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Product tanker JO KIRI suffered fire in engine room in the afternoon Dec 5, while proceeding in Houston Ship Canal, and blocked traffic in Canal. Fire was extinguished in about an hour, tanker was taken to Vo Pak terminal, Houston, ...

Dec 8 UPDATE The condition of the disabled bulk carrier ‘Antaios’, currently under tow by the salvage tug ‘Smit Amandla’ to Cape Town, South Africa, is reported to be stable as preparations for the offshore transfer of 170 metric tonnes ...

On Dec 5 Indian Navy frigate INS Betwa slipped off blocks in a dry dock, while leaving dock, and capsized. 14 crew injured, 2 missing, one of them believed to remain trapped inside. The ship was undergoing refit at the ...

General cargo vessel DAAN rammed into Northern Lock’s gate in Brunbuettel, while exiting Kiel Canal in the morning Dec 5, due to engine trouble. According to local media, vessel’s bow suffered visible damages, including torn bulwark. Lock’s gate also suffered ...

General cargo vessel BELLATRIX was pushed off fairway and ran aground while leaving Eysk port, Russia, Azov Sea, in the morning Dec 4. Vessel is said to be refloated during the day with the help of tugs, and brought to ...

Russian Su-33 crashed in the Mediterranean while attempting to land on Kuznetsov aircraft carrier Dec 05 2016 By David Cenciotti Less than three weeks after losing a MiG-29, it looks like the Russian Navy has lost another aircraft during Admiral ...

Product tanker FT FOCE struck with her bow stern of moored LPG tanker HAPPY EAGLE at around 0730 LT Dec 4 at Ceuta, Spain. FT FOCE was maneuvering while leaving the port and went out of control after engine failure. ...

Feeder HANNI ran aground on Elbe river near Muehlenberger in the morning Dec 4 after engine failure, shortly after leaving Hamburg. Attempts to refloat vessel with two tugs failed, authorities hope to refloat HANNI in the evening Dec 4 with ...

Russian Navy brand new frigate ADMIRAL ESSEN ran into trouble and was taken to Ship Repair Yard Yantar, Kaliningrad Region, Baltic sea, in November. The ship allided with mooring buoy at Baltiysk Naval Base, trying to moor without tugs in ...

General cargo vessel SALIX on Dec 1 ran into embankment at Vlaardingen, Maas, while sailing from Rotterdam, en route to Hamburg. Vessel was refloated shortly after grounding, and taken to Werkhaven near grounding site. As of 1230 UTC Dec 3 ...

General cargo vessel MUROS ran aground at around 0700 UTC Dec 3 off Happisburgh, Norfolk, UK, North Sea, while en route from Tees UK to Rochefort France. Vessel grounded on a sandbank on even keel, no damages reported, authorities said ...

General cargo vesse VOLGO-DON 203 was pushed ashore by southwest storm lodosun in the evening Dec 2 on the embankment at Kartal, in Tuzla area, Turkey, Marmara sea. Vessel understood to suffer breaches in stern area, reportedly sank or according ...

Ferry NIKOLAY AKSENENKO allided with berth’s angle by portside in the morning Dec 1 during mooring at Kavkaz Port, Kerch Strait. Vessel’s hull was breached in several places some 3 meters above waterline. Vessel taken out of schedule and remains ...

Product tanker KANG YUN loaded with more than 20000 tons of jet fuel ran aground some 200 meters off oil terminal pier at Keelung Port, Taiwan, at around 1030 LT Dec 01. Grounding was said to be caused by mechanical ...

Car carrier EMERALD LEADER at night Nov 29 suffered fire of the transformer in one of the compartments, which filled lower decks with smoke. Vessel is docked at Kaiser Port, Bremerhaven. Transformer was quickly extinguished by port firefighters, more time ...

Nov 30 UPDATE: According to latest information, CHRYSSI is responsible for collision, because BESIKTAS BOSPHORUS was at anchor. Both BESIKTAS BOSPHORUS Master and Traffic Control Center warned CHRYSSI on dangerous maneuvering, but to no avail. BESIKTAS BOSPHORUS suffered slight damages ...

BBC Nov 39: A ship dragging its anchor on the seabed in the English Channel cut the three main internet cables to the Channel Islands on Monday, Nov 28. Repair work on the first cable is expected to take a ...

A tragedy occurred on board of Siremar’s ferry SANSOVINO in the afternoon Nov 29. At the time of an accident ferry was docked at Norimberga pier, Messina, Italy. 5 crew were tasked with cleansing fuel tank. Sudden release of toxic ...

General cargo vessel HUNG THAI 17 capsized in position 17-57.53N 106-30.81E, South China Sea, about a mile off Quang Dong coast, Vietnam, in the morning Nov 29. Vessel loaded with apatite lost steering control and was tossed and pitched by ...

General cargo vessel RIX ELEONORA veered off fairway after leaving Southern Lock, Brunsbuettel, and ran over buoy on Elbe. Presumably propeller and/or rudder were entangled in chain or damaged, or maybe Master ordered full stop in order to avoid fouling, ...