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General cargo vessel BABY LEEYN (ex-JANA) was disabled, drifting south of St. John's, Newfoundland with 11 crew on board, including 8 Ukrainians and 3 Russian, since morning Nov 26. According to CBC News, vessel was stranded in Argentia Newfoundland ... continue reading

General cargo vessel SCOT LEADER was troubled twice during westbound Kiel Canal transit in the evening Nov 25. First time vessel was disabled in Radar island area after mechanical failure at around 2050 UTC, but managed to fix problem and ... continue reading

Ro-ro ADELINE ran into trouble while en route from Rotterdam to Purfleet, Thames, UK, in the morning Nov 24 north of Margate. Disabled ship started to drift, tug MTS VANQUISH (IMO 9559573) steamed from Yarmouth in the evening Nov 24 ... continue reading

General cargo vessel FUKUYOSHIMARU NO.1 ran onto breakwater while approaching Taketoyo Port, south of Nagoya, Honshu island, Japan, at around 0610 Tokyo time Nov 24, en route from Osaka with cargo of coal. Vessel was taken off breakwater in ... continue reading

MRCC Vladivostok reported fire in engine room of Russian ro-ro ship IMAN in the morning local time Nov 24 in Japan sea, some 200 nm off Primorye coast. IMAN with cargo of cars is en route from Toyama Japan to ... continue reading

Ferry JETLINER with 181 passengers on board ran onto the shore at high speed while approaching Kendari port, southeast Sulawesi island, Indonesia, in the evening Nov 23. Ferry arrived to Kendari from Baubau, Buton Island. According to passengers statements, ferry ... continue reading

Iranian freighter KASRA-1 lost control at 2340 Moscow time Nov 22 at 3602 kilometer mark, river Volga, after water ingress into steering compartment, which was eventually, flooded. The ship was brought to anchor outside channel, traffic not affected. KASRA-1 with ... continue reading

Cruise ship SILVER CLOUD reportedly suffered engine failure caused by faulty pump on Nov 19, while en route to Antarctica, first trip after massive refitting, which was to convert her into polar cruise ship. The ship left Buenos Aires on ... continue reading

General cargo ship JOMI suffered engine trouble off Wick, Scotland, North sea, on Nov 22, while en route from Riga Latvia to Reykjavik Iceland. Wick lifeboat was sent to assist, joined by tug. Disabled freighter was towed to Lyness, Orkney ... continue reading

MRCC Tianjin China was alerted at 0330 Beijing time Nov 21 by collision report. Mega container ship MSC LCIANA collided with Chinese cargo ship SULIANHAIJI0118 in Bohai sea, 7 nm off Caofeidian port. MSC LUCIANA left Tianjin, bound for Busan ... continue reading

Offshore supply tug SCI RATNA sank at around 1930 LT Nov 21 in Arabian sea, some 90 nm west of Mumbai, after her engine room was flooded. Tug reported water ingress at 1730 LT. 16 crew were rescued by another ... continue reading

General cargo vessel ARKLOW VALOUR ran aground in Odense Channel while approaching Odense at around 0100 LT Nov 21, traffic reportedly was sustained. Vessel was refloated at around 1030 LT, with the help of tug or tugs, and reached Odense ... continue reading

Russian cargo ship NEFTERUDOVOZ 29M in the morning Nov 21 dragged anchor on Bartin anchorage Turkey Black sea coast, in stormy weather, and drifted aground, according to AIS track. The ship arrived at Bartin from Rostov, Russia, with cargo of ... continue reading

General cargo ship CARINA went out of control and contacted New Northern Lock walls at Brunsbuettel, Kiel Canal, at 2348 LT Nov 17. Walls and the ship sustained slight damages, CARINA was allowed to resume transit, en route from Netherlands ... continue reading

Container ship PENG AN SHENG lost 31 40-foot containers in the evening Nov 19 in Yangtze estuary, in adverse weather conditions, while en route from Yantai to Shanghai. The ship was carrying more than 400 containers. Traffic in deepwater channel ... continue reading

US Navy destroyer USS Benfold collided with Japanese commercial tug after tug lost propulsion, on Nov 18 in Sagami Bay, Kanagawa Prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, during towing exercise. According to official statement, cited by Stars and Stripes, tug drifted onto ... continue reading

499-ton cargo ship ran aground on a breakwater at Tomakomai port, Hokkaido, at around 0500 Tokyo time Nov 18, while trying to enter port in a stormy weather. 4-crew rescued. It’s a Japan-flagged general cargo ship, identified as EIKA ... continue reading

General cargo ship JORVIK ran aground shortly after 1800 UTC Nov 17 on river Ouse in front of Goole, UK, seemingly after mechanical failure. The ship was refloated, according to AIS, some 12 hours later, and towed to Goole. As ... continue reading

Nov 18: Full-scale SAR is under way in waters near the last known position of missing submarine, including all available Navy ships and planes, and merchant marine and fishing vessels in the area. There are 44 crew on board, initial ... continue reading

Bunker tanker ZALIV AMERIKA allided with LNG tanker FEDOR LITKE while unmooring after bunkering at 1540 Nov 14. Brand new LNG tanker, which was to set sail soon for her maiden voyage to Sabetta, Arctic, suffered hull breach some 0 ... continue reading