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Tanker TAMAYA I drifted ashore with nobody on board, West Africa
Product tanker TAMAYA I on May 4 reported as drifted ashore near Robertsport, northern Liberia coast, with nobody on board. No news or information on what happened or could happened. Vessel’s last AIS...
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Fishing vessel PASTOR CARRILLO burned out and sank, Spain
Fishing vessel PASTOR CARRILLO was glutted by fire on May 5, and sank, some 5 nm southwest of Almeria, Spain, Alboran sea. 3 crew rescued by a nearby fishing vessel. Photo of burning PASTOR CARRILLO...
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Passenger cargo vessel SABUK NUSANTARA 46 aground, Java sea
Passenger cargo vessel SABUK NUSANTARA 46 ran aground in waters of Pulau Gosong island, Thousand Islands Archipelago, Java sea, north of Jakarta. There were reportedly 115 passengers on board,...
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Tuna fishing vessel ARKOS ICHIAPAS fire, Pacific
Tuna fishing vessel ARKOS ICHIAPAS suffered fire in paint and supplies store on May 4, while fishing some 70 nm southwest of Puerto Chiapas, Mexico, Pacific. Fire was caused by butane leak. Mexican...
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Aframax ASHLEY LADY blamed for hit and run
Product tanker ASHLEY LADY reportedly is blamed for hit and run by Korean Coast Guard, vessel is anchored on Yeosu anchorage, Master reportedly put under arrest. According to available information, on...
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Tour boat QN 6299 with 36 tourists on fire, people jumped in water, Vietnam
Tour boat QN 6299 caught fire at around 1100 LT May 6 in Tuan Chau Harbor, Hai Phong, Vietnam. Wooden boat with 37 people on board, 36 foreign tourists and 1 Vietnamese personnel, was quickly engulfed...
View ArticleDisabled ferry KMP RANAKA drifted in Savu Sea for 30 hours
Passenger ro-ro vessel KMP RANAKA suffered steering failure on May 4 en route from Kupang to Sawu Island, Savu Sea, Indonesia. Vessel drifted for some 30 hours with passengers on board, but finally,...
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Dutch freighter NOVA CURA refloated: UPDATE
May 6: Dutch freighter NOVA CURA has been refloated after pumping out fuel and partial offloading, and taken to anchorage off Mantamados, Lesvos Island. It is understood, that offloading continues,...
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Collision in Bosphorus
Bulk carrier CMB EDUARD collided with local boat or yacht MOBIDIK in Bosphorus in Arnavutkoy area at around 2200 LT May 6. MOBIDIK understood to suffer damages, unconfirmed one casualty. CMB EDUARD...
View ArticleGreek CATALINA in hit&run sunk fv LU RONG YU 58398, 17 missing, East China...
Vessel which collided with fv LU RONG YU 58398 and sailed away after collision, was identified as Greek bulk carrier CATALINA, en route from Lianyungang to Beilun, China. CATALINA changed course,...
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Freighter NEONILA Russian Master found dead in his cabin, Samsun
62-year old Russian Master of general cargo vessel NEONILA was found dead in his cabin on May 7 or 6. Vessel was anchored on Samsun road, Turkey, Black sea. Authorities were notified, vessel was...
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Boxships NORTHERN JASPER vs. SAFMARINE MERU, 22 crew evacuated, fire on board
Container ships NORTHERN JASPER and SAFMARINE MERU collided at around noon Beijing Time May 8 in Yellow sea some 15 nm off Shandong province coast. Reportedly fire started on board of SAFMARINE MERU,...
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CMA CGM BELLINI breached by pilot boat, oil leak, Hamburg
Pilot boat struck container ship CMA CGM BELLINI at around 0800 LT May 8 in Waltershofer Hafen, Hamburg. Boxship’s hull was breached in fuel tank area, fuel started to leak, some 100 liters per...
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Cruise ship Carnival Pride struck passenger gangway in Baltimore
The cruise ship Carnival Pride was returning from a seven-night Bahamas cruise when it struck an elevated passenger gangway while docking in Baltimore in the morning May 8. The gangway crashed down...
View ArticleCapesize EIBHLIN grounding
GAC reported grounding of capesize bulk carrier EIBHLIN at 143 kilometer mark in Suez Canal on May 5 at around 1850 LT, while transiting in southern direction. Vessel was refloated soon after...
View ArticleFreighter collided with tanker, tanker grounded to avoid sinking
Inbound general cargo vessel YANZHAN 58 collided with outbound tanker ZHENPENG, loaded with 2290 tons of gasoline, in the evening May 9 in Peral river estuary near buoy 48, Guangzhou Port Channel....
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Boxship COSCO FUKUYAMA collided with tanker GAO CHENG 2, Ningbo
Container ship COSCO FUKUYAMA collided with product tanker GAO CHENG 2 in the afternoon May 6, in Xiashimen Channel, Ningbo-Zhoushan port. Tanker struck boxship at portside, COSCO FUKUYAMA suffered...
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NORTHERN JASPER vs. SAFMARINE MERU: UPDATE May 11
May 11: According to available information from different sources, including Maersk and Chinese authorities, SAFMARINE MERU fire, as of morning May 11, seems to be if not extinguished, at least under...
View ArticleSpirit of 1770 fire, all 46 people safe
All 46 people, among them 42 passengers, have escaped the Spirit of 1770 after a fire broke out in the engine room and the tour became engulfed in flames on May 11, 2016. An emergency call was made at...
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Suezmax SEA LANDSORT grounding, Suez
Northbound crude oil tanker SEA LANDSORT reportedly ran aground 0900 LT May 11 in Suez Canal shortly after entering Canal, in Suez port area. Tanker was soon refloated with the help of the tugs, and...
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