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Container ship to be taken on tow after 24-hours drift, English Channel UPDATES
Feb 20: Container ship MSC FABIENNE English Channel N of Brest, NUC since early Feb 20, from Antwerp to Gebze Turkey, ETA Feb 25. Feb 21 0800 UTC: Approached by SAR ABEILLE BOURBON north of Roscoff...
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Ro-ro cargo ship fire off Santa Cruz de Tenerife
Ro-ro cargo ship VOLCAN DE TENEGUIA reported fire on board shortly after leaving Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the afternoon Feb 22. The ship with vehicles and other cargo on board was...
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LPG tanker suffered fire, anchored at Kalamata
LPG tanker EPIC BURANO suffered fire in engine room in the evening Feb 19 in Mediterranean sea S of Peloponnese Greece, sailing in eastern direction after leaving Malta anchorage, port of destination...
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Tanker dragged anchor, drifting towards coast, Gulf of Mexico
Product tanker MARIANO ABASOLO at night Feb 21 dragged anchor, drifting towards coast at Coatzacoalcos, Mexico, on arrival from Tampico, understood in ballast. The ship can’t hold against strong wind...
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Bulk carrier disabled in English Channel, curious salvage
Bulk carrier SEA HERMES reported propulsion failure at 2030 UTC Feb 22 in English Channel north of Cape Gris-Nez, Pas-de-Calais, France. Attempts to fix the problem by crew means failed, SAR ship...
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Ferries collision in Canaries waters, VIDEO
Ferries BENCOMO EXPRESS and VOLCAN DE TABURIENTE collided at Los Cristianos port entrance, southwest coast of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the morning Feb 23. Both ships suffered damages, but resumed...
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Troubled tanker sheltered in Kalamata, Greece
Product tanker LEON ZEUS reportedly suffered mechanical damage in Mediterranean off southern Peloponnese, Greece, on Feb 21. Tanker was taken to Kalamata, understood towed, brought to anchor in the...
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Latvian freighter disabled, on tow, Baltic sea
General cargo ship RIX LAGOON encountered mechanical problem in Baltic sea in Fehmarn Belt, NE of Kiel, shortly after midday Feb 25, while en route from Kiel to Kaliningrad, Russia. Tug BUELK was...
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Fast ferry near-sink, Rio de La Plata
Fast cat ferry ATLANTIC EXPRESS, connecting Buenos Aires with Uruguay port of Colonia del Sacramento, across Rio de La Plata, was reportedly, heavily damaged on Feb 25 while docking at Colonia, with...
View ArticleThai bulk carrier crew died having respiratory problems, Brazil
Brazilian Navy on Feb 25 confirmed death of a crew member of Thai bulk carrier CHAMCHURI NAREE, caused by “respiratory problems”. The ship is anchored north of Belem, lower Amazon, arriving there on...
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VLOC bulk carrier STELLAR BANNER heavy list, capsize threat, Atlantic UPDATE...
VLOC bulk carrier STELLAR BANNER loaded with ore developed heavy starboard side list, with cargo deck partially under water, at around 0000 UTC Feb 25, north of Sao Luis, Brazil. The ship left port of...
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Explosions and fire in cargo ship hold, Hai Phong
General cargo ship NEW WIND, docked at ship repair yard in Hai Phong, suffered fire in cargo hold in the afternoon Feb 26. Reportedly, fire was preceded by explosions. Fire was taken under control in...
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Two cargo ships pushed on embankment, one capsized, Tuzla
General cargo ship CLAVIGO dragged anchor and drifted onshore at Tuzla, Turkey, Marmara sea, at night Feb 27, in adverse weather. The ship while drifting contacted general cargo ship DEDE, anchored in...
View ArticlePassenger ship sank in Amazon river, missing and injured passengers reported
River passenger ship ANNA KAROLINE III with some 80 passengers on board sank early in the morning Feb 29 in Amazon river near Boca do Jari, while en route upstream from Macapa to Santarem, Brazil. A...
View ArticleThree ferries collided at Gilimanuk, Bali Strait
Three Bali Strait ferries collided at night Feb 28 at Gilimanuk port, Bali, being pushed by strong wind. KMP PUTRI KONENG contacted and stuck with KMP LIPUTAN 12, both moved further and hit landing...
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Chinese freighter sank after collision, 13 crew missing, Japan
General cargo ship GUO XING 1 sank in Aomori Prefecture waters, northeast Honshu, Pacific, at around 1300 UTC Feb 29, after collision with local fishing boat. The ship loaded with scrap, bound for...
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Turkish cargo ship aground, Kos, Greece
General cargo ship VON PERLE ran aground on the beach of northeast Kos island, Greece, Aegean sea, early in the morning Mar 1. The ship with cargo of corn is en route from Ukraine to Famagusta Cyprus....
View ArticleMaritime accidents monthly report February 2020
Maritime accidents monthly report February 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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Explosion in cargo ship engine room, 2 Engineer suffered burns, hospitalized,...
General cargo ship AL HANI in the morning Feb 28 suffered an explosion in engine room while at anchor in Kerch Strait, Black sea, or probably, anchored after accident. Second Engineer was exposed to...
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LPG tanker leaking inflammable gas, risk of explosion, China. Mar 2 UPDATE.
Mar 2 UPDATE: Tanker remains at anchor in designated safe zone, though works to fix faulty flange, carried out during Feb 11 – Feb 23, were partial success, tanker was yet considered to be to...
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