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Tanker broke in two, sank or sinking, Mediterranean
Product tanker LADY SANDRA was caught in rough seas and issued distress signal at around 2030 UTC Mar 25, reporting severe structural damages and hull about to break in two, E of Valetta Malta. Tanker...
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Capesize near collision at port, Argentina VIDEO
Bulk carrier STAR PIERA suffered engine failure while berthing at Port Quequen, Argentina, in the afternoon Mar 26. Giant ship went out of control and was heading straight at pier, but thanks to tugs...
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MAERSK container ship several crew tested corona positive, China
Several crew members of container ship GJERTRUD MAERSK have been tested positive for coronavirus, and hospitalized in Ningbo, reported Chinese media on Mar 27, citing Lloyd, Maersk and local medical...
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8,200 TEU container ship aground, Mississippi
Container ship BELITA ran aground on Mississippi river below New Orleans near Belle Chasse at 0320 LT (UTC -5) Mar 27, while proceeding upstream to New Orleans. As of 1330 UTC Mar 27, she was still...
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Container ship failed to dock at Piraeus, and virus has nothing to do with it
Container ship ATLANTIC SOUTH suffered engine failure on Mar 27 while heaving up anchor at Piraeus Anchorage, to get pilot on board and proceed to Piraeus port. The ship remained at anchor and as of...
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Disabled cargo ship towed to Thessaloniki Anchorage
General cargo ship NEPTUN suffered engine failure in the morning Mar 28 in Skiathos island area, Aegean sea, Greece, while en route from Egypt to Thessaloniki with cargo of 1,300 tons of potato....
View ArticleCoal barge broke in two, sank at Dillingen port, Germany
Coal barge AQUA SPRINTER II broke in two and sank alongside berth during loading operation in Dillingen, Germany, in the morning Mar 28. Understood barge has some 1,200 tons of coal dust in hold....
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Panamax bulk carrier fire, Bristol, UK
Grain loading conveyor caught fire while loading bulk carrier THALASSINI at Bristol, UK, in the evening Mar 28. Fire was extinguished by joint efforts of Avon Fire and Rescue Service and Svitzer tug...
View ArticleKorean fishing vessel severely damaged in collision with Russian tug
Russian tug SHAKHTERSK 2 reportedly collided with South Korean fishing boat at around 0400 UTC Mar 30 off Busan, Japan sea, while en route from Busan. Fishing vessel sustained heavy damages and was...
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COSCO bulk carrier Captain died on board, reportedly from coronavirus
COSCO bulk carrier FENG DE HAI arrived at Istanbul anchorage Marmara sea on Mar 26 from Conakry, Guinea, bound for Dneprobugskiy, Ukraine. Understood the ship arrived at Istanbul with Captain already...
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Bulk carrier aground, Parana river
Bulk carrier AG VALOR ran aground below Rosario at 401 kilometer mark, river Parana, Argentina, at night Mar 29. As of 0300 UTC Mar 31, the ship was still aground with at least two tugs deployed in...
View ArticleChinese freighter sank after collision with fishing vessel, East China sea
Cargo ship XINDA 9 collided with fishing vessel ZHEPUYU 34197 at around 0230 Beijing time Mar 29 in Zhoushan waters, south of Shanghai, East China sea. XINDA 9 sank some 3 hours later, all crew...
View ArticleChinese cargo ship sank in Taiwan Strait, crew rescued
Cargo ship JIANGHAIYANGHONGWEI reported sinking at around 0000 Beijing time Mar 31 some 50 nm southeast of Pingtan, Fujian Province, northern Taiwan Strait. SAR ship DONG HAI JIU 116 was sent to...
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All crew quarantined, freighter resumed voyage with relief crew, Russian Arctic
Engineer of Russian NorNickel-owned ice-class cargo ship NORILSKIY NICKEL was tested virus positive while the ship was en route from Murmansk to Dudinka, North-West Russa. The ship docked at Arkhangel...
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Korean tanker collided with Japanese freighter, Kawasaki
Korean tanker SUNRISE SAMBU collided with Japanese cargo ship SEIKAI MARU at around 0720 Tokyo time Apr 1 in Kawasaki waters, below Tokyo Bay Aqua Line Expressway, both vessels being under way at the...
View ArticleMaritime accidents monthly report March 2020
SUMMARYNotice: Principal idea and character of MB Daily is somewhat similar to Ambulance Emergency Service – MB priority is to find out about maritime accidents, involving merchant marine ships, ASAP....
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Cruise ship sunk Venezuelan Navy ship and fled, probably right decision
Venezuela Navy Patrol Ship ANBV NAIGUATA (GCG-23) sank after collision with cruise ship RCGS RESOLUTE early in the morning Mar 30 northwest of La Tortuga island, Venezuela, Caribbean. Patrol ship was...
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Container ship contacted ferry terminal in Ho Chi Minh
Early in the morning Apr 2 container ship contacted pontoon ferry terminal on Nha Be river, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, while proceeding to container terminal berth. Ferry terminal suffered serious...
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TORM Aframax tanker reported 3 crew including woman injured in boat fall
Broken crane cable caused boat fall from 20 meters height on board of crude oil tanker TORM MAREN on Apr 1, tanker was off Sierra Leone coast, en route from Lagos to Gibraltar. Spanish Navy patrol...
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Disabled tanker towed through ice by nuclear icebreakers, Russian Arctic
Product tanker VARZUGA was disabled in ice in Gulf of Ob, Russian Western Arctic, on Mar 29, after azipod breakdown. Tanker was towed through ice to free water by nuclear icebreakers VAYGACH and 50...
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