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Iranian freighter KASRA-1 lost control after steering failure at 1830 Moscow time Dec 12 on 148 kilometer mark, Volga-Caspian Sea Canal, while proceeding to Caspian sea. The ship dropped anchor, prevent other possible mishaps, and remained at anchor in the ... continue reading

Bulk carrier SERENITY 1 was reported stranded for three weeks already by local residents of Makira Island, Solomon Islands, who complained to the authorities, that the vessel is an obstacle and leaking oil, demanding it to be removed. Solomon Islands ... continue reading

General cargo ship FUCHUN 688 on Dec 8 ran aground on a coast in Changhua city area, central Taiwan, Taiwain Strait. Understood refloating delayed until all fuel, some 4 tons, will be siphoned, in order to avoid possible pollution, with ... continue reading

Ferry STENA FLAVIA encountered engine problem after leaving Nynashamn, Sweden, in the morning Dec 11, bound for Ventspils Latvia. Ferry was taken to Sodertalje port, Sweden. Reportedly she was towed, but according to track, she managed to reach Sodertalje under ... continue reading

Dec 11: Ship’s stern is resting on bottom, fore part is afloat, hull moving around by currents, tides. KENEUKAI at the time of sinking was loading cement, some 52000 sacks were loaded. Oil leak reported. Salvage hampered by a ... continue reading

Dec 11: As of 0700 UTC Dec 11 DL ADONIS on tow of tug FAIRPLAY 35(IMO 9565194) entered Gulf of Danzig, Baltic sea, approaching Gdansk. Dec 6 news: Bulk carrier DL ADONIS was disabled late at night Dec 2 ... continue reading

1700 UTC Dec 10: AIS track shows PRIDE OF KENT is still in harbor, but not aground, the ship is moved by tugs, there are four of them on the scene. It was mentioned earlier, that ferry was to be ... continue reading

Panama-flagged coaster YICEL was intentionally beached to avoid sinking on a beach 40 nm off Limon, Manzanillo, Caribbean coast of Costa Rica, in the afternoon Dec 8. Vessel suffered water ingress through cracks or breaches in hull, crew weren’t ... continue reading

Container ship LEONIE P reported 24 containers lost overboard on the night Dec 8-9 in North sea, 20 nm off Terschelling, Netherlands, while en route from Bremen to Rotterdam. According to official information, there are no dangerous goods in lost ... continue reading

Pilot boat with two crew on board capsized while trying to take on board disembarking from tanker STERN NORDIC pilot, off Skoldvik AIS, Porvoo, Gulf of Finland, in the afternoon Dec 8. Tanker left Porvoo, bound for Atnwerp. SAR was ... continue reading

Turkish general cargo ship KOZA issued distress signal on Dec 7, some 100 nm south of Freetown, Sierra Leone. Master reported water ingress in engine room, crew preparing to abandon sinking ship. Nearest Polish cargo ship ESL EUROPA (IMO 9333553 ... continue reading

German general cargo ship OCEAN VOYAGER ran aground in Oslo Fjord off Storegrunnen lighthouse at around 0600 UTC Dec 8, most probably losing control due to some mechanical failure, judging from track. The ship was refloated some 8 hours later ... continue reading

Dutch general cargo vessel EEMS TRAVELLER reported propulsion failure to MRCC Corsen, France, at 1114 CET Dec 7, being disabled some 15 nm off Portsall, France, Celtic sea, north of Ushant. MRCC Corsen sent SAR ship ABEILLE BOURBON (IMO 9308687 ... continue reading

Dec 7: CY CORK was taken on tow by tug ALP WINGER (IMO 9367504), which left Ponta Delgada on Nov 29, at around 1930 UTC Dec 2, destination Funchal, Madeira. Dec 1: Product tanker CY CORK, Atlantic southwest of Azores ... continue reading

Ro-ro cargo ship HANNAH KRISTINA was disabled after mechanical failure early in the morning Dec 7 off Larsnes, Norway, Norwegian sea, while en route to Kristiansund. The ship was taken on tow and towed to Alesund, arriving there in the ... continue reading

Container ship JORK RULER went out of control while entering new southern lock at Brunsbuettel, Kiel Canal, at 1840 LT Dec 6. The ship contacted lock’s wall by forecastle bulwark and opposite wall by stern, starboard. Lock’s walls ... continue reading

Container ship HELSINKI BRIDGE broke free from her moorings at the Paul W. Conley Container Terminal in Boston, USA, early Dec 6, reported local media. The ship drifted some at harbor, then was taken under control, most probably by tugs ... continue reading

Fire erupted in engine room of ferry DRIADE in Gulf of Naples, between Ischia and Procida islands, in the afternoon Dec 5, during ferry’s scheduled trip from Naples to Ischia and Procida. Coast Guard evacuated passengers, said to be ... continue reading

Tanker QI CHENG XIAN FENG ran onto breakwater in Yangtze Estuary in the morning Dec 4, suffering hull breaches. Judging from photos, tanker sank with stern resting on bottom. SAR ship DONG HAI JIU 102 (IMO 9774082) rescued all 9 ... continue reading

As of 1630 UTC Dec 5, AZUL VICTORIA and tug APL IPPON were some 100 nm west of Cape Town, proceeding at some 5 knots speed, ETA still Dec 5. Nov 28 News: Bulk carrier AZUL VICTORIA reported disabled and ... continue reading