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Tanker NADEZHDA Update
Tanker NADEZHDA grounded at 0120 Moscow time Nov 28 in position 46 41N 141 52E, during heaving up anchor, in stormy weather with onshore wind. Tanker has on board 793 tons of oil, including cargo and...
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SAINTY VOGUE troubled in Saronic Gulf
Container ship SAINTY VOGUE lost steering control after mechanical failure while sailing in Saronic Gulf, approaching Piraeus, Greece, in the evening Nov 29. Vessel reached Piraeus anchorage, assisted...
View ArticleTrawler POILAO on fire, Atlantic ocean
Trawler POILAO on Nov 29 reported on fire in position 11 50N 017 19W, some 100 nm west of Bissau, Guinea Bissau, Atlantic ocean. No other information available. Trawler POILAO, IMO 7529512, dwt 300,...
View ArticleTowed floating dock sank in South China sea
Towed by salvage tug IRBIS floating dock No.9 sank during towage in South China sea in position 20 55,65N 116 33,03E, 116 nm east-north-east from Hong Kong, at 1810 LT Nov 30. Sinking was caused by...
View ArticleBulk carrier BELSTAR interrupted voyage to medevac ill crew, North Pacific
Bulk carrier BELSTAR had to change her course and approach Petropavlovsk port, Kamchatka, North Pacific, to medevac a crew in need of urgent medical assistance, with appendix symptoms. Vessel is en...
View ArticleGeneral cargo vessel LEV YASHIN under tow after engine failure, North Pacific
General cargo vessel LEV YASHIN suffered engine failure on Nov 29 in Okhotsk sea west of Paramushir island, while en route from Gulf of Anadyr to Qingdao. Vessel was towed to a shelter in Shumshu...
View ArticleFire in engine room of bulk carrier, 3 crew hospitalized
Fire erupted in engine room of reportedly, bulk carrier HAPPY VENTURE on the night of Dec 1, when vessel was leaving Kandla port, India, loaded with salt. Three crew members suffered burns and were...
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General cargo vessel NAZIM BEY fire
General cargo vessel NAZIM BEY reportedly suffered fire in engine room in Black sea, 50 nm east of Emine, Bulgaria, on Nov 30 or Dec 1. No injures reported, but vessel lost power, while en route...
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Yacht MARATONGA missing in North Atlantic, relatives asking for help
A letter from yachtsmen relatives: TO ALL TRANS-NORTH-ATLANTIC MARINE TRAFFIC: Sailing vessel Maratonga, 52 ft, steel ketch, 2 masts, left Norfolk, Virginia, on July 13th 2015, enroute to Azores,...
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General cargo vessel AMUR-36 grounding
General cargo vessel AMUR-36 ran aground in Zolotaya Bay, Primorye region, Japan Sea, in vicinity 47 19N 138 56E some 500 meters off the coast, at around 1940 LT (UTC+10) Dec 3, reportedly in stormy...
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General cargo vessel NYFJELL grounding, Norway
General cargo vessel NYFJELL ran aground at night Dec 3 near the western tip of Rugsundoya, Norway, North sea, while en route from Floro to Nordfjordeid with cargo of gravel. No leak reported, damages...
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EMSMOON rammed into bridge, severe damages, Ems
General cargo vessel EMSMOON rammed into a railway bridge in Weener, Ems river, Germany, at night Dec 3 – Dec 4, while en route down the river from Papenburg. The bridge wasn’t open (lifted), as it...
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11 tons of hashish found on freighter MUNZUR, Italy
General cargo vessel MUNZUR was intercepted by Italian police on Dec 2 in Tyrrhenian sea northeast of Pantelleria island, near Sicily, on a suspicion of drug trafficking. A huge quantity of hahish was...
View ArticleOil platform on fire in Caspian sea, 32 personnel either rescued or died
In the evening Dec 4 fire erupted on a stationary oil platform in Caspian sea on Gyuneshli oil field, Azerbaijan offshore zone. Severe storm reported raging in the area, with sea up to 10 meters, wind...
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Ferry VICTORIA 1 damaged by storm, Baltic sea
Ferry VICTORIA 1 in the afternoon Dec 4 suffered damages while caught in storm Helga in Baltic sea, en route from Tallinn to Stockholm with 1500 passengers on board. Bow and equipment installed in bow...
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Container ship HANJIN AQUA hard aground
Container ship HANJIN AQUA ran aground in the afternoon Dec 4 in position 05 55.36S 105 48.10E, in shallows off Sangiang island, Banten, Sunda Strait. Vessel with 2303 containers on board is en route...
View ArticleBarge towed by tug lost 25 containers, Florida
Several containers were lost from a 100-meter barge COLUMBIA ELIZABETH on Dec 6 off the coast between Port Canaveral, Florida, and West Palm Beach, Florida, reported USCG. Barge was towed by tug CAPT...
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General cargo vessel EMS MAJESTIC in trouble in English Canal
General cargo vessel EMS MAJESTIC in the evening Dec 6 reported leak in engine room, vessel was some 17 nm off Brighton UK in French traffic separation zone, under tow of tug THOR FRIGG. It is not...
View ArticleFloating dock is sinking in Nakhodka port, Japan sea
Floating dock No.3 (inoperative) started to sink in Nakhodka port, Russia, Japan sea, on reportedly, Dec 5. Dock is moored at berth 7 of Primorskiy Ship Repair Yard. Cause of water ingress unknown,...
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