Captain of MAERSK CALABAR medevaced, Indian ocean
Container ship MAERSK CALABAR contacted MRCC Reunion on Jan 12, reporting Captain in urgent need of medical assistance, with severe abdominal pain. Vessel headed for Reunion after MRCC direction, she...
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FLUVIUS TAMAR sank in North sea off UK coast, crew rescued UPDATE
General cargo vessel FLUVIUS TAMAR sank in North Sea some 35 nm northeast of Ramsgate, UK, late at night Jan 13 or early in the morning Jan 14. Seven crew were rescued in a large-scale SARR, which...
View ArticleTanker ARCA 1 grounding, Nova Scotia: refloated Jan 16 UPDATE
Jan 16 JPDATE: Tanker was refloated on Jan 15 with high tide, after pumping from vessel 300 tons of ballast water. There was no leak, hull wasn’t breached, 9 tons of fuel are secure. Tanker was taken...
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Bulk carrier HARVEST SUN collided with Danish trawler, Kattegat
Bulk carrier HARVEST SUN collided with 34-ton Danish fishing vessel FN 126 ANNA P (IMO 6822297) at around 1610 UTC Jan 14 in Kattegat, east of Laeso island. Two crew of FN 126 ANNA P were taken on...
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SIGMA aground, Livorno: refloated Jan 16 UPDATE
Jan 16 UPDATE: SIGMA was refloated at around 2350 LT Jan 15, salvage operation successfully completed. No leak reported, freighter was taken to Livorno and docked. According to local news, NERI Group...
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ALLIANCE ST. LOUIS fire, Gulf of Mexico
USCG was alerted at 0328 CT Jan 16, receiving report of electric fire in engine room of the US-flagged car carrier ALLIANCE ST. LOUIS. Fire was extinguished by crew, but vessel was disabled, drifting...
View ArticleOSSORA fire, Vladivostok
Vladivostok firefighters were alerted at around 2300 LT Jan 16 by report of fire on board of trawler OSSORA, docked at Ship Repair Yard Dalzavod. Six fire engines were deployed, fire was extinguished...
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GRANDEUR OF THE SEAS lifeboat fell into water
GRANDEUR OF THE SEAS lifeboat fell into water from davits at Charleston port, USA, on Jan 16, reported Cruise Law News, citing anonymous passenger. Cause unknown.
View ArticleCapesize CAPE LEONIDAS troubled on Elbe
Bulk carrier CAPE LEONIDAS suffered engine failure at around 0500 LT Jan 17 on Elbe river near Kollmar, while proceeding to Hamburg. Vessel dropped an anchor and avoided grounding. Capesize resumed...
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MERIDIAN TRES sank, 1 crew missing, Philippines
General cargo vessel MERIDIAN TRES sank at around 2000 LT Jan 17 between Bohol and Leyte islands, Philippines. Sinking believed to be caused by cargo shift, understood containers, in rough weather...
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Capesize troubled approaching Wenzhou
Bulk carrier EASTERN GLAMOUR suffered engine failure on Jan 17 south of Yuhuan, Wenzhou, while approaching Wenzhou port with cargo of coal. Vessel started to drift, but tugs and patrol boats were able...
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MANHATTAN BRIDGE engine room explosion, 1 crew died
An explosion occurred in engine room of a container ship MANHATTAN BRIDGE at night Jan 19, when vessel was docking at Trinity Terminal, Felixstowe port, killing one crew and injuring another....
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