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LPG tanker GITTA GAS troubled
LPG tanker GITTA GAS suffered rudder failure late at night July 16 in Aegean sea southwest of southern coast of Kalimnos island, Greece. Tanker was towed to Kalimnos port anchorage, understood by port...
View ArticleMaster of bulk carrier AFRICAN RAPTOR went missing, Baton Rouge
Master of the bulk carrier AFRICAN RAPTOR, Capt. Ambarish Parekh, fell from ramp of a crew boat while trying to border his vessel, in the morning July 17 near Donaldsonville, Mississippi river, and...
View ArticleMaritime Bulletin Daily July 18
July 17 - 18 Accidents• Bulk carrier AFRICAN RAPTOR went missing, Baton Rouge • CAPTAIN UFUK sank in Manila Bay• LPG tanker GITTA GAS troubled, Aegean sea• Chemical tanker troubled, Arabian sea •...
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Container ship hard aground: UPDATE
July 16: Container ship NICA I ran aground on July 15 in vicinity 02 11S 107 03E, South China sea, en route from Esperance Australia to Port Klang Malaysia. Condition unknown. July 18 UPDATE: Vessel...
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Freighter troubled in Bosphorus
General cargo vessel HELGA lost steering control after rudder failure at 1020 LT July 18 in Bosphorus in Uskudar area, southern part of the Strait, while proceeding in northern direction. Tug was sent...
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Fiji Navy patrol ship RFNS KIRO aground on a reef
Fiji Navy patrol ship RFNS KIRO ran aground on Cakauyawa Reef, some 6 nm off Suva, on July 15. in the evening July 18 the ship was still aground. No news about salvage. Photo of grounded KIRO by...
View ArticleMaritime Bulletin Daily July 19
July 18 - 19 Accidents• Capesize bulk carrier ransacked by pirates in South China sea?• Freighter troubled in Bosphorus • Fiji Navy patrol ship RFNS KIRO aground on a reef• Chemical tanker disabled,...
View ArticleFreighter aground, Azov sea
General cargo vessel GRANAT ran aground on July 18 on Azov-Don Sea Canal near buoy 24, with 24 centimeter draft loss. Owner is to contract salvage. Vessel is en route from Azov to Kavkaz port with...
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Ferry allided with passenger vessel, Greece
Ferry MARE DI LEVANTE while maneuvering allided with docked passenger ship HARMONY G in the afternoon July 18 in Kyllini port, Greece. MARE DI LEVANTE didn’t suffer damages, and was allowed to...
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BULK TRIDENT dangerous maneuvering in Camp Bay, Gibraltar
Port Authority of Gibraltar launched an investigation into the circumstances of dangerous sailing of a bulk carrier BULK TRIDENT in Camp Bay waters on July 16, which caused panic among people resting...
View ArticleCoastal container carrier troubled in Shanghai area
Coastal container carrier WANNANFANG88 ran aground and started to leak on Yangtze river in Shanghai port area on July 19. Vessel developed list or tilt, situation was found so critical, that Shanghai...
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Ferry MESUDIYE fire, Dardanelles
Hay in one of the trucks on board of ferry MESUDIYE went on fire at 1930 LT July 19, and spread to other trucks. Ferry was en route from Lapseki to Geliboglu, Turkey, Dardanelles. Vessel docked in...
View ArticleFreighter sank in Lapu-Lapu port, Philippines
General cargo vessel UNILINK II reportedly sank after colliding with concrete piles of a boardwalk construction in Lapu-Lapu city, Mactan, central Visayas, Philippines, in the afternoon July 18....
View ArticleMaritime Bulletin Daily July 20
July 19 - 20 Accidents• Ferry MESUDIYE fire, Dardanelles • Freighter troubled in Dardanelles • Coastal container carrier troubled in Shanghai area• Freighter sank in Lapu-Lapu port, Philippines • BULK...
View ArticleFerry PETROVSK allision
On the night July 19 railcars ferry PETROVSK allided with constructions between berths 4 and 5 in Kavkaz port, Kerch Strait, while docking. Berths constructions suffered serious damages, no report on...
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EMINE ANNE stuck on breakwater, Turkey
General cargo vessel EMINE ANNE at 0732 LT July 20 got stuck on a breakwater, northern Bozcaada, Turkey, Aegean sea. Judging from photo, grounded by bow with ensuing stern tilt. No leak reported,...
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Ferry SORRENTO JET glutted by fire, arson suspected
Fire broke out on a ferry SORRENTO JET, docked in Marina di Vieste, Italy Adriatic sea, at around 0400 LT July 20, and engulfed superstructure. Several fire engines and firefighting teams were...
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Bulk carrier IDEE FIXE hard aground, Cameroon
Bulk carrier IDEE FIXE ran aground on Douala anchorage, Cameroon, late at night July 15, on arrival from Lome, Togo. No other information available, as of 1200 UTC July 20 vessel was still aground....
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Freighter sank in Lapu-Lapu port, Philippines: UPDATE
July 21: UNILINK II didn’t sink, she was pushed aground on embankment by a strong storm, fore part of the vessel seems to be hard aground on rocks, see photo. General cargo vessel UNILINK II...
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Rescue Boat Accident on Norwegian Breakaway Injures Four
July 20, 2016 Jim Walker, Cruise Law News A number of newspapers in Bermuda are reporting that four people were injured when a lifeboat fell from the Norwegian Breakaway while the cruise ship was...
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