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Ferry VOLCAN DE TAMASITE hit breakwater, Las Palmas
Ferry VOLCAN DE TAMASITE on arrival to Las Palmas Gran Canaria, from Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Canary Islands, suffered electrical failure, and, understood, wasn’t able to reverse the engines. At around...
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Car carrier CITY OF AMSTERDAM vs. container ship CONMAR BAY: UPDATE
UPDATE: CITY OF AMSTERDAM suffered 20-30 meter long gash or breach, above waterline, CONMAR BAY lost two containers overboard. Car carrier CITY OF AMSTERDAM collided with container ship CONMAR BAY, at...
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LNG tanker SEVILLA KNUTSEN struck uncharted reef in the Pacific, breached
LNG tanker SEVILLA KNUTSEN struck reportedly uncharted reef south of Guam, Pacific, while en route from Japan to Australia. According to AIS, it happened early in the morning Apr 18. Tanker suffered...
View ArticleUAE’s tanker attacked, no pirates found by Spanish war ship GALICIA
In the afternoon Apr 22 Spanish Navy amphibious assault ship GALICIA received distress call from UAE’s tanker COSTINA, reporting piracy attack off Somalia eastern coast, Indian ocean. According to...
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AMIRA EMAN grounding, Italy
General cargo vessel AMIRA EMAN ran aground on Porto Nogaro fairway, Italy, in the evening Apr 20, shortly after leaving Porto Nogaro with 4500 tons of general cargo, bound for Egypt. Vessel was...
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Bulk carrier TAMAR explosion UPDATE: one dead, three badly burned
Apr 25 UPDATE: Explosion occurred in forward storeroom, according to USCG, which was alerted by vessel’s Master call. Not clear what “forward storeroom” means, though – maybe forecastle bosun’s...
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Bulk carrier BEATRICE grounding
Bulk carrier BEATRICE ran aground on Parana river in the evening Apr 23, while proceeding downstream, en route from Rosario Argentina to As Salif, Yemen. According to AIS, vessel was refloated some 9...
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Trawler ABOU AL WAFA caught fire, sank, Morocco
Trawler ABOU AL WAFA caught fire in the morning Apr 26 at Agadir Port, Morocco, during maintenance works. Vessel capsized starboard while being moored, said to sink, meaning most probably, that she’s...
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Italian tanker fire, probably major, Egypt
UPDATE: Fire was, or is, on cargo deck, understood in one of the tanks. Towage mentioned, meaning tanker was towed, or is to be towed, out of port. Officials said that fire is under control. Fire...
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Russian Navy spy ship LIMAN sank in collision, 78 crew rescued, Black Sea
Russian Navy spy ship LIMAN collided with Lebanon live stock carrier YOUZARSIF H at 1153 Moscow time Apr 27 some 20 nm northwest of Bosphorus, in Black sea. YOUZARSIF H was en route from Romania to...
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Stinking livestock carrier banned from calling Canary Islands
Livestock carrier POLARIS 2 was banned from calling Santa Cruz de Tenerife following residents protests, because vessel is spreading around nauseating stink. Understood vessel was to call Santa Cruz...
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Floating dock with drydocked Norwegian tanker capsized, Gdynia Ship Yard
Floating dock in Nauta Shipyard, Gdynia, Poland, capsized before noon Apr 27, with Norwegian tanker HORDAFOR V in it. Reason yet unknown, no other details available. Oil leak said to be prevented. No...
View ArticleMaster died, bulk carrier interrupted her voyage
65-year old Master of bulk carrier ORMI died suddenly on board during voyage late Apr 27, vessel is en route from Kherson Ukraine to Ravenna Italy, via Piraeus. Vessel was in Greek waters, informed...
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Construction works barge broke from tow, stranded, Balearic sea
Tug MONTE DA LUZ lost towed construction barge Agronauta on Apr 28 in Balearic Sea, at 1418 LT barge stranded on a coast near Benalmadena, Malaga, Spain. Barge of 43 meters length is used in sea...
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Chilean freighter AEGIR grounded to avoid sinking
General cargo vessel AEGIR ran aground on Apr 18 in position 45 44S 073 57W, Canal Chacabuco, Chile, while en route to Punta Arenas with merchandise goods. Hull was breached with ensuing water...
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LPG tanker HABAS major fire UPDATE: tanker not on fire
Apr 30 UPDATE: Fire erupted on board of 10-meter supply boat SEDAR 2 (MMSI 271041728), moored alongside tanker’s starboard, which was to transfer personnel from tanker to shore. Three people on board...
View ArticleMonthly Accidents Report April 2017
Notice: Fishing vessels accidents are not included in the statistics, though may be recorded. April 2017: 114 accidents recored, at least 7 vessels sank, at least 32 casualties, at least 14 crew...
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Crane collapsed, 6 workers died 20 injured, Samsung Ship Yard
Tower crane collided with Goliath Gantry Crane at Samsung Heavy Industries Ship Yard Geoje Island, Korea, at around 1415 Seoul time May 1. 32-ton crane collapsed and fell on a ship under construction....
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HAI YU vs. ZHI KUN 7, Japan sea
Bulk carrier HAI YU allided with anchored general cargo vessel ZHI KUN 7 while heaving anchor on Anchorage 2 in Nakhodka Bay, Nakhodka, Japan sea, on Apr 30. ZHI KUN 7 suffered some 2 meters of...
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Ferry PINAR DEL RIO collided with pier, Malaga
Ferry PINAR DEL RIO with 143 passengers and 7 stowaways on board collided with pier while docking at Malaga, Spain, at around 1700 LT May 1, on arrival from Melilla, Spain, North Africa. Ferry...
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