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Cruise ship CARNIVAL DREAM lost a lifeboat which broke off davits and fell into water while the ship was under way in Gulf of Mexico on Dec 30. Accident didn’t affect ship’s itinerary. Lifeboat was checked but couldn’t be hoisted ...

Ferry DHARMA KARTIKA IX on the way from Surabaya Java to Balikpapan Kalimantan, Indonesia, was caught in rough weather while crossing Java sea. The ship arrived at Balikpapan in the morning Dec 31 with kind of a mess on cargo ...

Cruise ship NIPPON MARU with 524 passengers on board collided with Delta Pier in inner Apra Harbor, Guam, at night Dec 30, on arrival from Japan, inflicting damages both on the ship and the pier. Pier is fitted with fuel ...

Product tanker WHITE SHARK experienced not clarified kind of trouble in South China sea off southern Vietnam coast on Dec 29 or earlier, tanker turned to Vietnam and requested medical assistance to 4 injured crew, one very bedly, with fractured ...

Inland container ship NERO on Dec 29 lost some 30 containers overboard in Antwerp, blocking all traffic on Scheldt river in the area. Cause of an accident yet unknown, watch video – ship suddenly listed, and containers toppled overboard. Tugs ...

Product tanker ATHLOS suffered explosion, followed by fire, in the morning Dec 29 off southern coast of Cyprus, shortly after leaving Larnaca. 5 crew understood to be thrown overboard, all 5 rescued, 2 of them suffering extensive burns. All 5 ...

Ferry DHARMA KOSALA collided with ferry KMP MUNIC (seemingly anchored) in the afternoon Dec 28 on approaches to Banyuwangi, Java, Bali Strait. Ferry KMP MUNIC sustained stern damages, said to be serious. No data found on KMP MUNIC, probably it’s ...

General cargo ship YI CHENG 1 grounded onto small island northwest of Nanri island, north of Quanzhou, Fujian Province, China, Taiwan Strait, at around 0500 Beijing time Dec 28, in adverse weather. Prior to grounding, the ship was anchored, so ...

Bulk carrier GLOBAL SYMPHONY with pilot on board allided with port crane by portside stern while berthing at Nakhodka port, Primorye, Japan sea, at 0035 Moscow time Dec 27. Crane was relocated from rails and sustained other damages. Bulk carrier ...

Hopper dredger JBB YU HANG 67 ran into trouble early, being caught in storm, in the morning Dec 26 in Bohai sea, in Liaoning waters, though it is not clear what exactly happened, and why 12 crew had to leave ...

Three Chinese coasters sank at night Dec 26 in Zhoushan waters, south of Shanghai, being caught in adverse weather with strong wind and high sea. GUO SHUN 8669 (? Data not found), DAHAIHONGYU and FAN YANG 68 sank in roughly ...

Container ship REN JIAN 15 went out of control while maneuvering to berth at Nansha Port, Longxue Island Container Terminal, Guangzhou, China, at around 1220 Beijing Time Dec 26. The ship moved straight at berthed container ship HAI SU 10, ...

Container ship CMA CGM NORMA collided with Chinese cargo ship YUSHENG366 early in the morning Dec 24 in Pearl River estuary in vicinity 22 16N 113 47E, some 20 nm SW of Hong Kong. YUSHENG366 sank after collision, crew rescued. ...

Deck cargo ship AMANDA capsized and sank in the afternoon Dec 25 some 3 nm east of Tanjung Sepang, Malaysia, eastern Singapore Strait. The ship suffered steering failure, went out of control, collided with another ship (understood anchored), capsized and ...

General cargo ship SUROV was pushed aground by strong wind and high sea at 0305 Moscow time Dec 25, near Mys (Point) Zheleznyy Rog, Volna village, southwestern coast of Taman Peninsula, Russia, Black sea. The ship was ballasting from Turkey ...

General cargo ship MARKUS suffered engine failure at 2300 Moscow time Dec 23 in Barents sea, 19 nm NE of Cape Tsypnavolok, Rybachy Peninsula, Russia, and requested assistance, because crew weren’t able to fix problem. SAR tug MURMANRYBA (IMO 7830868) ...

Fire erupted on fishing vessel ZHETAIYULENG32890 stern on Dec 23, some 100 nm west of Japanese Kagoshima Prefecture islands, East China sea. Japanese Coast Guard coordinated rescue operation, alerting all ships in the vicinity. 31 crew were rescued, 1 went ...

General cargo ship SIBEL D ran aground at around 0630 UTC Dec 22 while leaving Nafplion port, Peloponnese Greece, after offloading cargo of fertilizers. The ship reportedly veered off fairway, and ran aground. No damages, no leak reported. SIBEL D ...

Ferry PASIO PER FORMENTERA suffered fire in engine room and was disabled at around 0530 UTC Dec 21 in Gibraltar, shortly after leaving Ceuta, bound for Algeciras, with more than 100 passengers on board. Ferry was taken on tow some ...

Very Large Ore Carrier CAPE VERDE collided with 12-meter long fishing boat in Osaka Bay, Japan, at around 0840 Tokyo time Dec 21. Boat with two people on board, overturned. Both were rescued, but one was taken to hospital and ...