReefer on fire in the Pacific
Reefer SEA MARK with 23 crew reported on fire at 0730 UTC Dec 18 in vicinity 24 45N 144 40E, some 180 nm E of Iwo Jima Island, Pacific. Vessels in vicinity are asked to assist, bulk carrier JP VERDURE...
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Container ship Master died after falling into ship’s hold
47-year old Turkish Master of container ship LADY NURAY tragically died on board of his ship in the afternoon Dec 18. The ship is docked at Thessaloníki, Greece, he fell into cargo hold and hit his...
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Irish freighter troubled when entering French Port
General cargo ship ARKLOW FORTUNE was turned across channel by strong wind and swell when entering Les Sables Port, France, Bay of Biscay, in the morning Dec 19, with her stern resting on breakwater...
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Reefer on fire in the Pacific – all 23 crew rescued by tanker GOLDEN ASPIRANT
Dec 20 Update: All 23 crew of burning reefer were rescued by MT GOLDEN ASPIRANT on Dec 18, all are in good health, remaining on board of a tanker. GOLDEN ASPIRANT is due at Yokohama on Dec 21. Full...
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Cruise ships CARNIVAL GLORY and CARNIVAL LEGEND collision
Carnival cruise ships CARNIVAL GLORY and CARNIVAL LEGEND collided early in the morning Dec 20 in Cozumel, Mexico. Both ships seem to be under way at the time of collision, maneuvering to berth. Both...
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Luxury cruise ship hits conservation reef, Papua
Cruise ship AQUA BLU with dozens of tourists on board ran onto reef off Wajag Island, Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia, on Dec 18. The ship refloated with high tide and headed for Batanta...
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Bulk carrier Captain knifed by crew, died
Captain of Turkish bulk carrier INCE KARADENIZ was killed by a crew member, oiler, in the morning Dec 20, bulk carrier is en route from Indonesia via Singapore to Suez, W of Sri Lanka. Understood...
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