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Dutch freighter dangerous sailing, cause unknown
MRCC Gris-Nez, France, was alerted at 0520 UTC Jan 1 on dangerous movement of Dutch general cargo ship MOEZELBORG SW of Boulogne, English Channel. The ship didn’t change course as she should, and was...
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Two crew washed overboard by wave in freezing Arctic waters
Two crew have been washed overboard by a wave from Bulgarian bulk carrier STARA PLANINA in Norwegian sea, some 210 nm SW of Bodo, Norway, in the morning Jan 2. Bulk carrier started search and rescue...
View ArticleBulk carrier aground, Western Africa
Bulk carrier reported aground on approach fairway to port in West Africa since Dec 31. As of morning Jan 3, remained in the same position, no tugs in sight. Details only for subscribers. Subscribe if...
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General cargo ship disabled, drifting since Jan 1 in Aegean sea
General cargo ship LADY SHAM suffered engine failure in the evening Jan 1 and started to drift in Aegean sea in area between Rhodes and Karpasos islands, Greece. As of 1000 UTC Jan 3, the ship was...
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Cargo ships collided in Avacha Bay, Kamchatka
Two general cargo ships collided on anchorage in Avacha Bay, Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka peninsula, Russia, Pacific, reportedly on Jan 2, though date is to be confirmed. SHANTAR bow struck TANIR...
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Those strange AIS glitches
Capesize bulk carrier CAPE KESTREL is en route from Australia to China, a regular voyage of a modern bulk carrier, managed by a well-known company. The ship was sailing full speed in Celebes sea, when...
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Russian freighter still aground, Marmara sea
General cargo ship NEVADO 35 ran aground in Sarkoy area, Tekirdag, Turkey, Marmara sea northern coast, in the morning Dec 25. As of Jan 4 is still aground, lightering under way to offload part or all...
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Spanish freighter disabled, towed back to port
General cargo ship MORAIME reportedly suffered mechanical failure SW of Vigo, Spain, en route from Vigo to Casablanca. The ship was disabled at around 0000 UTC Jan 4, during Jan 4 towed back to Vigo,...
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Russian Navy ship disabled while being in Syria, towed back to Black sea...
Russian Navy Landing ship ORSK suffered engine (one of two) breakdown during her regular trip from Naval base Sevastopol, Black sea, to Syria, and had to be towed back to Sevastopol by Navy tug...
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Tanker managed to unmoor in adverse weather, avoiding major accident
Product tanker STONE 1 was offloading gas oil at Aabernaa Fjord, Denmark, Little Belt, when in the morning Jan 4 strong wind battered the area and moored tanker. Mooring lines started to snap, tanker...
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Ferry ran on rocks, breached, Greece
Ferry PROTEUS ran on rocks of a small island Daskalonisi in Skiathos harbor, Skiathos island in the northwest Aegean Sea, in the afternoon Jan 5, with 45 passengers on board, shortly after leaving...
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Russian freighter refloated, Marmara sea
Jan 6: Was refloated in the afternoon Jan 5 and taken to Tekirdag anchorage, anchored. No news yet on damages. General cargo ship NEVADO 35 ran aground in Sarkoy area, Tekirdag, Turkey, Marmara sea...
View ArticleFerry grounded by storm, some 300 people evacuated, Philippines
Ferry OCEANJET 7 ran aground shortly after leaving Plaridel, Misamis Occidental, Northern Mindanao, Philippines, in the morning Jan 6. The ship left Plaridel bound Tagbilaran City in Bohol, with 271...
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6 containers lost in stormy Aegean sea
Container ship MEDKON ISTANBUL encountered severe storm entering Aegean sea early in the morning Jan 6, after transiting Dardanelles, en route from Rodaport Marmara sea to Aliaga, Turkey. The ship...
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Bulk carrier disabled, drifting in stormy Aegean sea towards Peloponnese
Cargo ship with cargo of steel or iron suffered rudder failure in the morning Jan 6 in Aegean sea NE of Cape Maleas, southeast of the Peloponnese. Disabled ship is caught in severe storm raging over...
View ArticleRussian missile cruiser troubled in Bosphorus VIDEO UPDATE
UPDATE: According to informed sources, cruiser transited Bosphorus without any trouble on Jan 5 and was anchored off Istanbul, waiting for daytime Jan 6 to berth at Sarayburnu pier in Istanbul, as a...
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Container ship COSCO PACIFIC fire, interrupted voyage
Container ship COSCO PACIFIC while en route from Port Klang Malaysia to Ngava Sheva western India reported fire in container or containers, in cargo hold.on Jan 4, being under way in Arabian sea off...
View ArticlePlatform fire, 3 workers injured, Gulf of Mexico
Fire broke out on an Akai-C 6 platform, belonging to Mexican State Oil Company PEMEX, and located in Campeche Bay, southern Gulf of Mexico, at around 1000 LT Jan 7. 3 workers were reportedly injured,...
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5 crew injured, 1 died, on board of offshore ship transported by heavy lift ship
BOSKALIS heavy lift ship BOKA VANGUARD interrupted her voyage from China to Brazil with offshore processing ship PETROBRAS 70 on board, and approached Durban South Africa, on Jan 7, requesting...
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Freighter broke off moorings by storm, taken under control, Iceland
General cargo ship FRANCISCA broke off her moorings at Hafnarfjordur, Iceland, early in the morning Jan 8, in a stormy weather with strong wind and heavy swell. The ship was taken back to berth by CG...
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