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Tragic accident on board of BBC ASIA, two died one injured, Kobe
A tragic accident occurred on board of general cargo vessel BBC ASIA at around 1130 Tokyo time Oct 30. Vessel is docked in Kobe, Japan, uploading a cargo of pipes from barge moored alongside her...
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October 30 - 31 Accidents• Tragic accident on board of BBC ASIA, two died one injured, Kobe • Container ship disabled by fire in engine room • Freighters allided in Rostov port, Azov Sea • Freighter...
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Container ship disabled by fire in engine room
Container ship UNITED OCEAN suffered fire in engine room in the morning Oct 30 in Mediterranean, some 100 nm northeast of Misrata, Libya, while en route from Misrata to Algeria. Disabled vessel...
View ArticleLittoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery breached in allision
The Littoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery (LCS-8) suffered hull breach while transiting Panama Canal on Oct 29 from the Atlantic to the Pacific. The ship allided with lock’s wall, suffering about...
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October 31 - November 01 Accidents• Littoral Combat Ship USS Montgomery breached in allision • Livestock carrier accident, Med • Alert: bulk carrier Indian ocean • Alert: general cargo vessel Indian...
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10 killed, over 50 injured in explosions at Gadani ship-breaking yard
DUNYA NEWS Agency, Pakistan 01 November KARACHI (Dunya News) - At least ten workers have been killed and more than 50 injured in a series of explosions triggered by a blaze at the Gadani ship-breaking...
View ArticleFreighter sank at Gresik anchorage after collision, 4 missing
General cargo vessel KM DEWARUCI PERKASA with 1,000 cement on board while leaving Gresik, Indonesia, collided with anchored general cargo vessels KM DOLPHIN NUSANTARA (assumedly KM DOLPHIN NUSANTARA...
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Freighter collided with Korean trawler, eight crew rescued
Freighter collided with Korean 24-ton coastal trawler some 8 nm northwest of Sinjin, Taen, west of Pyeongtaek, South Korea, Yellow sea, at around 2030 Seoul time Nov 1. Trawler partially sank but...
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Container ship MAERSK PATRAS fire UPDATE
Nov 3 UPDATE: vessel was docked in Las Palmas in the afternoon Nov 2. Fire erupted in engine room and was extinguished by activated fire fighting system. Fire damaged generators and engine, vessel was...
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November 01 - 02 Accidents• Container ship MAERSK PATRAS on fire, under tow to Las Palmas • Freighter sank at Gresik anchorage after collision, 4 missing• Freighter collided with Korean trawler, eight...
View ArticleBoat sank in Malacca Strait, 18 people dead, more than 40 missing
Local coastal boat sank near Batam, Riau Islands, Indonesia, Malacca Strait, in the afternoon Nov 2. Boat with 93 or more than 100 people on board was sailing from Johor, Malaysia, to Batam, mainly...
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Fish factory on fire, Cape Town
Fire erupted on board of fish factory VERANO, docked in Cape Town, on Nov 2, understood in factory section, some 800,000 styrofoam containers said to be in fire area. Vessel with about 100 tons of...
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Bulk carrier GADWALL under tow, Gulf of St. Lawrence
Bulk carrier GADWALL was disabled due to unspecified trouble, most probably engine or mechanical failure, on Oct 29 in Gulf of St. Lawrence, en route from Quebec Canada to Ghent Belgium. Vessel was...
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November 02 - 03 Accidents• Container ship MAERSK PATRAS fire UPDATE• Fish factory on fire, Cape Town • Bulk carrier GADWALL under tow, Gulf of St. Lawrence• Boat sank in Malacca Strait, 18 people...
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Cargo vessel sank, 2 crew missing, Makassar Strait
Landing craft LCT SUMBER BAHAGIA JAYA sank in the afternoon Nov 2 near Pulau Birahbirahan island, East Kutai province, east Kalimantan, Indonesia. Vessel en route from Malinau to Samarinda with heavy...
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November 03 - 04 Accidents• SAR ship aground, Singapore Strait• Cruise ship PRINSENDAM fined for air pollution, Italy • Alert: bulk carrier North Pacific • Expectedly piracy is highly doubtful. Who,...
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Coaster LILL breached while entering Ronne, Bornholm
Coaster LILL allided with breakwater or jetty at 0735 LT Nov 3 while entering Ronne port, Bornholm, Denmark. Vessel suffered hull breach, said to be large, but there no danger of sinking or pollution,...
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SCT MONTE ROSA troubled in Great Lakes
“Great Lakes and Seaway Shipping” reported trouble on board of chemical tanker SCT MONTE ROSA – vessel with engine problems was brought to anchor at Kingston anchorage, Lake Ontario, at the mouth of...
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SAR ship aground, Singapore Strait
Rescue ship of Indonesian National Search and Rescue Agency (Basarnas) ran aground on reefs in Tanjungpinggir waters, Batam, Singapore Strait, on Nov 3. The ship is hard aground, partially dry with...
View ArticlePRIME TANKER’s SPOTTAIL hard aground, Singapore Strait
Product tanker SPOTTAIL ran aground at around 0000 LT Nov 2 in Singapore Strait east of Pulau Takong Besar, Indonesia, in position 01 07N 103 43E, shortly after leaving Singapore. Vessel understood to...
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