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 passengers on board started to drift, some 60 ... continue reading
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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 conflict with owner on unpaid wages, local ... continue reading
in Accidents 243945-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 Chalmers, New Zealand. Cylinder flew through ... continue reading
in Accidents 4580General cargo vessel THORCO CROWN suffered fire in engine room on Feb 7 while transiting Cabot Strait in western direction, en route from Argentina to Montreal. Fire was extinguished, but vessel had become disabled northwest of Port Aux Basques, southwest ... continue reading
in Accidents 2431Bulk carrier ALAM MANIS ran aground on Feb 2 in position 09 43S 061 18E, Cargados Carajos Shoals, northnortheast of Mauritius. As of Feb 7, vessel is in the same position, condition unknown. She’s en route from Richards Bay ... continue reading
in Accidents 3002LPG tanker GAS PASHA dragged anchor in Cork Harbor, Ireland, in the morning Feb 6, in rough weather, and started to drift towards shallows bordering fairway. Tugs were called, vessel’s drift was taken under control. Tanker, said to be ... continue reading
in Accidents 2131Water tanker TONNY ran aground at northern coast of Brottoya, south of Sortland, Norway, in the afternoon Feb 4. Vessel was refloated, according to AIS track, with the help of offshore supply tug NSO CRUSADER (IMO 8224470), in some two ... continue reading
in Accidents 3410Five cargo vessels were beached by storm on Feb 3 in Sharjah and Umm Al Quwain, UAE. Four vessels have been identified. Crews reportedly evacuated. On Gulf News gulfnews.com photos two beached vessels, one’s ABBAY. continue reading
in Accidents 4811MRCC Gijon, Spain, received distress message from longliner GURE UXUA at around 1520 LT Feb 3 some 50 nm north of Navio, Spain, Bay of Biscay. Vessel reported sinking, 12 crew went into life rafts. Helicopters rescued all 12 fishermen ... continue reading
in Accidents 2843Ferry PREVELIS with 127 passengers on board suffered water ingress in the evening Feb 3 in Gulf of Saronikos near Saint George island, while en route from Piraeus to Milos. Water ingress was put under control while vessel returned back ... continue reading
in Accidents 3532Aggregates carrier SK NO.1 collided with 161-ton tug at around 0630 Seoul time Feb 2 some 1.5 kilometer off Mokpogu Lighthouse, Mokpo Strait, while en route from Jeju to Mokpo. Tug sank, four crew were rescued by freighter ... continue reading
in Accidents 2708General cargo vessel PATRON suffered engine failure in the morning Feb 01 while proceeding in English Canal in northern direction with cargo of steel, en route from Taranto Italy to Antwerp Belgium. Grizs-Nez CROSS sent SAR tug ABEILLE LANGUEDOC to ... continue reading
in Accidents 3119GADWALL arrived on tow at Ghent on Jan 27, most probably for offloading. On Jan 31 she was relocated to Vlissingen, Netherland. Vessel lost rudder, as can be seen on photos from tugspotter.com. See all photos full-scale http://www ... continue reading
in Accidents 37963General cargo vessel TALLAS developed 15 degrees portside list on Zeytinburnu Anchorage, Istanbul, Marmara Sea, in the morning Feb 01. CG boats and rescue tug with salvors team were sent to distressed vessel, to assess condition and to stabilize her ... continue reading
in Accidents 7024USS Antietam ran aground and damaged its propellers in Tokyo Bay near Tokyo on Jan 30, the Navy said on Jan 31. The ship returned to Yokosuka Naval Base, assisted by two tugs. Some 4 tons of hydraulic oil leaked ... continue reading
in Accidents 6771Container ship ELBSAILOR ran into Kiel Canal embankment on the night Jan 31, while transiting in eastern direction en route from Hamburg to S-Petersburg. Vessel blocked all traffic near Schacht-Audorf, she was taken off embankment by two tugs some 6 ... continue reading
in Accidents 3316Port’s workboat assisting mooring of bulk carrier SWIFTNES at Tomakomai port, Hokkaido, capsized and sank after being dragged by a mooring rope, which entangled SWIFTNES propeller, in the morning Jan 30. One of two crew died, another one was ... continue reading
in Accidents 442057-year old Master of general cargo vessel NEW LIGHT was found dead in his cabin in the evening Jan 28, while vessel was under way in Flores Sea, en route from Makassar South Sulawesi to Dili, East Timor, with cargo ... continue reading
in Accidents 12323Ferry SICILIA struck pier while docking at Ibiza port, in the morning Jan 28, on arrival from Barcelona. Aft starboard hull was breached above waterline. Vessel is to be taken out of service for several days required for repairs. Accident ... continue reading
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