SIEM HELIX 1 fire, Germany
Well maintenance vessel SIEM HELIX 1, understood to about set sail on her maiden voyage, suffered fire while docked at Flensburger Schiffbau Gesellschaft, Germany, on Apr 8. Some 40 firefighters...
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Dutch freighter HESTIA aground, Denmark
General cargo vessel HESTIA ran aground at 1809 LT Apr 10 off Skagen, Denmark northernmost tip, Kattegat, on a sandbank. Vessel reportedly didn’t suffer damages, was to be refloated with high tide on...
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Bulk carrier PURPLE BEACH engine room water ingress, Wilhelmshaven
Early in the morning Apr 10 Master of bulk carrier PURPLE BEACH, docked in Wilhelmshaven, Germany, reported to port authorities water ingress in engine room. Water level was raising until reportedly,...
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Ferry GIRAGLIA aground, passengers evacuated, Italy
Ferry GIRAGLIA ran aground on rocks of a coast of Santa Teresa Gallura, northernmost tip of Sardinia, Italy, at 1420 LT Apr 11, shortly after leaving Santa Teresa Gallura with 84 people on board. All...
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KOSTAS DIMAKIS troubled in Karystos
Master of general cargo vessel KOSTAS DIMAKIS on Apr 11 reported to Karystos port authorities, south of Euboea island, Greece, engine failure. Vessel is anchored in Karystos Bay, authorities banned...
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Ferry NORMANDIE power loss, 4 crew suffered burns, 2 serious
Shortcut on electric board caused power loss on board of ferry NORMANDIE at around 1730 CET Apr 11. Vessel with 493 passengers and 111 crew was some 30 nm northeast of Barfleur in English Canal, en...
View ArticlePACIFIC DISCOVERY disabled by rope, New Zealand
Offshore tug supply vessel PACIFIC DISCOVERY reported to NZ maritime authorities one propeller tangled in rope and another damaged, at 1030 LT Apr 11, while working with FPSO Raroa at the offshore...
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Fiji ferries devastated by cyclone Winston
Tropical cyclone Winston devastated Fiji’s inner islands communications and archipelago’s ferries fleet. In Nabouwalu, the Patterson Brothers Shipping Limited’s vessels MV Spirit of Love and MV Spirit...
View ArticleBulk carrier DIAMOND SEA called Azores with engine problem
Bulk carrier DIAMOND SEA suffered engine failure on Apr 12 while en route from Port Arthur USA to Alexandria Egypt in the Atlantic, some 200 nm southwest of Ponta Delgada. Vessel managed to resume...
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Fish carrier WITH HARVEST breached in grounding
Fish carrier WITH HARVEST ran aground on rock in Lukksundet, narrow strait east of Tysnesoy, at around 0300 LT Apr 15, while transiting strait in southern direction. Vessel refloated by own means in...
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Fishing boat owners accuse bulker MADREDEUS in hit and run
Fishing boat owners filed a maritime protest with Philippine Coast Guard, accusing bulk carrier MADREDEUS in damaging their boat in the morning Apr 7. Boat was anchored neat Sampaloc Point, San...
View ArticleTrawler KIREEVKA under tow to Petropavlovsk
Trawler KIREEVKA suffered engine failure, reportedly on Apr 16, and had to emergency anchor off southern Paramushir island, Kuril Archipelago, Pacific. Vessel is to be towed to Petropavlovsk by a...
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Car carrier OCEAN TANGO grounding, Busan
Car carrier OCEAN TANGO was grounded by a storm which battered Busan, Korea, on Apr 17. Vessel was docked at Yeong-gu area, reportedly fuel tanks were damaged with ensuing fuel leak. Present condition...
View ArticlePALO DE TINTE hard aground, Yucatan
Offshore supply vessel PALO DE TINTE ran aground on Arrecife Alacranes reefs, north of Yucatan, Gulf of Mexico, on Apr 15. As of 1700 UTC Apr 17 vessel is still aground. Several attempts to refloat...
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Car carrier ELBE HIGHWAY allision in Kiel Canal
Car carrier ELBE HIGHWAY allided with lock constructions in Brunsbuettel Kiel Canal, in the morning Apr 17, transiting Canal in northern direction. Vessel suffered hull damages and was docked in...
View ArticleDUY PHAT 25 sunk fishing vessel in collision, Vietnam
General cargo vessel DUY PHAT 25 collided with local fishing vessel BD 96271 off the coast of Quang Ngai province, south of Da Nang, Vietnam, South China sea, in the evening Apr 16. Fishing vessel...
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MT KRITI AMBER towed to Piraeus after engine breakdown
Product tanker KRITI AMBER suffered engine failure in Sea of Crete 3 nm west of Fleves island, south of Piraeus, at around midday Apr 17. Vessel was towed to Piraeus anchorage and anchored for repairs...
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Trawler DESERT ROSE fire, Lyttelton
Fire erupted in the aft section of trawler DESERT ROSE in the morning Apr 18, vessel is docked in Lyttelton, Christchurch, NZ. 6 crew were treated for smoke inhalation, 4 of them were taken to...
View ArticleProduct tanker NO.3 HEUNG-A PIONEER explosion, 1 dead 5 injured
Product tanker NO.3 HEUNG-A PIONEER suffered gas explosion at around 2200 LT (Kuala Lumpur time) Apr 18, shortly after leaving Penang, Malaysia. Vessel reported 1Myanmar nationality crew dead, 5...
View ArticleTug RICKY J LEBOEUF capsized
Houston USCG: Tug RICKY J LEBOEUF capsized in the San Jacinto river about a half mile south of Interstate 10 in Houston at 0744 LT Apr 19. Four crew were rescued, one went missing.
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