Tanker on fire, probably abandoned VLCC, Persian Gulf, UAE VIDEO
Tanker was reported on fire off Sharjah, UAE, in the afternoon Jan 29. Reports went with video footage and photos, but all being taken too far from the ship. It’s obviously a tanker, a big tanker with...
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MAERSK container ship breakdown in Gibraltar Strait, towage
Container ship MAERSK BATUR suffered engine failure shortly after leaving Algeciras, in the afternoon Jan 29, being en route from Algeciras to Newark USA. At the time of breakdown the ship was sailing...
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Hapless offshore giant ship PETROBRAS-70 troubled again, aground in Rio de...
Brand new offshore processing ship PETROBRAS 70 ran aground in Niteroi area, Rio de Janeiro, at night Jan 30, when she broke off anchors in Guanabara Bay during anchorage operation. PETROBRAS 70 has...
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Freighter pushed aground by storm, eastern Mediterranean
General cargo ship MUSTAFA KEMAL 1 dragged anchor and drifted ashore at Hatay waterfront, Hatay province, southeast Turkey N of Iskenderun, Med, understood on Jan 30. Strong storm in the area was the...
View ArticleMaritime accidents monthly report JANUARY 2020
Maritime accidents monthly reportJANUARY 2020SUMMARYNotice: Principal idea and character of MB Daily is somewhat similar to Ambulance Emergency Service – MB priority is to find out about maritime...
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Two mobile cranes fell from JUMBO heavy lift ship in Rostock
Two mobile cranes fell into water in process of loading them onto heavy lift ship JUMBO VISION at Rostock Port, Germany, in the evening Jan 31. the ship reportedly sustained damages. Two persons...
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AIDA cruise ship with 3000 passengers rejected port call, drifting, Caribbean
Cruise ship AIDAPERLA with more than 3000 passengers on board was prohibited from entry Castries, St. Lucia, Caribbean, on Feb 1, on arrival from St Vincent and the Grenadines, as per cruise...
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Pilot ladder snapped, pilot near fall, MAERSK container ship VIDEO
Pilot boarding container ship MAERSK LETICIA at Itajai, Brazil, on Jan 31, had a harrowing moment, when one of two of securing ropes broke up, while he was still climbing ladder, preparing to step...
View ArticlePilot’s foot crushed, but he managed to climb up VIDEO
Pilot was boarding cargo ship on approaches to Hualien port, eastern coast of Taiwan, in a fresh weather. He already was on ladder, but still too low, when a wave pushed pilot boat into ship, pilot’s...
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German container ship troubled in Kiel Canal
Container ship CERES suffered engine failure while transiting Kiel Canal in the afternoon Feb 2, and ran onto embankment. Was refloated in about an hour and a half by tug, resumed transit, seemingly...
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Concrete boards collapsed in cargo ship hold, two dockers trapped beneath, Japan
Concrete boards stacks collapsed in cargo hold of general cargo ship TENSHO MARU NO.1, berthed at Yatomi, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, during cargo operation at around 0830 Tokyo time Feb 3. Two prot...
View ArticleTug with barges still aground, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, Louisiana
Tug MISS ODESSA with 6 hopper barges loaded with rocks, ran aground at around 2200 LT Feb 2 on Atchafalaya River near Berwick, Louisiana, Gulf Intracoastal Waterway. One of the barges broke in two...
View ArticleBulk carrier anchored off Belgium for 2 weeks, fearing cargo explosion
Bulk carrier LIFE PASSION is kept at anchorage off Oostende, Belgium, North sea, since her arrival from Novorossiysk Russia, on Jan 20. The ship is loaded with iron ore, and there’s a risk of mass...
View ArticleTanker from Japan under quarantine with 7 crew having corona-like symptoms
Chemical tanker AWASAN PIONEER with cargo of caustic soda has interrupted her voyage to Kendawangan, Ketapang Regency, southwest Kalimantan. The ship was ordered to stop at Pontianak anchorage,...
View ArticleGeneral cargo ship sank in Indonesian waters, crew rescued
General cargo ship GRAHA ANGKASA 1 issued distress signal in the evening Feb 3, reporting flooded engine room, sinking, and requested assistance. The ship was sinking in waters of Serei, North...
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Italian tanker RINELLA M grounding, Adriatic sea. UPDATE
Feb 6: Product tanker RINELLA M ran aground in Split, Croatia, at around 0200 UTC Feb 6, in Split harbor, Croatia. Tanker arrived at Split on Feb 4 from Novorossiysk. As of 0600 UTC, position didn’t...
View ArticleItalian ferry hit rock, sustained 8-meter underwater gash
MOBY’s ferry GIRAGLIA, connecting Gallura Sardinia, and Bonifacio Corsica, Italy, struck underwater rock while leaving Gallura on Feb 6, and sustained underwater 8-meter long gash with ensuing water...
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German freighter disabled in Saronic Gulf
General cargo ship BBC URSA was disabled by a mechanical failure in the afternoon Feb 7 E of Aegina island, Saronic Gulf, S of Piraeus, while en route from Piraeus to Port Marghera, Italy. Tug...
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Tanker grounding, Marmara sea
Chemical tanker ASTER ALVAR ballasting from Rotterdam, suffered engine failure and was beached at Cinarcik beach, W of Yalova, southeast Marmara sea, at around 0830 UTC Feb 8. The ship was refloated...
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German freighter damaged in Lock while leaving Kiel Canal
Car carrier MAIN HIGHWAY reportedly contacted Northern Lock wall in Brunsbuettel, while leaving Kiel Canal after southbound transit, in the evening Feb 8. The ship said to sustain hull breach above...
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