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Missile cruiser USS Antietam grounding, Japan
USS Antietam ran aground and damaged its propellers in Tokyo Bay near Tokyo on Jan 30, the Navy said on Jan 31. The ship returned to Yokosuka Naval Base, assisted by two tugs. Some 4 tons of hydraulic...
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Abandoned TALLAS developed list, Istanbul
General cargo vessel TALLAS developed 15 degrees portside list on Zeytinburnu Anchorage, Istanbul, Marmara Sea, in the morning Feb 01. CG boats and rescue tug with salvors team were sent to distressed...
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GADWALL towage completed, vessel lost rudder
GADWALL arrived on tow at Ghent on Jan 27, most probably for offloading. On Jan 31 she was relocated to Vlissingen, Netherland. Vessel lost rudder, as can be seen on photos from tugspotter.com. See...
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Troubled freighter towed to Dunkirk
General cargo vessel PATRON suffered engine failure in the morning Feb 01 while proceeding in English Canal in northern direction with cargo of steel, en route from Taranto Italy to Antwerp Belgium....
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Tug sank after collision with freighter, Korea
Aggregates carrier SK NO.1 collided with 161-ton tug at around 0630 Seoul time Feb 2 some 1.5 kilometer off Mokpogu Lighthouse, Mokpo Strait, while en route from Jeju to Mokpo. Tug sank, four crew...
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Ferry returned tp Piraeus suffering water ingress, Greece
Ferry PREVELIS with 127 passengers on board suffered water ingress in the evening Feb 3 in Gulf of Saronikos near Saint George island, while en route from Piraeus to Milos. Water ingress was put under...
View ArticleFV GURE UXUA sank, crew rescued, Bay of Biscay
MRCC Gijon, Spain, received distress message from longliner GURE UXUA at around 1520 LT Feb 3 some 50 nm north of Navio, Spain, Bay of Biscay. Vessel reported sinking, 12 crew went into life rafts....
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Five freighters beached by storm at Sharjah
Five cargo vessels were beached by storm on Feb 3 in Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain, UAE. Four vessels have been identified. Crews reportedly evacuated. On Gulf News gulfnews.com photos two beached...
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Water tanker TONNY grounding, Norway
Water tanker TONNY ran aground at northern coast of Brottoya, south of Sortland, Norway, in the afternoon Feb 4. Vessel was refloated, according to AIS track, with the help of offshore supply tug NSO...
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LPG tanker GAS PASHA troubled in Cork Harbor
LPG tanker GAS PASHA dragged anchor in Cork Harbor, Ireland, in the morning Feb 6, in rough weather, and started to drift towards shallows bordering fairway. Tugs were called, vessel’s drift was taken...
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Handymax ALAM MANIS aground again, this time in Indian ocean
Bulk carrier ALAM MANIS ran aground on Feb 2 in position 09 43S 061 18E, Cargados Carajos Shoals, northnortheast of Mauritius. As of Feb 7, vessel is in the same position, condition unknown. She’s en...
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THORCO CROWN disabled, on tow
General cargo vessel THORCO CROWN suffered fire in engine room on Feb 7 while transiting Cabot Strait in western direction, en route from Argentina to Montreal. Fire was extinguished, but vessel had...
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