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Bulk carrier GALLIA GRAECA lost power outside Juan de Fuca Strait in the morning Jan 6, transiting the strait en route from Port Angeles, Washington, USA, to Qingdao China. Vessel was towed to Victoria B.C. and anchored there on ... continue reading

High speed passenger vessel BEETLE collided with unidentified underwater object, probably whale, shortly after leaving Busan Korea, bound for Hakata, Japan. There were 191 people on board, 8 including 1 passenger were injured. Ferry returned to Busan. continue reading

Ferry ZUHAIRI sank after colliding with barge near Semporna port, Malaysia, north east Borneo, at around 2000 LT Jan 6. It is understood that the ferry left Bongao island in southern Philippines for Semporna at about 1400 LT and was ... continue reading

superyachttimes.com Monday, 4 January 2016 By Gemma Fottles Although specific details are yet to be confirmed, it appears that a major fire that has broken out in a marina of the Turkish town of Marmaris has caused what it ... continue reading

Container ship ARNAFELL suffered fire in engine room in the evening Jan 5, being some 50 nm off Immingham port, UK, en route from Reykjavik to Immingham. Crew managed to extinguish fire by own means, vessel safely reached Immingham under ... continue reading

Passenger ro-ro vessel FRISIA II ran aground in the morning Jan 5 between Juist and Norddeich, East Frisia, Germany, North Sea, with 650 passengers on board. Ferry understood to be refloated at around 1900 LT same day. Grounding reportedly was ... continue reading

Fishing vessel ABIGAIL GRACE suffered fire in the superstructure in the morning Jan 6, vessel is docked in Harbour Grace, Conception Bay on the Avalon Peninsula in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Harbour Grace fire teams fought fire ... continue reading

General cargo vessel SIRIUS suffered mechanical failure on Jan 4 in Mediterranean sea west of Paliros, southern tip of mainland Greece, and started to drift towards Greek coast. At 0100 UTC Jan 5 vessel was in vicinity 36 24N 022 ... continue reading

Fishing vessel JULIEN COLEOU suffered engine failure on Jan 3 some 20 miles west of Barra, Hebrides, North Atlantic, in a stormy weather. A sister ship Jean-Claude Coulon II took JULIEN COLEOU on tow, both vessel safely arrived to Lochinver ... continue reading

Seiner DONETS fouled propeller in fishing nets off southwest Kamchatka coast, Okhotsk sea, on Jan 3 or 4. Vessel is disabled, waiting for salvage tug and divers to clear propeller. Salvage tug SPRAVEDLIVIY (IMO 7808279) already approached DONETS and is ... continue reading

Offshore platform SAFE BRISTOLIA, while towed to Poland, broke free in North sea some 75 miles east of Montrose, Scotland, on Jan 4. Towing line parted at 0746 LT, platform is adrift with 33 people on board. Two PSV tugs ... continue reading

Ro-ro passenger vessel VITSENTZOS KORNAROS allided with pier or breakwater in the afternoon Jan 3, while leaving Kissamos port, Crete, Greece, with 16 passengers and cars on board. Vessel suffered damage above the waterline, sailing was cancelled, vessel detained for ... continue reading

Offshore tug supply vessel SWIBER TORUNN reported grounded on Jan 2 after anchor dragging in Dos Bocas port, Gulf of Mexico. As of 0800 UTC Jan 3 vessel was still aground, according to AIS. continue reading

General cargo vessel IVAN BOBROV was ordered to drop anchor in Oresund south of Elsinore, Denmark, on Jan 1, after Danish traffic control spotted strange movements of the vessel. Water police boarded IVAN BOBROV and found 9 crew drunk, probably ... continue reading

Container ship DONG TAI PEARL issued distress signal on Dec 25 off Pearl River Estuary, South China sea. Vessel reported anchor dragging, drift, inoperative engine, and requested assistance. Rescue ship NANHAIJIU 116 was sent to assist. Anchor was lifted, vessel ... continue reading

Container ship CAPE MAYOR issued distress signal at 1728 CET Dec 31, reporting one crew injured and one overboard, in position 40 nm north of Ouessant, English Channel. 42-year old Russian sailor was airlifted by a helicopter from Lanveoc Naval ... continue reading