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Container ship MSC BARBARA aground: UPDATE
Container ship MSC BARBARA ran aground at around 0620 LT Nov 16 while approaching Sao Joaqium terminal at Salvador port, Bahia, Brazil. With 14.5 meter draft she grounded at 12 meter depth, in low...
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Troubled freighter brought to anchor, Bosphorus
General cargo vessel K DADAYLI in the evening Nov 16 suffered mechanical failure while transiting Bosphorus in northern direction, shortly after passing Second Bosphorus Bridge, and was brought to...
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Freighter capsized and sank at Gresik, one crew missing
General cargo vessel KM TRADISI 8 capsized and sank at Gresik port, East Java, Surabaya, on Nov 16. Vessel is resting starboard on the bottom, partially above water. One crew missing. Leak reported,...
View ArticleMaritime Bulletin Daily November 17
November 16 - 17 Accidents• Freighter capsized and sank at Gresik, one crew missing• Alert: Tankers collided in Antwerp?• Container ship MSC BARBARA aground: UPDATE• Mega boxship disabled by fire •...
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POLA PALEKH grounding, Morehead City, N.C.
Bulk carrier POLA PALEKH ran aground in the afternoon Nov 17 in Beaufort Inlet Channel in buoy 16A area, while approaching Morehead City, North Carolina, reported USCG. Channel was temporarily closed...
View ArticleMaritime Bulletin Daily November 18
November 17 - 18 Accidents• Bulk carrier hard aground, Bay of Bengal • POLA PALEKH grounding, Morehead City, N.C.• Disabled freighter towed to safety, Yellow Sea photo• Tanker reported abandoned by...
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Bulk carrier struck barge, skipper missing, Vietnam
Bulk carrier SEIYO HARMONY struck self-propelled barge while approaching Thi Vai port, north of Vung Tau, Vietnam, in the morning Nov 17. Barge sank, skipper went missing, believed to be trapped in...
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NUCA ARCTICA damaged by fire
Container ship NUCA ARCTICA left Aalborg, bound for Nuuk, Greenland, on Nov 16, but suffered fire in engine room and had to return to Denmark, Frederikshavn, for repairs. Fir understood to be quickly...
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GRANDE FRANCIA disabled in English Canal
Ro-ro cargo ship GRANDE FRANCIA suffered engine failure in the afternoon Nov 18 in English Canal, some 14 nm north of Cherbourg, France. Disabled vessel started to drift towards French coast at some 4...
View ArticleVietnamese freighter collided with trawler, 15 missing, Indonesia
General cargo vessel TAY SON 4 collided with local fishing vessel KM Mulya Sejati early in the morning Nov 19 in Java Sea 22 nm north of Tuban, East Java, while en route to Surabaya from Thailand with...
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Three workers suffered burns on board of COSTA NEORIVIERA
Three workers of Palumbo Ship Repair Yard, Cospicua, Malta, suffered burns on board of cruise ship COSTA NEORIVIERA in the afternoon Nov 18, one suffered minor injures, while the other two were...
View ArticleMaritime Bulletin Daily November 19
November 18 - 19 Accidents• Vietnamese freighter collided with trawler, 15 missing, Indonesia• GRANDE FRANCIA disabled in English Canal • NUCA ARCTICA damaged by fire • Bulk carrier struck barge,...
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ISLAND CHIEF fixed engine problem, NZ
Container ship ISLAND CHIEF suffered engine trouble early in the morning Nov 18 and had to turn to nearest shelter, Poverty Bay, Gisborne, North Island, NZ, while en route from Tauranga to Napier....
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NENITA grounding, Columbia river
Bulk carrier NENITA loaded with grain ran aground at around 1040 UTC (AIS) Nov 19 on lower Columbia river near Skamokawa. Vessel stranded off fairway, reportedly after engine failure. Forepeak area...
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FRIO PETROPAVLOVSK grounding, IJmuiden
Reefer FRIO PETROPAVLOVSK ran onto Southern Breakwater at around 1830 UTC Nov 19 while entering IJmuiden Harbor, Netherlands, bound for Velsen-Noord. Grounding reportedly was caused by engine failure....
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SAGA SKY distressed in English Canal, part crew evacuated
General cargo vessel SAGA SKY issued distress signal at 0720 UTC Nov 20, reporting collision with unmanned barge, loaded with stones, hull breach and water ingress, south of Dover, English Canal. It...
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Container ships BERWICK and VICTORIA collided off Hook of Holland UPDATE
Container ships BERWICK and VICTORIA at around 1100 LT Nov 20 collided on Schouwen-Duiveland anchorage, west of Hook of Holland, both vessels suffered damages. VICTORIA reportedly lost starboard...
View ArticleFreighter collided with bridge, Tianjin
Cargo vessel XINHONGXIANG59 on Nov 19 while passing Haihe Binhai Bridge, Haihe river, Tianjin, didn’t wait until swing bridge was fully raised, and struck the bridge with her mast. Mast with all the...
View ArticleMaritime Bulletin Daily November 21
November 20 - 21 Accidents• SAGA SKY distressed in English Canal, part crew evacuated• Container ships BERWICK and VICTORIA collided off Hook of Holland • MAERSK COTONOU attacked by pirates, Nigeria •...
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November 21 - 22 Accidents• STAR BULK’s capesize suspect in hit&run, may be intercepted • Capesize bulk carrier attacked, Sulu Sea• COSCO container ship accident • SAGA SKY salvage completed •...
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