Bulk carrier LINTAN arrived at Szczecin Poland on Dec 18, and is still berthed, unable to offload its’ cargo of zinc concentrate, loaded in Salalah Oman. Zinc concentrate shipments are quite regular in Szczecin, for years, but this time it ... continue reading
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Arrival of reefer COTE D’IVORIAN STAR at Portsmouth UK from Dakar with cargo of fruits on Dec 30 was delayed for some 6 hours because of dead whale found on ship’s bulbous bow. Finally, the ship, which was ... continue reading
in Accidents 8805Pilot reported to fall in water while trying to board container ship MAERSK KENSINGTON in Sandy Hook Bay, from pilot boat, early in the morning Dec 30, on ship’s arrival from Spain. He was taken to hospital on Staten ... continue reading
in Accidents 1509540-foot container fell overboard into river from container ship BLPL GRACE, berthed at Chittagong, on Dec 29 during offloading. Container remained afloat, was picked by tug and towed back to berth, where it was lifted out of water by BLPL ... continue reading
in Accidents 7006Bulk carrier EDELWEISS ran aground in southern Makassar Strait, Java sea, north of Masalima island, Indonesia, in the evening Dec 23, while en route from Taboneo, Kalimantan, to South Korea, with cargo of coal. As of Dec 30, the ship ... continue reading
in Accidents 6332Cruise ship MSC GRANDIOSA contacted pier while docking at Palermo, Italy, at around 0830 UTC Dec 30. The ship moved away from damaged pier under own power, and completed docking without any further problem. Ship’s portside stern above waterline ... continue reading
in Accidents 6033Ferry KOKUSAI MARU 32 collided with pier while berthing, in the afternoon Dec 29, at Takamatsu Port, Shikoku island, Japan, Inner Japan sea. Ferry arrived from Shodoshima Port, with 45 passengers and 6 vehicles on board. Ferry suffered a big ... continue reading
in Accidents 6025Fishing vessel FAY reported sinking around midday Dec 28 in Barents sea, N of Honningsvag, Norway. Cause of sinking unclear. 12 crew were rescued by rescue helicopter Sea King. Fishing vessel according to Redningsselskapet RS (The Norwegian Society for Sea ... continue reading
in Accidents 9791Container ship SONGA IRIDIUM reported to Bosphorus Traffic Control engine failure at 1200 LT (UTC +3) Dec 27, while transiting Bsphorus in southern direction en route from Ukraine, Black sea. The ship veered starboard and moved towards embankment, in an ... continue reading
in Accidents 24409General cargo ship LI FUNG left Kaohsiung Taiwan early Dec 24 with cargo of sucrose, bound for Busan. The encountered problems, most probably weather related, since the beginning of the voyage. Early in the morning Dec 27 Taipei time Master ... continue reading
in Accidents 7165General cargo ship KAZIM DEDE while en route from Alexandria to Aviles Spain in central Med south of Crete, reduced speed early in Dec 24, still maintaining her course. In the morning Dec 25 she changed course and headed to ... continue reading
in Accidents 5875General cargo ship ZELEK STAR dragged anchor at Ashdod Anchorage, Israel, at night Dec 25, in strong wind, and drifted aground in the morning Dec 26, resting on beach near port breakwater. No information on damages, salvage. As of 1430 ... continue reading
in Accidents 8818Bulk carrier IKAN LEBAN on Dec 24 ran aground on 309 km mark, Parana river, upstream from Obligado, while sailing downstream with cargo of maize, loaded at San Lorenzo. The ship was refloated in the afternoon Dec 25 with tugs ... continue reading
in Accidents 3677Bulk carrier veered off entrance channel while leaving Chinese port in Yellow sea, and ran aground in the morning Dec 26. The ship was refloated in some two hours with the assistance of at least three tugs, and was brought ... continue reading
in Accidents 6462General cargo ship NEVADO 35 ran aground in Sarkoy area, Tekirdag, Turkey, Marmara sea northern coast, in the morning Dec 25, while en route from Istanbul to Catania Italy. Attempts to refloat by own means failed, Coast Guard and Coastal ... continue reading
in Accidents 5938US Coast Guard reported on Dec 23 an accident with LPG tanker LEVANT, which took place in the morning Dec 14 at Alcoa Intalco Works gas terminal at Femdale, WA., USA Strait of Georgia. Tanker was in process of mooring ... continue reading
in Accidents 7702General cargo ship CDRY BLUE was pushed aground by storm in Sant'Antioco area, south-western Sardinia, late Dec 21. The ship left Cagliari bound for Spain with cargo of coffee, encountered rough weather and tried to shelter, but failed. She ... continue reading
in Accidents 21618Captain of Turkish bulk carrier INCE KARADENIZ was killed by a crew member, oiler, in the morning Dec 20, bulk carrier is en route from Indonesia via Singapore to Suez, W of Sri Lanka. Understood Captain reprimanded oiler earlier, so ... continue reading
in Accidents 12258Cruise ship AQUA BLU with dozens of tourists on board ran onto reef off Wajag Island, Raja Ampat Regency, West Papua, Indonesia, on Dec 18. The ship refloated with high tide and headed for Batanta island. Understood AQUA BLU didn ... continue reading
in Accidents 4976Carnival cruise ships CARNIVAL GLORY and CARNIVAL LEGEND collided early in the morning Dec 20 in Cozumel, Mexico. Both ships seem to be under way at the time of collision, maneuvering to berth. Both ships sustained damages, CARNIVAL GLORY looking ... continue reading
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