Offshore supply ship aground, crew evacuated, Texas
Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi received alert message of offshore supply tug GULF JUSTICE taking on water at 0340 LT Aug 25, near Port Mansfield, Texas, with 12 crew on board. Judging from photo,...
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Cargo ship out of control in Szczecin
General cargo vessel KAMELIA reportedly went out of control twice, while maneuvering at Szczecin on Aug 23, first time it was electronics failure, second time it was rudder failure. Vessel’s bulbous...
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AN-based fertilizers are not safe, warn decomposition accidents
As of 1630 UTC Aug 26, bulk carrier CHESHIRE and SAR tugs were some 60 nm southeast of eastern coast of Gran Canaria. Decomposition in Holds 1 and 2 is still on, emitting a lot of toxic fumes, so...
View ArticleOne more merchant ship accused in h&r, not surprisingly in India
India found HK-flagged bulk carrier KSL ANYANG guilty in hit&run accident, which took place at around 0700 UTC Aug 26, some 38 nm off Neendakara, Keralda, India, Laccadive sea. Bulk carrier...
View ArticleFreighter broke in two off Bosphorus
General cargo vessel LEONARDO broke in two during the night Aug 27 being anchored on Kilyos Anchorage, Bosphorus, Black sea, en route from Rostov-on-Don Russia to Tuzla. 11 crew were rescued by...
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Bibby Line statement on CHESHIRE, Aug 27
Subject: MV Cheshire Liverpool, August 27, 2017 Bibby Line Limited, owners of the 56,597 dwt bulk carrier MV Cheshire, report a further updated situation of the vessel, which experienced elevated...
View ArticleCargo ship beached by storm, Indonesia
General cargo vessel BINTANG 28 was beached when caught in adverse weather on Aug 26, shortly after leaving Sanana port, Sulabes Island, Sula Islands, Indonesia, Molucca sea. Tug was sent to refloat...
View ArticleGrounded drilling ship closed Port of Corpus Christi
Drilling ship PARAGON DPDS1 broke off her moorings during Hurricane Harvey on Aug 26 and drifted aground on Corpus Christi entrance Channel, blocking Channel and traffic. Of two tugs which tried to...
View ArticleIndian freighter aground on Meghna river, Bangladesh
Cargo ship MOHUN BAGAN IV ran aground on Meghna river Bangladesh, and as of evening Aug 28, was still aground. Vessel with some 2,000 tons of steel on board arrived from Haldia, India. Crew said to be...
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Japanese Panamax aground in Baltic off German coast
Bulk carrier STAR OF SAWARA ran aground at around 1050 UTC Aug 29 in western Baltic sea north of Rostock in position 54 28N 012 11E, while en route from Ust-Lga Russia to New Orleans, USA. As of 1530...
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Ferry BLUE STAR PATMOS aground, breached at Ios, Greece
Ferry BLUE STAR PATMOS ran aground at 0145 LT Aug 30 while entering Ios, Ios island, Aegean sea, with 205 passengers on board. Vessel suffered hull breach with ensuing water ingress, which said to be...
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Japanese Panamax STAR OF SAWARA grounding Update
Aug 30: Vessel ran aground in Danish zone of responsibility southeast of Gedser, Falster island, Denmark, obviously while en route to Kiel. No breach, no leak reported. As of 0615 UTC Aug 30, vessel...
View ArticleFerry contacted bottom dodging Russian Navy ship
Railway ferry TFM-1, deployed on Crimea – mainland Russia service, contacted bottom at 1010 Moscow time Aug 28 while leaving port Kavkaz, Russia. Reportedly, that the ferry strayed off fairway to...
View ArticleTriple collision in Sunda Strait, Swiss and Indo bulk carriers and tanker
Accident involving three vessels occurred in the afternoon Aug 29 off Merak port, northwest Java, Sunda Strait, when two bulk carriers and tanker collided, under yet unclear circumstances. All three...
View ArticleBulk carrier BEAUFORT grounding, South Africa
Bulk carrier BEAUFORT ran aground in Richards Bay, South Africa, on Aug 28. Vessel unmoored from coal terminal after completing cargo load and ran aground on a sandbank in the harbor near the...
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Car carrier VIKING SEA collided with berth at Hamilton, Bermuda
Car carrier VIKING SEA contacted a berth in Hamilton Port, Bermuda, in the afternoon Aug 30, when leaving port with assistance of two tugs, report local media. Towline of one of the tugs broke, vessel...
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Finnish ro-ro troubled in Baltic sea
Ro-ro cargo ship FINNMASTER reported rudder failure at 1217 LT Aug 31 while en route from Naantali Finland to Oxelosund Sweden, in Innamo Sund Strait, southwest of Turku, Baltic sea. Vessel went off...
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Dredger fire, Terneuzen
Dredger SCELVERINGHE suffered fire on seemingly, upper deck, in the morning Sep 1 at De Schroef in Sas van Gent Ship Yard, Terneuzen. Vessel understood to be under repairs there, or maintenance works...
View ArticleArgentinian Navy ship grounding
Argentinian Navy patrol ship ISLAS MALVINAS reportedly ran aground at around 1200 UTC Sep 1 on Ushuaia beach, Beagle Channel, shortly after leaving Ushuaia Naval Base. Condition of the ship unknown,...
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Turkish cargo ship collided with Bizerte drawbridge
General cargo ship MERCY broke off her moorings at Bizerte, Tunis, drifted and allided with Bizerte drawbridge on Bizerte Channel, hitting its’ lifting part at around 2200 LT Aug 31. After collision...
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