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Container ships BERWICK and VICTORIA at around 1100 LT Nov 20 collided on Schouwen-Duiveland anchorage, west of Hook of Holland, both vessels suffered damages. VICTORIA reportedly lost starboard anchor, BEWRICK lost two anchors and suffered engine trouble. Situation unclear, both ... continue reading

Nov 22: SAGA SKY was anchored off Dover at around 1900 UTC Nov 20, French emergency team, which boarded the vessel, found her seaworthy, though starboard hull breach was substantial. UK MRCC allowed SAGA SKY to remain anchored until morning ... continue reading

Reefer FRIO PETROPAVLOVSK ran onto Southern Breakwater at around 1830 UTC Nov 19 while entering IJmuiden Harbor, Netherlands, bound for Velsen-Noord. Grounding reportedly was caused by engine failure. About half an hour later vessel was taken off breakwater with the ... continue reading

Bulk carrier NENITA loaded with grain ran aground at around 1040 UTC (AIS) Nov 19 on lower Columbia river near Skamokawa. Vessel stranded off fairway, reportedly after engine failure. Forepeak area was breached with ensuing water ingress, breach was sealed ... continue reading

Container ship ISLAND CHIEF suffered engine trouble early in the morning Nov 18 and had to turn to nearest shelter, Poverty Bay, Gisborne, North Island, NZ, while en route from Tauranga to Napier. According to local media, vessel was brought ... continue reading

Three workers of Palumbo Ship Repair Yard, Cospicua, Malta, suffered burns on board of cruise ship COSTA NEORIVIERA in the afternoon Nov 18, one suffered minor injures, while the other two were hospitalized, reported local media. They were dismantling a ... continue reading

General cargo vessel TAY SON 4 collided with local fishing vessel KM Mulya Sejati early in the morning Nov 19 in Java Sea 22 nm north of Tuban, East Java, while en route to Surabaya from Thailand with cargo of ... continue reading

Ro-ro cargo ship GRANDE FRANCIA suffered engine failure in the afternoon Nov 18 in English Canal, some 14 nm north of Cherbourg, France. Disabled vessel started to drift towards French coast at some 4 knots speed. Salvage ship ABEILLE LIBERTE ... continue reading

Container ship NUCA ARCTICA left Aalborg, bound for Nuuk, Greenland, on Nov 16, but suffered fire in engine room and had to return to Denmark, Frederikshavn, for repairs. Fir understood to be quickly extinguished by the crew, vessel is sailing ... continue reading

Bulk carrier SEIYO HARMONY struck self-propelled barge while approaching Thi Vai port, north of Vung Tau, Vietnam, in the morning Nov 17. Barge sank, skipper went missing, believed to be trapped in cabin. As of Nov 18, search for skipper ... continue reading

Bulk carrier POLA PALEKH ran aground in the afternoon Nov 17 in Beaufort Inlet Channel in buoy 16A area, while approaching Morehead City, North Carolina, reported USCG. Channel was temporarily closed for traffic. According to AIS track, vessel was refloated ... continue reading

General cargo vessel KM TRADISI 8 capsized and sank at Gresik port, East Java, Surabaya, on Nov 16. Vessel is resting starboard on the bottom, partially above water. One crew missing. Leak reported, but no data yet as to the ... continue reading

General cargo vessel K DADAYLI in the evening Nov 16 suffered mechanical failure while transiting Bosphorus in northern direction, shortly after passing Second Bosphorus Bridge, and was brought to anchor at Buyukdere Anchorage, Bosphorus. As of 0600 UTC Nov 17 ... continue reading

Container ship MSC BARBARA ran aground at around 0620 LT Nov 16 while approaching Sao Joaqium terminal at Salvador port, Bahia, Brazil. With 14.5 meter draft she grounded at 12 meter depth, in low tide. Vessel was refloated some ... continue reading

Product tanker ISTANA 5 suffered explosion and ensuing fire on cargo deck on Nov 16, vessel is docked at Batu Ampar, Batam City, Riau islands, Singapore Strait. Tanker was undergoing repairs, oil fumes exploded because of cutting works on cargo ... continue reading

Vietnamese fishing vessels BTH-97859TS and BTH-97947 on Nov 16 spotted drifting vessel some 157 nm off La Gi, northeast of Vung Tau, Vietnam. Fishermen boarded vessel, which was apparently abandoned some days ago, in good order, with deck lights still ... continue reading

Ferry VIROT suffered engine failure on Nov 14 while en route from Ibiza to Formentera, Balearic Islands, and started to drift about a mile off La Savina, Formentera. Vessel was taken on tow and towed back to Ibiza, arriving there ... continue reading

General cargo vessel AVANGARD with 2929 tons of fertilizers on board ran aground in Tsimlyansk Reservoir, river Don, Russia, while en route from Asrtakhan to Rostov, at 2728 kilometer mark. Vessel grounded by fore , with 0.5 meter draft loss ... continue reading

Product tanker STELLA MARIS reported missing 2nd engineer while en route from Antwerp to Kristiansund, Norway, circumstances unknown. Vessel docked at Kristiansund on Nov 14, police launched an investigation, on a request from Dutch police via Europol. continue reading

Ferry DUMAI LINE 3 ran aground on a beach of Pulau Pedang island, Indonesia, Malacca Strait, in the afternoon Nov 15, while en route from Pulau Sambu, Singapore Strait, to Dumai. All passengers evacuated, vessel is hard aground, no information ... continue reading