Bulk carrier YANGTZE RIVER asked for assistance after engine failure on Jan 12, while en route to Novorossiysk port, Russia, Black sea. vessel was some 24 nm off Novorossiysk. Late at night Jan 12 vessel was taken on tow by ... continue reading
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General cargo vessel EPOCH WIND suffered engine failure on Jan 12 east of Shima, Honshu, Pacific coast, while en route from Nagoya. Vessel required assistance, and was taken on tow by tug HAYASHIO MARU (IMO 9400447), convoy is escorted by ... continue reading
in Accidents 1493General cargo vessel ELBETOR issued distress signal at 0520 UTC Jan 13, reporting fire on board, vessel was 6 miles off Norfolk coast, UK, English Canal. Fire started and spread in superstructure. Two coastguard helicopters, a lifeboat from Cromer and ... continue reading
in Accidents 2311General cargo vessel BUSE TRIO suffered mechanical problem and wasn’t able to hold on dragging anchor on Jan 11, being anchored in the bay of Douarnenez, south of Brest, France. Vessel started to drift towards beach. Salvage ship Abeille ... continue reading
in Accidents 1719Fight started between two crew on board of container ship MANI, which was anchored on road 54 in Azov sea, off Kavkaz port, in the afternoon Jan 10. Able seaman of Azerbaijan nationality wounded able seaman of Ukrainian nationality with ... continue reading
in Accidents 2136Cruise ship AIDAprima, currently under construction at Mitsubishi Yard, Nagasaki, Japan, suffered fire in the evening Jan 11. Electrical cables caught fire in one of the compartments, fire was quickly extinguished by yard’s firefighting team, nobody was injured. Whether ... continue reading
in Accidents 6714General cargo vessel SAMSKIP HOFFELL suffered mechanical failure in the afternoon Jan 10 in North Atlantic some 250 nm southeast of southern Iceland, while en route from Rotterdam to Reykjavik. Vessel was disabled and started to drift. Icelandic CG ship ... continue reading
in Accidents 373207 Jan 2016 Hapag-Lloyd informs about port omissions. With regret that we have to inform you that the vessel MV “Wide Bravo” voyage 6002S was damaged when it encountered heavy weather conditions en route from Genoa to Tilbury. The damage ... continue reading
in Accidents 2074Trawler NOVO JUNDINA issued distress signal at around 2300 LT Jan 10, in Bay of Biscay north of Coruna, Spain. Trawler reported water ingress, crew of 10 leaving vessel and going to life rafts. Crew was rescued by rescue helicopter ... continue reading
in Accidents 1362Chemical tanker MEDKEM THREE reportedly ran aground on Jan 10 on river Ouse, UK, en route to Goole. Tanker ran aground in low water, and according to AIS, was refloated with high water and reached Goole same day. continue reading
in Accidents 2177General cargo vessel ROCHEFORT sheltered in Milos island waters, Greece, Aegean sea, after engine breakdown on Jan 10. Vessel detained by Milos maritime authorities until completing repairs and survey. continue reading
in Accidents 1224Ferry VIKINGEN ran aground at Arsnes Kvinnehard, around midday Jan 10, with 34 passengers on board. Passengers left the ferry and are awaiting another vessel or maybe refloating of VIKINGEN. No data on damages, according to AIS at 1500 UTC ... continue reading
in Accidents 1468Russian general cargo vessel CITY ran aground on a breakwater in Sakata port, Yamagata Prefecture, Honshu Island, Japan, Japan sea coast, in a rough weather. Vessel’s hull was apparently breached, vessel taking on water, with growing starboard list. 18 ... continue reading
in Accidents 3301In the evening Jan 7 two crew of a tuna fishing vessel NAZCA died after inhaling fuel fumes in fuel tank shortly after vessel left Cartagena, Colombia. One of them opened and entered fuel tank without authorization and died in ... continue reading
in Accidents 1099Container ship SONDERBORG STRAIT suffered engine failure at around 2130 LT Jan 9 while transiting Kiel Canal at Westerronfeld, traffic was blocked for several hours. Some time was spent on getting available tugs, until finally, vessel was taken on tow ... continue reading
in Accidents 2035Fire erupted in the afternoon Jan 9 on board of a cargo vessel docked in Tawfiq, Suez. Local firefighting teams prevented fire spread to fuel tanks, fire was extinguished. Vessel in question is said to be ro-ro DODO, vessel’s ... continue reading
in Accidents 1305Disabled freighter SIRIUS with some problems was finally, towed to Piraeus on Jan 9 by a tug IONIAN PELAGOS (IMO 7601657), for repairs and survey. Disabled freighter SIRIUS dangerously close to Greek coast General cargo vessel SIRIUS suffered mechanical failure ... continue reading
in Accidents 1345General cargo vessel OLGA M collided with Halkida Evripus bridge, Evia, Greece, at around 0100 LT Jan 9. Reportedly bridge and vessel didn’t suffer significant damages. Information sent by Nautilia.gr, see full-scale pic and video at http://www ... continue reading
in Accidents 2768Three crew of a general vessel SCL BASILEA were injured, one of them fell overboard, on Jan 8, when according to AIS, vessel left Leixoes port, Portugal, bound for Panama. Sailor who fell overboard was rescued, all three were hospitalized ... continue reading
in Accidents 3064General cargo vessel EVERT PRAHM rammed transporter bridge in Rendsburg, Eider river, Kiel Canal, in the morning Jan 8. Vessel and bridge suffered heavy damages, vessel’s bridge damages can be seen on photo. It is estimated, that bridge repairs ... continue reading
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