Maritime Bulletin Daily October 04
October 03 - 04 Accidents• Bulk carrier PARASKEVI troubled in Suez • NORDIC ODYSSEY grounding, Liepaja, Baltic sea • Container ship accident, NZ Interested may contact Mr. Voytenko vmd@odin.tc
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MEHMET AKIN breached in collision with pier, Turkey
General cargo vessel MEHMET AKIN reported to suffer hull breach in collision with pier in Evyap port, Kocaeli Liman, Turkey, Marmara sea, in the afternoon Oct 3, while berthing. Vessel is loaded with...
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Freighter RIX STAR disabled in storm, taken on tow, Baltic sea
General cargo vessel RIX STAR suffered engine failure in the evening Oct 3 in Baltic sea northwest of Baltiysk, Kaliningrad Region, while en route from Tallinn to Kaliningrad. Disabled vessel was...
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Luxury yacht troubled, Australia
AMSA press-release Oct 4: The Australian Maritime Safety Authority is responding to a vessel in distress off the coast of Port Macquarie. AMSA Search and Rescue detected emergency beacons registered...
View ArticleBulk carrier STAR ZETA aground, Parana river
Bulk carrier STAR ZETA ran aground on Parana river in the morning Oct 4 up San Pedro, while en route from San Lorenzo to Cape Town SA. As of 1430 UTC Oct 4 vessel was in the same position. Understood...
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SVYATOGOR crew died under suspicious circumstances, vessel detained
General cargo vessel SVYATOGOR requested medical assistance for a 37-year old Ukrainian crew in the morning Oct 4, east of Rhodes, Greece. Ill crew was medevaced by helicopter and transported to...
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MSC PATRICIA suspect in oil spill, Portugal
An oil leak occurred in port of Sines, Portugal, in the evening Oct 2, more than five tons of fuel leaked into water. Understood leak occurred during bunkering operation of container ship MSC...
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Container ship HANJIN NEW YORK collided container ship MSC CLAUDIA
Container ship HANJIN NEW YORK reportedly dragged an anchor and drifted into container ship MSC CLAUDIA in the afternoon Sep 30 on Singapore anchorage. HANJIN NEW YORK allided with bow of MSC CLAUDIA,...
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Two crew poisoned by carbon monoxide on board of GAS FRATERNITY
Two crew with symptoms of poisoning were medevaced from an LPG tanker GAS FRATERNITY, which is anchored off Tomolobampo, Gulf of California, Mexico, since early September. Reportedly, they inhaled...
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October 06 - 07 Accidents• Freighter RIX STAR still on tow: Oct 7 UPDATE • Bulk carrier STAR ZETA refloated: UPDATE• Tanker issued distress signal, Atlantic Interested may contact Mr. Voytenko...
View ArticleTanker ANTONIOS towed after breakdown
Tanker ANTONIOS suffered mechanical failure in Saronic Gulf in the afternoon Oct 6, while en route to Theodori. Vessel was taken on tow and towed to Ampelakia, Salamina, though according to track,...
View ArticleFreighter collided with tanker in Tokyo Bay
Cargo vessel collided with tanker in Tokyo Bay off Kawasaki at 1140 Tokyo time Oct 7. Cargo vessel struck tanker’s portside, both vessels understood to suffer damages. Understood but not confirmed,...
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Bulk carrier MAESTRO DIAMOND aground, Baltic sea
Bulk carrier MAESTRO DIAMOND ran around late at night Oct 7 southeast of Gedser, Denmark, Baltic sea, while en route from Klaipeda Lithuania to New Orleans, USA, loaded with 34,000 tons of fertilizer....
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October 08 - 09 Accidents• Bulk carrier MAESTRO DIAMOND aground, Baltic sea • Marlow’s BORA arrested in Bangladesh • Bulk carrier chasing storms in the Pacific Interested may contact Mr. Voytenko...
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Ro-ro passenger ship EL VENIZELOS collided with boxship ELAFONISOS, Piraeus
Container ship ELAFONISOS collided with ro-ro passenger ship EL VENIZELOS in the evening Oct 7 in Perama basin, Piraeus, Greece. ELAFONISOS is under repairs at Perama ship repair facilities, another...
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Ferry VOLCAN DE TABURIENTE damaged ramp, Canary Islands
Ferry VOLCAN DE TABURIENTE allided with pier while docking in Los Cristianos port, Tenerife, Canary Islands, at around 2030 LT Oct 9. Bow ramp was damaged and became inoperable. Vehicles on board were...
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CARMEN ERNESTINA sank in Puerto La Cruz, Venezuela
Social networks bloggers Venezuela reported on Oct 9 sinking of a passenger ro-ro vessel CARMEN ERNESTINA in Puerto La Cruz port. Judging from photos, vessel partially sank at the pier, resting on...
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Bulk carrier FAIR OCEAN aground, Parana river
Bulk carrier FAIR OCEAN ran aground in Parana river in the evening Oct 8, according to AIS track, down the river from San Nicolas, Argentina. Vessel is en route to San Nicolas, probably in ballast.
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Danish service ship rammed two pleasure boats, Germany
Danish service ship reported to ram two boats in Barhoft port, north of Stralsund, Germany, in the evening Oct 9. Two pleasure boats were damaged, damage cost estimated to be over 60,000 euro. The...
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Fishing vessel AZURIT adrift with fouled propeller
Fishing vessel AZURIT fouled propeller in net in Barents sea in position 73 54N 017 17E, in the evening Oct 7, according to track. Understood owner is arranging towage. As of Oct 9, vessel was still...
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