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Article was published by Barents Observer News Outlet on Dec 4, describing an accident which actually, didn’t take place. Emergency in Arctic waters as oil tanker gets stuck in ice, drifts ashore The 35 year old vessel «Chukotka+» carried ... continue reading

General cargo ship SHEN HAI sank on Dec 4 in position 37 07N 123 53E, Yellow sea, halfway between Weihai China and Incheon Korea. Of ten crew, seven were rescued, three went missing, SAR underway. Chinese SAR ships were first ... continue reading

Container ship KATHARINA SCHEPERS collided with a dolphin on 92 kilometer mark, Kiel Canal, in the morning Dec 2, while transiting Canal in western direction. Dolphin was damaged, no information on possible ship’s damages, she completed transit, but was ... continue reading

Ferry SOROLLA serving Almeria – Melilla (North African Spain) line allided with pier at Almeria port at night Dec 2, pushed by strong gusts of wind, understood when leaving the port with passengers on board. No official news on SOROLLA damages ... continue reading

339-ton bunker tanker Myeongjin 15 (on photo) collided with 10-ton recreational fishing boat in the morning Dec 3 near Yeongheung Bridge, Incheon, South Korea. Recreational boat capsized, of 22 people on board 13 died, 3 went missing, 7 were rescued ... continue reading

Ferry PORTLINK V with hundreds of passengers on board was battered by strong wind against pier at Merak port, Java, Sunda Strait, while departing for Bakauheni, Sumatra, on Dec 3 or Dec 2. Ferry reportedly, went on her trip, which ... continue reading

Indonesian Navy patrol boat KRI Sibarau 847 sank in Malacca Strait in vicinity 03 45N 098 58E, on Dec 2, being caught in stormy weather and suffering engine failure. All crew said to be rescued. Attack-class patrol boat KRI Sibarau ... continue reading

Taishan maritime and fishery emergency body was alerted at 1130 Beijing time Dec 1 by a distress signal from cargo ship SHUN XIN 188, which reported sinking in stormy weather near Wuzhou island, Guangdong province waters, waters, southwest of Macau ... continue reading

Container ship MAERSK BOGOR allided with Berth 39, Novorossiysk Port, at 1406 Moscow time Nov 30, when the ship has been towed from berth, after towing line from MAERSK BOGOR stern to tug BYRNYY broke up. 4 meters of crane ... continue reading

General cargo ship KARINA DANICA was highlighted after entry accident, which took place at 0805 LT Nov 29. The ship lost control and collided with buoy at entrance channel, probably dropped anchor. After that, she was towed into Cagliari harbor ... continue reading

Ferry ISOLA DI CAPR struck berthed ferry DRIADE soon after she let go moorings at Naples, Massa harbor, on Nov 29, being pushed by gale-strong wind. Both ferries sustained slight damages, were detained until weather improves, and resumed their sailings ... continue reading

Ro-ro cargo ship EUROCARGO ALEXANDRIA allided with pier at Genoa port in the evening Nov 28, on arrival from Catania. Reportedly both ship and pier sustained damages, extent unknown. As of 1330 UTC Nov 29, the ship was still at ... continue reading

Nov 28: Bulk carrier still aground, no tugs nearby, no news on salvage. Previous news: Bulk carrier DORA SCHULTE ran aground on Nov 20 in Limende Strait, between Bangka Belitung islands, South China sea – Java sea, while en route from ... continue reading

General cargo ship RMS GOOLE collided with Russian pilot boat KRUTOYAR (MMSI 273389560, GT 84) at 0253 Moscow time Nov 28 in northeast Gulf of Finland, in Vysotsk Port waters, Russia. Pilot boat with three people on board capsized, one ... continue reading

General cargo ship SEA TRADER suffered steering failure while leaving Kavkaz port, Russia, Kerch Strait, at 1502 Moscow time Nov 27. Three tugs were deployed to assist disabled ship, which switched to emergency steering, and at 1630 she was brought ... continue reading

The New York City Ferry ZELINSKY ran onto sandbar in the evening Nov 27 in Lower Manhattan soon after she left Pier 11, at 1715 LT, with 123 passengers on board, propellers were damaged and hull breached, ferry started taking ... continue reading

Ferries NUSA AGUNG and TITIAN MURNI collided off Bakauheni, Lampung, Sumatra, Sunda Strait, at around noon Nov 27. reportedly NUSA AGUNG was breached with ensuing water ingress. Collision may be caused by a foggy weather. No casualties mentioned. No other ... continue reading

Cargo ships SHUN JIN LONG (loaded with 5038 tons of steel) and JIN ZE LUN collided early in the morning Nov 27 in Pearl River Estuary, loaded with 5000 tons of sand JIN ZE LUN sank after collision. 2 crew ... continue reading

Aggregates carrier SKRUNDA ran aground at 1255 Moscow time Nov 26 in Dalnaya bay, west of Vysotsk, northeast Gulf of Finland. Shaft’s oil seal leaked, water ingress was taken under control. By 2025 Moscow time oil seal was secured ... continue reading

Pusher tug JAKE SHEARER lost contact with pushed oil barge in the afternoon Nov 26 south of Goose Island, British Columbia coast, while en route to Alaska. Reportedly tug suffered power loss, and had to disconnect from barge, which was ... continue reading