Product tanker BOW SPRING suffered two blackouts in an hour’s time while sailing upstream Western Scheldt, in front of Terneuzen, in the morning Nov 2. She was brought to anchor after second blackout with the help of tugs, for ... continue reading
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Bulk carrier GLORY AMSTERDAM Bulk carrier GLORY AMSTERDAM was refloated at 0715 LT Nov 2 with the help of contracted for salvage tugs, 16000 tons of ballast water were pumped out during salvage operation, both dropped during drift and grounding ... continue reading
in Accidents 3404Container ship TRF KAYA moored at buoys in front of Cat Lai Container Terminal Dong Nai river, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, at around 0500 LT Nov 2 was struck by passing container ship, which isn’t yet identified. TRF KAYA ... continue reading
in Accidents 19445Bulk carrier NAUTICAL RUNA broke off her moorings at Brake, Mueller Silos Terminal, at around 1445 LT Nov 1. Vessel drifted, was turned by current and grounded perpendicular to fairway on Weser river, Germany. As of 1730 UTC Nov 1 ... continue reading
in Accidents 5574Container ship POLLUX reportedly suffered engine failure when entering Bremerhaven on Oct 30. The ship dropped anchor, but couldn’t avoid collision with pier. Pier and POLLUX reported to sustain damages. Container ship was detained for investigation and repairs, she ... continue reading
in Accidents 5116MRCC Turkey was alerted at 0425 Istanbul time Nov 1 by report on disappearance of a merchant ship in Black sea, off Sile, Turkey. SAR was launched, general cargo vessel BILAL BAL with 10 crew was identified as sunk some ... continue reading
in Accidents 8547Oct 31 Update: Five Oceans Salvage was contracted to tow bulk carrier to Honolulu for repairs. AIS of the tug MANUOKEKAI (IMO 7722061) emerged nearby on Oct 31, understood she’s towing bulk carrier, ETA Honolulu Nov 3. Previous news ... continue reading
in Accidents 1728MRCC Shanghai was alerted at 0705 Beijing time Oct 31 on a collision between bulk carrier LI DIAN 2 and cargo ship LV DI 67, which occurred in Waigaoqiao Channel, Shanghai. Cargo ship LV DI 67 sank, 7 crew were ... continue reading
in Accidents 2292Multipurpose cargo ship AFRICAN WIND lost propulsion, due to engine or mechanical failure, at around 1900 UTC Oct 30 off Vissingen, Netherlands, while under way to Antwerp. Tugs were sent to assist troubled freighter and avoid grounding or collision. In ... continue reading
in Accidents 13581Ferry RIO MARINA BELLA collided with pier while docking at Portoferraio, Elba Island, Italy, at around 2130 LT Oct 29, on arrival from Piombino with some 150 passengers on board. Two passengers were injured from a sharp jolt, one hospitalized ... continue reading
in Accidents 2568Cargo ship HONG ANH 69 sank in the afternoon Oct 30 in position 18 49N 105 45E, off Cua Lo, northern Vietnam, Gulf of Tonkin. Vessel was loaded with 4600 tons of coal, cause of sinking unclear, rough seas mentioned ... continue reading
in Accidents 3079At least five cargo ships went into trouble on Oct 29 thanks to storm Herwart, which swept across northern Germany. Luckily, there were no injures, no casualties and no serious damages. Bulk carrier GLORY AMSTERDAM (IMO 9287182, dwt 77171) was ... continue reading
in Accidents 4274Container ship MSC EYRA ran into trouble in the morning Oct 29 in North sea off Dutch coast, probably due to stormy weather. Character of trouble unclear, one crew was injured and medevaced by helicopter, the ship lost container and ... continue reading
in Accidents 17988Ferry DHARMA KENCANA II with some 200 passengers on board caught fire in the morning Oct 29 in the middle of Java Sea in position 05 04S 109 54E, while en route from Samarang Central Java to Pontianak, western Kalimantan ... continue reading
in Accidents 7924Tug GF TACUARI pushing feeder container barge struck an underwater object and sank at around noon Oct 28, southeast of Colonia Del Sacramento, Paraguay, Rio de La Plata. Vessel started taking on water, capsized and sank. 10 crew safe, 7 ... continue reading
in Accidents 5018Fire erupted in cargo hold of bulk carrier GOLDEN ICE, docked at ArcelorMittal terminal in Dunkirk, France, at around 1000 LT Oct 28. Vessel is offloading cargo of ore delivered from Canada, fire was quickly extinguished with deployment of shore ... continue reading
in Accidents 4672General cargo vessel WILSON TYNE collided with the wall of southern lock in Brunsbuettel, while entering Kiel Canal on Oct 27. Both wall and vessel suffered some damages, said to be slight. Vessel resumed transit in the afternoon Oct 27 ... continue reading
in Accidents 2627General cargo vessel BEAUMOTION suffered engine failure on Oct 26, while transitin Kiel Canal in southern direction, at Flensburg area, blocking for some time all traffic. Vessel was moored at Flensburg, crew failed to fix the problem, owner had to ... continue reading
in Accidents 1865Oct 28 Update: Bulk carrier ALI M was refloated early in the morning Oct 27 with the help of a tug, and sailed to anchorage at Plataria bay under own power. Understood she’s at anchor, undergoing survey for possible ... continue reading
in Accidents 2061Container ship EASLINE SHANGHAI suffered mechanical failure and requested assistance on Oct 19 in Yangtze river estuary. MRCC Shanghai dispatched a SAR tug DONG HAI JIU 101 (IMO 9654816), which managed to take disabled vessel on tow and tow her ... continue reading
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