British nuclear submarine HMS Ambush collided with bunkering tanker
British nuclear submarine HMS Ambush sustained damage to her conning tower after collision with a tanker, at around 1330 LT July 20 off Gibraltar, reportedly in international waters. Submarine was...
View Article Maritime Bulletin Daily July 21
July 20 - 21 Accidents• Ferry SORRENTO JET glutted by fire, arson suspected • EMINE ANNE stuck on breakwater, Turkey • Ferry PETROVSK allision• Bulk carrier IDEE FIXE hard aground, Cameroon • Fish...
View ArticleFreighter aground, Papua
Landing craft LCT MARO INDAH ran aground on July 19 in reportedly, river Mumugu estuary, Asmat regency, Indonesian Papua, Arafura sea. Vessel had on board 46 passengers, 4 trucks, graders and...
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July 21 - 22 Accidents• Reefer SILVER SEA 2 auctioned, to be auctioned gain • Freighter aground, Papua • Derelict yacht afloat, adrift, North Atlantic • TORM’s tanker accident, Indian ocean• Ro-ro...
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COSCO’s boxship XIN FEI ZHOU breached in Panama Canal new lock allision
COSCO’s boxship XIN FEI ZHOU allided with the wall of a new dock Agua Clara on the Atlantic side of the Panama Canal on July 21, while transiting from the Pacific to the Atlantic. Vessel suffered...
View ArticleLongliner LADY ANNA fire, Honolulu
USCG HONOLULU: Eight people are safe after a rescue and assist team from USCGC Galveston Island (WPB-1349) fought and extinguished an engineroom fire aboard commercial fishing vessel Lady Anna two...
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Tug THOMAS DANN fire, Florida
Six crew of the tug THOMAS DANN went into a life raft after the tug caught fire in the afternoon July 22, several miles off the coast of Marineland, Florida, south of Jacksonville. Tug was towing a...
View ArticleMaritime Bulletin Daily July 23
July 22 - 23 Accidents• COSCO’s boxship XIN FEI ZHOU breached in Panama Canal new lock allision• Bulk carrier hard aground, South America • Longliner LADY ANNA fire, Honolulu• Tug THOMAS DANN fire,...
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Tanker which collided with nuclear submarine HMS AMBUSH identified, probably...
The name and details of the vessel which collided with nuclear submarine HMS AMBUSH in Gibraltar Strait finally, became known. It’s not a bunkering tanker, as was assumed shortly after collision, it’s...
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Bulk carrier BENITA refloated
Bulk carrier BENITA refloated from reefs at around 1300 LT July 23, a successful salvage operation, carried out by a contracted salvage company. Vessel was lightered during salvage operation. Vessel...
View ArticleFloating restaurant collapsed, 300 people fell into water, massive SAR in...
A tour boat understood to collide with floating restaurant in southern Vietnam province Ninh Thuan waters at 10 45 LT July 23, in Vinh Hy Bay, causing panic among some 300 diners on board, mainly...
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Fishing vessel STARLIGHT RAYS managed to stop water ingress
Fishing vessel STARLIGHT RAYS reported water ingress and asked for assistance in the afternoon July 23, 40 miles northeast of Unst island, Shetlands islands. Shetland Coastguard launched rescue...
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General cargo vessel LISA D blocked Hunte river
General cargo vessel LISA D in the morning July 24 briefly blocked Hunte river (left tributary of Weser river, Germany) traffic, after vessel was drawn across the fairway by strong current and pushed...
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CAPTAIN UFUK wreck to be auctioned
Filipino Customs will auction the wreck of general cargo vessel CAPTAIN UFUK, which sank in Manila Bay on July 17, being unmanned and not properly maintained, though Customs paid to Radial Golden...
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THOMSON CELEBRATION mishap, Malta
Cruise ship THOMSON CELEBRATION on July 23 suffered engine failure while leaving Valetta, Malta, and had to drop anchor to avoid allision with breakwater. The ship blocked fairway for about an hour,...
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Cruise ship HORIZON grounding, Norway
Cruise ship HORIZON ran aground on a sandbank on July 25 around midday, while entering Skanse in Stavanger, Norway, on arrival from Calais. Vessel was refloated with the help of the tugs, and docked,...
View ArticleFishing vessel AMBITION abandoned, adrift in Bering sea
Fishing vessel AMBITION on July 24 reported abandoned and adrift, partially submerged, in vicinity 55 09N 163 17W, Bering sea, Alaska. Understood it’s an US-flagged fishing vessel AMBITION, Call sign...
View ArticleMaritime Bulletin Daily July 26
July 25 - 26 Accidents• Fishing vessel AMBITION abandoned, adrift in Bering sea• General cargo vessel disabled, Gulf of Tonkin • General cargo vessel distressed in the Caribbean • Freighter troubled...
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Residue spill in Piraeus, Master arrested
Oil residue leaked from cement carrier NAFTOCEMENT III in cement terminal Keratsini, Piraeus, Greece, on July 25. Spill of some 7 sq meters was cleansed by crew and private anti pollution company,...
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Container ship ARIES troubled in Med, drifting
Container ship ARIES is suffering engine trouble in Med since July 16, en route from Damietta Egypt to Fos France. Vessel crossed Med at a reduced speed and was disabled on July 25 in a strait between...
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