Reefer OCEAN JIN collided with tanker SMOOTH SEA off Bangkok
Reefer OCEAN JIN collided with tanker SMOOTH SEA at around 2030 LT Mar 13 some 3 nm off Bangkok. Both vessels suffered hull damages, extent unknown, but no spill reported. SMOOTH SEA AIS is off since...
View ArticleMotor yacht MIRACLE fire, 6 crew rescued
USCG SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico report: Two Australian, a South African and three U.S. citizens, were reportedly traveling from Fort Lauderdale, Fla. to Antigua aboard motor yacht Miracle, when a fire...
View ArticleGeneral cargo HEKLA aground, breached, Denmark
General cargo HEKLA ran aground at night Mar 15 in Kolding Fjord, Denmark, while en route to Kolding. Vessel reported hard aground, with a probable fuel leak, meaning that the hull is breached. As of...
View ArticleTATSU MARU NO. 61 still aground leaking fuel
General cargo vessel TATSU MARU NO. 61 was grounded by the storm on a coast of Kashiwajima, Kochi Prefecture, Shikoku Island, Japan, Bungo Strait, on Mar 3. As of Mar 16, vessel is still aground and...
View ArticleGeneral cargo vessel HAODA 6 fire, same as in 2012
General cargo vessel HAODA 6 reported fire on board in the afternoon Mar 14, vessel was some 8 nm southeast of Xiangshan, Ningbo. Vessel with 950 tons of scrap was en route from Yokohama Japan to...
View Article Fishing vessel KRISTIN GK 457 on tow, Atlantic
Fishing vessel KRISTIN GK 457 was disabled and started to drift on Mar 16, some 44 nm west of Latrabjarg, western tip of Iceland. Coast Guard ship Thor was sent to assist, towage was to start late at...
View ArticleMARMOLOKAI disabled, had to anchor to fix the problem
General cargo vessel MARMOLOKAI suffered engine failure at around 1500 LT Mar 16 in Asvaerfjorden, Norway, not long ago after leaving Mosjoen destined for Kristiansund, Norway. Vessel requested...
View ArticleBulk carrier ran LIDIA grounding, Nantes
Bulk carrier ran LIDIA aground late at night Mar 17, at around 2200 CET, while proceeding up Loire river, approaching port of destination Nantes, in Basse-Indre area. Vessel was refloated an hour...
View ArticleFPSO P-48 fire, Brazil
Fire broke out on FPSO P-48, Barracuda-Caratinga field in the Campos Basin northeast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at around 1330 LT Mar 17. Fire engulfed starboard Modul 04, with flames 20 meters high....
View ArticleVITIN vs. SCHELDE HIGHWAY
General cargo vessel VITIN and ro-ro vessel SCHELDE HIGHWAY reportedly collided, or contacted, at around 1700 LT Mar 18, on Ems off Wybelsum, Emden, Germany. SCHELDE HIGHWAY was leaving Emden, VITIN...
View ArticleFerry JET RAIDER fire, NZ
The Fullers JET RAIDER ferry was on scheduled trip from Waiheke to Auckland City, NZ, when fire broke out in her engine room just before midday Mar 20. CO2 firefighting system was automatically...
View ArticleEMPIRE vs. PAULA ANNA, Kiel Canal
Boxship EMPIRE and general cargo vessel PAULA ANNA, collided early in the morning Mar 19 in Kiel Canal, at Breiholz near Rendsburg. At a time of collision EMPIRE, which was transiting in eastern...
View ArticlePACIFIC DAWN troubled off Harlingen
General cargo vessel PACIFIC DAWN suffered engine failure in Wadenzee, North sea, shortly after leaving Harlingen Netherlands, in the afternoon Mar 19. Vessel reportedly, had to anchor, in order to...
View ArticleSORMOVSKIY-3063 aground, Azov sea
General cargo vessel SORMOVSKIY-3063 ran aground on Mar 19 or earlier in Donetsk anchorage area, Rostov-on-Don, Russia, Azov sea. no damages reported, as of morning Mar 20 vessel was still aground,...
View ArticleGeneral cargo vessel LIRA allided with Kerch Strait Bridge
General cargo vessel LIRA reportedly allided with constructions of Kerch Strait Bridge, which is under construction, at around 2030 UTC Mar 19, while transiting Kerch Strait in northern direction from...
View ArticleBulk carrier SPARNA grounding, Columbia river
Bulk carrier SPARNA with pilot on board ran aground at 0016 LT Mar 21 in Columbia river near Cathlamet, Washington, while proceeding down river with cargo of grain. Vessel was soon refloated with the...
View ArticleSELVAMATHA sank in Laccadive sea
Cargo vessel SELVAMATHA on Mar 21 reported sank in vicinity 10 57N 074 37E, Laccadive sea, 70 nm west of Kerala coast, India. All crew safe. Cargo vessel SELVAMATHA, MMSI 419801380, length 40 meters,...
View ArticleGeneral cargo vessel SELVAAGSUND grounding, Norway
General cargo vessel SELVAAGSUND loaded with gravel ran aground off Hjonnevag, Ytre Sual, halfway between Floro and Bergen, Norway, North sea, at 0254 LT Mar 22, while en route from Floro to Rostock....
View ArticleTanker HENG SHUN DA 78 explosion, 4 crew injured
Acetylene gas exploded on board of tanker HENG SHUN DA 78 in the afternoon Mar 21, anchored Shandong Weifang outer anchorage, Longkou, China, Bohai Sea. 4 crew members suffered burns, they’ve been...
View ArticleFour containers fell from mega CSCL INDIAN OCEAN
Four 40-foot containers fell into water during offloading operations from CSCL INDIAN OCEAN, docked at Yantian International Container Terminal, China, in the evening Mar 21. Containers were restored,...
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