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Fire on board of platform Statfjord A in North sea, partial evacuation
Fire erupted on a stationary concrete oil platform Statfjord A on Statfjord oil field in North sea, at around 0820 LT Oct 16. firefighting system was activated, 20 people out of 67 of platform...
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October 16 - 17 Accidents• GALAXY (ex ADRIATICA I) auctioned, under tow to ship repair yard• Fire on board of platform Statfjord A in North sea, partial evacuation• Cocaine found in container on board...
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Ferry FOSEN disabled in Fusafjorden
Ferry FOSEN was reported by a witness passing freighter at around 0500 LT Oct 17 as drifting, obviously disabled, in Fusafjorden. Vessel is deployed on Fusa – Hatvik service. Nearby was spotted tug...
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October 17 - 18 Accidents• Singaporean freighter arrested for smuggling, Indonesia• Ferry FOSEN disabled in Fusafjorden• Bulk carrier lost crew overboard, Indian ocean • Alert: distressed freighter in...
View ArticleCoastal freighter rescued, China
Cargo vessel HONG XING 1, loaded with 978 tons of steel, suffered engine failure while caught in rough weather off Maoming, South China Sea. Vessel dropped an anchor but anchor dragged, vessel started...
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VSG GLORY refloated
Oct 19: according to AIS, vessel was refloated on Oct 18, and sailed to nearby Malaysian port Sandakan, most probably for survey and possibly, repairs. Vessel was anchored on Sandakan anchorage at...
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October 18 - 19 Accidents• Tanker distressed of Hong Kong, crew evacuated• VSG GLORY refloated• Coastal freighter rescued, China Interested may contact Mr. Voytenko vmd@odin.tc
View ArticleGeneral cargo ship and bulk carrier collided while entering Dardanelles
General cargo vessel PRINCESS MARIA collided with bulk carrier KARAGAAC at around 0410 LT Oct 19, both vessel were entering Dardanelles from Aegean sea. PRINCESS MARIA was en route from Iskenderun...
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MANILA BAY 1 fire
Fire erupted in engine room of ferry MANILA BAY 1, docked at Mandanue, Cebu area, Philippines, in the afternoon Oct 20. No details on scale of the fire and further development.
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Car carrier SILVER SKY major fire, Antwerp: Oct 21 UPDATE
Oct 21 morning UPDATE: according to early morning Oct 21 media report, fire is still raging, temperature inside is so high, that firefighters still can’t enter cargo decks. CO2 is massively poured in...
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Tuna trawler sank off Brazil coast, 18 rescued by BBC CITRINE, 6 missing
Tuna fishing vessel Jorge Seif Junior sank in the morning Oct 20 some 45 nm off Imbituba, Santa Catarina State, southern Brazil. Nearby heavy cargo vessel BBC CITRINE rescued 18 crew, 1 of them died,...
View ArticleTanker FENG SHENG YOU 8 explosions, Hainan
Three explosions occurred in reportedly, engine room of tanker FENG SHENG YOU 8, docked in Dongfeng, Hainan Island, China, at around 1300 LT Oct 20. Vessel is loaded with 3400 tons of naphtha. Out of...
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Ukrainian crew died after fall from stranded BRASSCHAAT, UK
An Ukrainian crew fell overboard from bulk carrier BRASSCHAAT, which is stranded on Tynemouth anchorage, UK, since June, together with two other bulk carriers of Belgium's Sobelmar, VYRITSA and...
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Cruise ship THOMSON SPIRIT grounding not ship’s error
Cruise ship THOMSON SPIRIT with more than 1,000 passengers on board ran aground on river Arade while approaching Portimao port, Portugal, on Oct 18 at around 0800 LT. Vessel was refloated about an...
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General cargo vessel FOM distressed in Black sea, crew rescued by Turkish Navy
General cargo vessel FOM understood to develop a list some 65 nm off Eregli, Turkey, Black sea, in the morning Oct 21 in a stormy weather. Vessel in ballast was bound for Kerch, Crimea. 8 crew were...
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Cargo vessel HONG XING 88 sunk by typhoon, China
Cargo vessel HONG XING 88, loaded with sand, was caught in typhoon Haima off Wenzhou, Zhejiang province, East China Sea, on Oct 20, vessel dropped anchor in position 27 34N 120 40E. At around 2100 LT...
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October 21 - 22 Accidents• Passenger ship aground, Indonesia• General cargo vessel FOM distressed in Black sea, crew rescued by Turkish Navy• Ukrainian crew died after fall from stranded BRASSCHAAT,...
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Passenger ship KM LAMBELU aground, Indonesia
Passenger ship KM LAMBELU ran aground at around 0315 LT Oct 22 near Tanjung Pasir, Tarakan Island, northeast Kalimantan coast, reportedly while trying to pass pontoon or some other obstacle....
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THOMPSON MAJESTY interrupted voyage after blackout, Med
Jim Walker’s Cruise Ship News reported a blackout on THOMPSON MAJESTY on Oct 21, which lasted for several hours. According to information he received “ship was drifting in the Med, with passengers in...
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Reefer BAROASAA on fire since Wednesday, Maldives
Reefer BAROASAA caught fire on Oct 19 near Thilafushi, Maldives, and according to local media, as of Oct 22, is still burning. Of 19 crew, 1 understood missing, presumably died. On a photo from SUN.MV...
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