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Unmanned barge EIDE BARGE 32, towed by a tug EIDE WRESTLER, broke free in the evening Dec 30 in North sea and started to drift towards oil rigs in Valhall and Ekofisk oil fields. More than 300 workers were evacuated ...

General cargo vessel KONINGSBORG suffered mechanical failure during the night Dec 30 – Dec 31and issued distress signal at 0525 LT Dec 31, in position 18 nm west of Ouessant island, France, English Channel. Disabled vessel was caught in rough ...

Flour in one of the holds of general cargo vessel WILSON SKY caught fire on Dec 31, vessel was docked in Amsterdam offloading cargo of flour. Fire was extinguished by fire fighting team, all cargo in a hold offloaded. Fire ...

Semi-submersible drilling rig COSL INNOVATOR was hit by a giant wave on Dec 30 at the Troll field in the North Sea west off Bergen, killing one staff member and injuring two. All three were evacuated by a helicopter, one ...

Ferry KM KELMUTU ran aground at night Dec 30 at Dobo, Maluku Islands, Indonesia, Arafura sea, while en route to Timika port, Papua, with around 1000 passengers on board. Vessel expected to be refloated on Dec 31 with the help ...

Cargo vessel capsized in position 07 36N 096 36E, in Andaman sea, about 100 nm west of Phuket island, late at night Dec 29 or during the night Dec 30. Vessel reportedly sank, Thai Navy launched SAR, number of crew ...

Bulk carriers SANDPIPER BULKER and CLIPPER TRIUMPH collided early in the morning Dec 30 in Port Santos canal, Brazil. CLIPPER TRIUPH was leaving Santos, SANDPIPER BULKER was entering port. SANDPIPER BULKER suffered bow damages, CLIPPER TRIUMPH suffered damages portside, as ...

Livestock carrier OCEAN OUTBACK suffered engine failure at night Dec 29 shortly after leaving Fremantle with more than 7000 animals on board, bound for Israel. Vessel was towed back to Perth and docked there at night Dec 30. At 0400 ...

New Zealand media reported that passenger vessel KIMBE QUEEN ran aground about 200 metres from shore on its way last week from Rabaul to Kimbe, New Britain, Papua New Guinea. All 49 passengers and 12 crew were rescued 10 hours ...

Bulk carrier BULK ROSE reported anchored on Hazira road, Gulf of Khambat, India, Arabian sea, in 20 54N 072 38E, disabled and unlit. Vessel arrived to Hazira on Sep 12.

Fire erupted in engine room of general cargo vessel CORINA on Dec 30, distress signal was sent at 1305 LT, vessel was 60 nm northwest of Vaeroy, Norway, northwest of Bodo. Engine was shut down automatically, reportedly fire was under ...

General cargo vessel NORHOLM ran aground in the afternoon Dec 30 near Marstal Harbor entrance, while approaching Marstal, Aro island, Denmark, Little Belt. Reportedly grounding was caused by strong wind and current. Vessel arrived to Marstal from Gdynia to be ...

Cargo vessel capsized in position 07 36N 096 36E, in Andaman sea, about 100 nm west of Phuket island, late at night Dec 29 or during the night Dec 30. Vessel reportedly sank, Thai Navy launched SAR, number of crew ...

General cargo vessel FAHRI EKSIOUGLU suffered steering failure in the morning Dec 29 near Rumelia Fortress, Istanbul, while transiting Bosphorus in northern direction. Reportedly vessel had emergency anchor to avoid running ashore. Soon after vessel started to move, either under ...

Reefer URGULL suffered engine failure at 1300 Moscow time Dec 28 in position 43 32N 139 15E, Japan sea, halfway between Primorye region coast and Hokkaido coast. Vessel is en route to Okhotsk sea with supplies for fishing vessels. Tug ...

General cargo vessel SORMOVSKIY-3051 ran aground at 0530 Moscow time Dec 29 in buoys 46-47 area on Azov-Don Sea Channel, Azov sea, stranding off fairway. No damages reported tugs were sent to assist. Vessel is en route from Azov with ...

Explosion occurred in Hold no.3 of reportedly, bulk carrier AKAKI, at around 1330 LT Dec 28. Vessel loaded with maize, bound for Vietnam, was anchored inside Paranagua Bay on anchorage 1, several cables off berths, to take bunker. Explosion believed ...

Ferry NISSOS RODOS suffered mechanical failure soon after leaving Piraeus late at night Dec 27, with 314 passengers and 76 cars on board, bound for Samos, Chios. Vessel ahd to return to Piraeus to fix the problem. Vessel sailed from ...

General cargo ship PLUTO ISLAND shortly after midnight Seoul time Dec 28 issued distress signal, reporting fire on board. Vessel was some 30 nm southeast of Seogwipo, Jeju, East China sea. at around 0500 vessel requested evacuation, 9 crew was ...

Bulk carrier SELANDIA reported Master suffering heart attack and asked for Master’s medevac on Dec 27, while under way approaching Magellan Strait from the Pacific. 44-year old Ukrainian Master was transferred to a Chilean Navy frigate in western part of ...