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General cargo vessel GALISA struck docked general cargo vessel VOLGO-BALT 236 on Dec 30 at Yeysk port, Russia, Azov sea, while mooring alongside VOLGO-BALT 236. GALISA suffered bow dent above waterline with 150 millimeter deflection. VOLGO-BALT 236 was breached portside ... continue reading

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Cruise Law News reported VIKING SEA engine problem, which caused vessel interrupted her voyage to Toulon, and return to Barcelona, on Dec 29. Problem seems to be serious, passengers were offered to stay on board until Jan 8, or catch ... continue reading

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According to Cruise Critic, cruise ship NAT GEO ORION suffered power failure while returning to Ushua from Antarctica expedition, on Dec 27 judging from AIS track. Vessel reached Ushua at a reduced speed on Dec 29, and was brought to ... continue reading

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Loano (Savona) Italy December 29, 2016 Three people died in the fire occurred this morning, the boat was moored in the marina: carrying four people: two men and two women. On-site fire brigade, 118 and harbor master who managed to ... continue reading

Ferry BALTIYSK at 1715 Moscow time Dec 27 developed starboard list after cargo shift on upper and main decks, including two derailed oil cars, loaded with fuel, on upper deck. Vessel was anchored at Baltiysk Anchorage, Kaliningrad Region, Baltic Sea ... continue reading

Rail ferry ANNENKOV allided with car ferry ELENA at Kavkaz port, in the morning Dec 29. ELENA suffered slight damages. Both ferries are serving Crimean lines. continue reading

Dec 31 UPDATE: GLOVIS CORONA moved to Bremerhaven and was docked in the afternoon Dec 31, after vessel was put on even keel by ballasting. Further trip is cancelled. Dec 30 UPDATE: GLOVIS CORONA is to be taken to Bremerhaven ... continue reading

Fishing boat with three fishermen on board struck underway tanker ANGELIA 2 in the evening Dec 27 off Bahodopi coast, Central Sulawesi, Sulawesi, Banda sea, in foggy conditions. Fishing boat exploded, two tanker’s crew died while trying to rescue ... continue reading

Cargo of soya caught fire in hold of a bulk carrier, docked at Monitor de Bretagne terminal, Saint-Nazaire, at around 1730 LT Dec 27. There were some 12,000 tons of soya left in holds, some 8 tons estimated to ... continue reading

Brand new ferry COPENHAGEN, serving Rostock – Gedser line, suffered some technical problem while on Rostock – Gedser trip in the morning Dec 28, with 137 passengers on board. Vessel left Rostock at 0910 LT and stopped at 1020, laying dead in ... continue reading

Port tug LA BELLA struck anchor of a general cargo vessel GOLD EAGLE at Zamboanga port, Philippines, on Dec 28, while trying to assist freighter to enter port. Tug sank or capsized and then sank, one of two crew cling ... continue reading

Tanker VLADIMIR ran aground at 1945 Moscow time Dec 24 in Kerch Strait in buoys 5-6 area, while transiting Strait in southern direction from Azov Sea to Black Sea with pilot on board. At 2244 same day tanker was refloated ... continue reading

Turkish offshore supply ship ALCATRAS ran aground on northern tip of Kos Island, Greece, Aegean Sea, in the morning Dec 26, being stranded some 40 meters off the coast in stormy weather. Vessel said to be breached, salvage hampered strong ... continue reading

FPSO OSX 1, installed at Rosfjorden, west of Kristiansand, Norway, North Sea, while caught in severe storm which is battering Norway coast, in the morning Dec 26 started to drift towards oil installations in fjord, understood after one of her ... continue reading

Ferry SUPER SHUTTLE RORO 5 was beached by typhoon Nock-Ten (Nina) at around 1100 Manila time Dec 26 at Mabini coast, Batangas province, south of Manila. All 25 passengers and crew were rescued. On a photo beached SUPER SHUTTLE RORO ... continue reading

Captain of ferry WENATCHEE, serving Point Defiance-Tahlequah line (ferry route across Puget Sound between the Point Defiance ferry terminal in Tacoma and Tahlequah, Washington), at night Dec 24 collapsed and hit a control panel as he fell, which caused the ... continue reading

On Dec 20 Hapag-Lloyd issued press-release: During a repair stop on the Atlantic, the Bremen Express (8,750 TEU) experienced rolling for reasons yet to be determined. As a result, some containers fell overboard. The ship, which operates in the ... continue reading