Cruise ship NORWEGIAN ESCAPE reported accident in engine room, in which two Filipino crew suffered second-degree burns, and requested medical assistance, in the afternoon Nov 26, some 20 nm off North Carolina coast. Injured seamen were medevaced by helicopter and ... continue reading
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Ro-ro cargo ship BORE BANK ran aground in front of Mussalo harbor, Finland, southwest of Kotka, at around 0820 UTC Nov 27, while approaching harbor. The ship was refloated in less than half an hour with tugs assistance, and was ... continue reading
in Accidents 76869Bulk carrier MARIA G.O. laden with coal ran aground on East Banks south of Facing Island, Gladstone, Australia, at around 2300 UTC Nov 26, shortly after leaving Gladstone. The ship was refloated about an hour later with the help ... continue reading
in Accidents 3759Nov 27 Update, correction: Container ship name is HUA YUAN 9999, not HUAYUAN999 as was reported on Nov 26. Cargo ship name is PUHUI1. Collision took place in Taicang area, near Shanghai Channel fairway, all traffic was suspended and Taicang ... continue reading
in Accidents 10655Product tanker LINUS P interrupted her voyage from Long Beach to Astoria, USA, and called Santa Barbara anchorage, requesting medical assistance early in the morning Nov 24. Two crew fell into cargo tank, one died, another one was hospitalized, condition ... continue reading
in Accidents 4792Bulk carrier NEA TYHI suffered a blackout, went out of control and collided with VITCO Terminal pier in Zarate Port area, River Parana, Argentina, at 1124 LT Nov 25, while proceeding downstream to Bahia Blanca. Pier with cargo equipment were ... continue reading
in Accidents 5897Update Nov 25: The ship issued distress signal in the evening Nov 22. Nearby general cargo ship CAHAYA ABADI 201 (IMO 8603298) was the first to arrive at disaster site, near Pulau Kapoposang Bali, north of West Nusa Tenggara. CAHAYA ... continue reading
in Accidents 16309Tug ANGLIAN LADY with pushed barge PML 9000 loaded with steel cables ran onto pier on Detroit river in Detroit near Ambassador Bridge at around 1440 UTC Nov 23, proceeding at some 7 knots speed. No information yet on damages ... continue reading
in Accidents 4311General cargo ship OREL-3 ran aground and reportedly, sustained hull breach, at around 0600 UTC Nov 22 on Dniepr River, Ukraine, shortly after leaving Zaporozhye port, and proceeding downstream. Information is rather scethy, it may be assumed, that the ship ... continue reading
in Accidents 2934Tug OTA 947 was pushing barge VD 3751 loaded with 3,300 tons of grain from Rostov-on-Don port to Kavkaz port, Kerch Strait, Russia, at around 0300 Moscow time Nov 22 barge sank at 10 meters depth, at Kerch Strait ... continue reading
in Accidents 40288Product tanker KAPITAN PONIKAROVSKIY was reported to leak oil at S-Petersburg Sea Port on Nov 14, allegedly oil spill polluted 5 basins in port. On Nov 21 owner company issued statement denying spill, saying that during Nov 14 tanker didn ... continue reading
in Accidents 1416Asphalt tanker DURBAN QUEEN developed heavy pist and later capsized in the afternoon Nov 20 in Persian Gulf, east of Qatar. French Navy Cassard-class frigate, part of Task Force 55, was sent to assist, after USS Kanawha intercepted a distress ... continue reading
in Accidents 5950Fish carrier KILIC 1 suffered fire in engine room in the evening Nov 20 in Mediterranean sea west of Kihira Island, Greece, while en route from Tunisia to Turkey. 11 crew weren’t able to take fire under control, and ... continue reading
in Accidents 4541Product tanker TRADEWIND LEGEND went out of control in New Amsterdam area, approaching Paramaribo port, Suriname river, Surinam, at around 1600 UTC Nov 19. the ship dropped anchor but it didn’t stop her, and she ran on river bank ... continue reading
in Accidents 3833Cruise ships watchdog Cruise Law News reports: Norwegian Cruise Line (NCL) announced during the evening of Sunday November 18th that is was cancelling the current cruise of the NORWEGIAN JADE due to an unspecified “mechanical issue.” NORWEGIAN JADE is currently ... continue reading
in Accidents 5741Container ship MSC KATYAYNI allided with pier while maneuvering to berth at around 0800 LT Nov 19 at Yilport, Diliskelesi, Turkey, Marmara sea. Ship’s hull was breached portside in fuel tank area above waterline, with ensuing fuel leak. The ... continue reading
in Accidents 5572Offshore support lift vessel RAM XVIII reported to New Orleans Coast Guard Sector heavy list early in the morning Nov 18 southeast of Grand Isle, 23 nautical miles west of Southwest Pass, Louisiana. RAM XVIII reported having control complications as ... continue reading
in Accidents 4439Chinese cargo ship HONGTAI16 sank in the afternoon Nov 17 in Huilai County waters, eastern coast of Guangdong province, China, South China Sea. All 11 crew went into life rafts and were rescued by SAR helicopter, Guangdong Maritime Rescue. The ... continue reading
in Accidents 3074Two anchored Turkish coaster freighters, pushed by strong wind, dragged anchors and drifted ashore on Yalova coast, Turkey, Marmara sea, on Nov 17. The ships were tied to each other and understood to be unmanned, anchored off Yalova, due for ... continue reading
in Accidents 2823Fire erupted in superstructure of product tanker GRETE THERESA docked ay Noumea, New Caledonia, South Pacific, early in the morning Nov 17. City firefighters extinguished fire in about 7 hours, firefighting was complicated by thick smoke and toxic gases. Nobody ... continue reading
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