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Feeder container ships collided in Bangkok, one sank VIDEO
Two feeder container ships, O P K 3 and NP PATHUM THANI, collided in the afternoon Nov 2 in Chao Phraya river in Bangkok area. O P K 3 was leaving Bangkok port, bound for Laem Chabang, while NP PATHUM...
View ArticleCement carrier collided with fishing boat, 1 fisherman died
Cement carrier HEKINAN MARU collided with 5-ton fishing boat off Cape Muroto, Kochi Prefecture, Pacific coast Honshu, at 0550 Tokyo time Nov 3, while en route from Shunan to Hekinan, Honshu. Fishing...
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MSC container ship disabled, anchored off Bosphorus
Container ship MSC OLGA F suffered engine failure short of Bosphorus southern entrance, Marmara sea, at around 0400 UTC Nov 5, while proceeding towards Bosphorus, being en route from Tekirdag Turkey,...
View ArticleDistressed coal barge aground in national park, Indonesia
Coal barge GOLD TRANS 308 in full load is stranded on Alas Purwo National Park coast, Muncar District, eastern tip of Java island, Indonesia, since Nov 2. Barge was en route from Banjarmasin...
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MSC container ship fire, Baltic UPDATE Nov 9 resumed voyage
Nov 9 UPDATE: Crew managed to repair and restart engine, the ship resumed voyage in the evening Nov 8, though it seems, at a reduced speed. New ETA Le Havre Nov 12. Nov 8 UPDATE: Was anchored around...
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German freighter grounding, Poland
General cargo ship BIRGIT G ran aground in front of windmill landmark at Swinoujscie entrance, Poland, while entering port in the morning Nov 8, on arrival from Norway. The ship reportedly, managed to...
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Norwegian tanker holed in Brunsbuettel
Product tanker MOSTRAUM contacted steel dolphin in New Lock harbor, Brunsbuettel, while entering Kiel Canal, at around 0100 LT Nov 8. Ship’s hull was holed some 3 meters above waterline in portside...
View ArticleGeneral cargo ship beached by storm, Vietnam
General cargo ship VISSAI VCT 12 drifted aground on Cua Lo beach, Nghe An province, Gulf of Tonkin, Vietnam, in the morning Nov 8, in adverse weather conditions. The was at anchor when storm struck,...
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Container ship aground, broke in two off Nakhodka, Japan sea VIDEO
Cargo ship with container capacity RISE SHINE drifted aground and broke in two in the morning Nov 9 in Vostok Bay west of Nakhodka, Russia, Japan sea, in stormy weather. The ship issued distress...
View ArticleCoastal container ship sank off Hong Kong, 70 containers afloat
Cargo ship SUIFUHANG 628 reportedly sank early in the morning Nov 8 in Shenzhen waters, while en route from Hong Kong to Foshan Guangdong, after her engine room was flooded. 7 crew rescued, some 70...
View ArticleBulk carrier VENUS HARMONY aground
Bulk carrier VENUS HARMONY aground in Parana river at 408 kilometer mark, since around 0830 UTC Nov 9, understood grounded while unmooring at Rosario to proceed downstream to Zona Comun Anchorage, Rio...
View Article Tanker carrying palm oil ran aground, refloated, Indonesia
Product tanker SAMUDRA SINDO 38 loaded with palm oil ran aground on pre-cov era tourist attraction, Tanjung Keluang Beach, Tanjung Keluang natural park, southern Kalimantan, Indonesia, at around 1400...
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Carnival Cruise Ship Rescues Passengers from a Distressed Sailboat
A Carnival Cruise Line ship deviated from its route to assist a sailboat in crisis in the Gulf of Mexico, honoring one of the oldest traditions of the seas. The Carnival Cruise liner rushed to the...
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Chinese bulk carrier with cargo emitting toxic fumes relocated, South Africa
Chinese bulk carrier NS QINGDAO had to be relocated from Durban South Africa, after her bulk cargo of chemicals started to emit toxic fumes. According to South African Maritime Safety Authority SAMSA,...
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Container ship SINGAPORE BRIDGE disabled, drifting in Bay of Bengal
Nov 11 1100 UTC UPDATE: Confirmed disabled, adrift, cause yet unknown. AIS missing during last 6 hours. Nov 9 alert: Container ship SINGAPORE BRIDGE, IMO 9224348, disabled adrift in Bay of Bengal...
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MSC mega container ship troubled off South Africa
Nov 11 1600 UTC UPDATE: SAR tug SA AMANDLA nearby, understood MSC TRIESTE is to be towed to Port Elizabeth South Africa, destination changed from Tema to Port Elizabeth. Present status unclear –...
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Container ship aground off Nakhodka, UPDATE Nov 12 analysis
Nov 12 UPDATE: Today's salvage schedule includes second row of booms to be placed around the ship, to fully prevent small (repeat – small, not “disastrous”) leak of oily water from reportedly, flooded...
View ArticleChinese cargo ship sank in South China sea, 13 crew rescued
Cargo ship HANGSHENG88 sank in the afternoon Nov 12 40 nm off the coast of Huilai County, eastern coast of Guangdong province, China, South China sea (east of Hong Kong), cause of accident unknown,...
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Disabled container ship SINGAPORE BRIDGE on tow Nov 14 UPDATE
Nov 14 0430 UTC UPDATE: SINGAPORE BRIDGE taken on tow by offshore tug FAIRMOUNT EXPEDITION (IMO 9358943), towage commenced on Nov 13, port of destination yet unknown. Nov 11 1100 UTC UPDATE: Confirmed...
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Post-Panamax container ship to be taken under tow after 12-day drift, Pacific
Nov 14 1330 UTC UPDATE: Taken on tow by MEXTUG DUERO or in the process of being taken on tow, port of destination yet unknown. Nov 14 UPDATE: Understood to be taken on tow by tug MEXTUG DUERO (IMO...
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