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General cargo ship HOA LU 02 ran into trouble late Dec 4 in Gulf of Tonkin, off Nghe Tinh province coast, while en route from Cam Pha, sailing in southern direction. After main engine failure, the ship started taking on ...

General cargo ships BURHAN DIZMAN and TURAN C collided at Ahirkapi Anchorage, Istanbul, Marmara sea, in the afternoon Dec 2. Looks like TURAN C struck already anchored BURHAN DIZMAN, while proceeding to her anchorage. Both ships remained at Anchorage with ...

Bulk carrier GREAT WENXIANG suffered power loss on Nov 30, though probably earlier, north of Weihai, Bohai sea, while en route from Russia – Vanino, with most probably, cargo of coal. Bulk carrier was taken on tow on Nov 30 ...

Cruisehive.com reported life boat accident on board of cruise ship QUANTUM OF THE SEAS on Dec 1 during her anchorage stay at Aneityum island, Vanuatu. Portside lifeboat fell into water, it was either training or tender operation. Nobody was injured, ...

Cruise ship VIKING POLARIS was hit by a large wave south of Cape Horn, Drake Passage, late Nov 29, while returning to Ushuaia Argentine from Antarctic cruise. Several glass panels in the booths were broke, 1 passenger died and 4 ...

SUMMARY Notice: Principal idea and character of MB Daily is somewhat similar to Ambulance Emergency Service – MB priority is to find out about maritime accidents, involving merchant marine ships, ASAP. MB monitors only some major accidents in their development ...

General cargo ship EVER WIN developed stb 30 deg list in rough weather some 40 nm E of Yangtze estuary on Nov 30, issued distress signal and requested rescue. Shanghai MRCC sent SAR ship and helicopter, all 12 crew were ...

General cargo ship YU SHENG 788 sank in Fujian Province water in Taiwan Strait on Nov 30, being caught in rough weather. 13 crew were rescued in challenging conditions by nearby cargo ship. YU SHENG 788 was en route from ...

Coaster cargo ship LONG SHUN suffered engine failure on Nov 30 off Changhua County, central west Taiwan, Taiwan Strait. The ship developed stb list and aft tilt, requested assistance. Captain ordered crew to abandon the ship, though later it has ...

Vehicle carrier SERASI I collided with general cargo ship BATANGHARI MAS at around 0200 LT (UTC +7) Dec 1 in Bangka Strait, Bangka Belitung Islands, while on scheduled trip from Patimban northwest Java to Belawan, North Sumatra. SERASI I hull ...

UPDATE 0817 UTC: Canal traffic confirmed closed – some parts of crane carried by MERI fell into water after collision, and sank. Heavy lift ship MERI cargo, crane spare parts, contacted Holtenau Bridge in Kiel Canal at around 0340 UTC ...

Bulk carrier YASA UNITY ran aground at around 1200 LT Nov 29 on 48 km mark in Zona Comun area, La Plata, looking like she strayed off fairway. She refloated, probably by own means, at around 1630 LT same day, ...

General cargo ship POSEIDON ran onto highway embankment at Yanai City, Yamaguchi Prefecture, Japan, Inner Japan sea, at around 0500 Tokyo time Nov 29, while en route from Mitajiri to Hiroshima. Was refloated at around 0940 Tokyo time and talen ...

Bulk carrier TAI KNIGHTHOOD contacted North Jetty breakwater at Quequen, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, at night Nov 28, while leaving port with cargo of soybeans destined for China. Bulk carrier was taken to outer anchorage and anchored in the early ...

A passenger that went missing from a cruise vessel sailing in the Gulf of Mexico was rescued after more than 15 hours afloat in the sea. A US Coast Guard helicopter rescued the man after being spotted by the crew ...

Container ship CARTAGENA EXPRESS suffered engine failure in the morning Nov 27 54 nm W of Ushant, France, western English Channel. The ship en route from Antwerp to Caucedo Dominican Republic, started to drift. SAR ship ABEILLE BOURBON responded, CARTAGENA ...

Fire broke out in living quarters of oceanic reefer trawler SUNFISH on Nov 27, in Okhotsk sea off western coast of Kamchatka Peninsula. During Nov 27 – 28, crew managed to extinguish fire by own means. Some smoke reported in ...

47-year old Russian crew member of container ship LADY OF LUCK lost his right hand in job accident on Nov 26, the ship was already under way in Gulf of Siam, en route from Laem Chabang to Singapore. LADY OF ...

On Nov 21 Seacor Marine issued a statement, saying that “The L/B Robert was fully evacuated on Friday as a precaution in advance of severe weather forecasts over the weekend. During an aerial visual inspection late in the day yesterday, ...

Research ship NEW OCEAN RESEARCHER 1 suffered power loss on Nov 13 in South China sea off northwest Luzon, during research works. Tug SALVAGE RIGGER was assigned, research ship was taken on tow and towed to Kaohsiung, arriving there on ...