Exploded gas cylinder killed one crew on EMERALD PRINCESS, cruise interrupted
45-kg gas cylinder exploded during technical work on the hydraulic launching system on a tender vessel on board of cruise liner EMERALD PRINCESS, in the afternoon Feb 8, when vessel was docked at Port...
View ArticleAbandoned tanker started to leak, Norway
Bitumen tanker IOLI started to take on water in engine room on Feb 7, abandoned vessel is docked at Drammen, southwest of Oslo, Norway, since October last year. Filipino crew left vessel after...
View ArticleCruise ship NORWEGIAN STAR drifting, tug steaming to assist
Cruise ship NORWEGIAN STAR suffered propulsion failure at around 1500 UTC Feb 9, late at night local time, shortly after leaving Melbourne, bound for Auckland NZ. Vessel with more than 2,000...
View ArticleMERETE MAERSK lost 43 containers, 16 of them drifting
Container ship MERETE MAERSK while en route from Tanjung Pelepas to Algeciras, Service AE2, lost containers overboard in reportedly, stormy weather. According to available information, containers were...
View ArticleTanker aground, oil leak, crew evacuated: UPDATE
Feb 11 evening UPDATE: all 18 crew were evacuated, said no injures, but morning reports did mention injures. First news: Product tanker SAGAN in rough weather ran aground on western coast of...
View ArticleContainer ship VICTORIA accident in Denmark waters
Container ship VICTORIA ran aground, or contacted bottom, in the evening Feb 10 west of Kalundborg, Denmark, Samso Belt, while en route from Antwerp to Fredericia. Vessel was ordered to anchor near...
View ArticleWILSON HOBRO with shifted cargo sheltered at Brest
General cargo vessel WILSON HOBRO suffered cargo shift on Feb 10 in English Canal northwest of Brest, while en route from Rotterdam to Chalkis Greece. Cargo of aluminum bullion bars shifted starboard...
View ArticleCruise ship SEABOURN ENCORE allided with freighter, NZ
Cruise ship SEABOURN ENCORE broke off her moorings under strong wind in the morning Feb 12 in Timaru, South Island, NZ, contacted berthed cement carrier MILBURN CARRIER II, and according to local...
View ArticleBoxship APL AUSTRIA on fire, South Africa
Containers on board of container ship APL AUSTRIA caught fire on Feb 13 or probably, earlier. Vessel arrived at Coega Anchorage, Algoa Bay, Port Elizabeth, South Africa, early in the morning Feb 13,...
View ArticleVIMARU PEARL interrupted voyage after gas leak, 1 crew dead, 3 in coma
General cargo vessel VIMARU PEARL had to interrupt voyage to Philippines and urgently call nearest port, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia, northwest Borneo, on Feb 12. Gas leaked into engine control room,...
View ArticleWoodchips carrier IRIS EXPRESS fire, Vietnam
Fire erupted in superstructure of woodchips carrier IRIS EXPRESS, docked at Cai Lan port, Hai Phong, Vietnam, at around 2100 LT Feb 14. Vessel is loading woodchips destined for Japan, she was berthed...
View ArticleBoxship APL AUSTRIA on fire, South Africa: UPDATE fire extinguished
Feb 16 UPDATE: Herald Live in Feb 16 news said fire is extinguished:..port officials confirmed yesterday that the fire in the ship’s hull and on its deck had been extinguished. Due to the amount of...
View ArticleLPG tanker NAVIGATOR LEO fire, Gulf of Finland
MRCC Moscow reported fire accident on board of LPG tanker NAVIGATOR LEO in Gulf of Finland, which took place on Feb 15. MRCC received distress message at 1606 Moscow time Feb 15, reporting fire in...
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