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May 15 UPDATE: Confirmed it’s HUA HANG 1. Crew were evacuated, the ship suffered blackout. No news on present ship’s status, condition, but most probably, she either already towed or is under tow, to anchorage or port. Container ... continue reading

General cargo ship MEISEN 2 developed heavy starboard list and issued distress signal at around 0330 Tokyo time May 14 in Chiba Prefecture waters, Honshu eastern coast, south of Tokyo. The ship was en route from Hitachinaka, sailing in SW ... continue reading

Container ship WEC VAN RIJN ran aground on a sandbank in Oude Maas river, while sailing upstream to Moerdijk, Netherlands, short of Spijkenisserbrug Bridge, at 0250 UTC May 12. The ship blocked fairway, she was refloated with tugs assistance at ... continue reading

Tourist catamaran CORMORANT 1 with 10 crew and 15 passengers on board caught fire early May 11 in Galapagos Archipelago waters. Catamaran burned out and sank, all 25 people on board rescued, safe. New FleetMon Vessel Safety Risk Reports Available ... continue reading

Bulk carrier MICROSTEP loaded with logs ran aground in China Strait, Mine Bay,southeastern Papua New Guinea, on May 3, while en route from PNG ports to port of destination (China, probably). The ship was transiting the Strait in eastern ... continue reading

May 10 1440 UTC UPDATE: 1 crew reportedly died, fire is extinguished. 13 crew include Turkish, Inidan and Azerbaijan nationalities. Fire erupted on the bridge and probably, damaged or destroyed some or all equipment, that's why AIS is off ... continue reading

Fire erupted in engine room of bunker tanker PUNTA AZZURRA at Civitavecchia port, Italy, at around 1330 UTC May 9. Fire engines and tugs were deployed in fire fighting. As of 1530 UTC May 9, situation is unclear, but most ... continue reading

May 8: Gen cargo MARANTA, Ionian sea, NUC since May 6, from Cagliari to Hereke Marmara sea, ETA May 9. May 9 UPDATE: Taken on tow by tug IOANNIS (IMO 8417845) late May 8, port of destination unclear, probably Igoumenitsa ... continue reading

General cargo ship PERMATA ASIA sank on May 7 north of Sangeang island, Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, Lesser Sunda islands, Indonesia. The loaded ship with cement reported water ingress in engine room and headed for Sangeang island, probably in hope ... continue reading

Ro-ro ship MN PELICAN reported to MRCC Corsen, France, water ingress, in the evening May 6, in Biscay Bay, being en route from Bilbao Spain to Poole UK. SAR ship ABEILLE BOURBON responded, delivering equipment required for taking water ingress ... continue reading

Fire erupted in cargo hold of general cargo ship NS SABINA, docked at Ortona, Italy, Adriatic sea, in the morning May 6. Billowing smoke triggered fire alarm, firefighters responded, while the ship had to shift berths to move away from ... continue reading

Chemical tanker GULF PETROLEUM 4, undergoing maintenance repairs at Tuzla Turkey, suffered explosion and leak of carbon dioxide from one of cylinders, in the morning May 6. Five or four people were poisoned by gas, understood at least four of ... continue reading

Bulk carrier YULIA suffered mechanical failure on May 5 south of Thasos island, northern Aegean sea, while ballasting from Diliskelesi Marmara sea to Nea Karvali, Greece. The ship according to CG, was taken on tow and towed to Nea Karvali ... continue reading

Greek Capesize bulk carrier FLECHA while berthing, allided with pier at Yeongheung Power Plant, Incheon, Korea, on Apr 21. The ship was loaded with coal, she suffered 4-meter long hull slash above waterline. Power Plant Coal Terminal sustained much more ... continue reading

Bulk carrier ARKLOW SPRAY ran aground in Parana river off Ramallo, Argentina, at 0640 LT (UTC -3), while sailing downstream en route from Arroyo Seco to Abidjan Ivory Coast, understood in load. According to Alpemar report and track, the ship ... continue reading

Pusher tug ANGLIAN LADY with barge PML 9000, loaded with steel coils from Algoma Steel, ran aground on Vidal Schoals west of Soo Locks, St. Mary’s river, Great Lakes, at around 0430 UTC May 4, reported Great Lakes and ... continue reading

Turkish Captain of capsize bulk carrier QUORN has been lost overboard on May 2 in Java sea north of Bali island. The ship is en route from Australia to Vietnam, she interrupted voyage and went SAR, alerting all the concerned ... continue reading

Cargo ship contacted silo constructions at Rethe, Port of Hamburg, in the evening May 2, while leaving dock, bound for Sweden. Both silo and the ship sustained damages, RIX CRYSTAL also allided with dolphin. On May 3 the ship was ... continue reading

Apr 18: Bulk MAGIC SEAS (IMO 9736169), North Atlantic, from Corpus Christi to Europa Point, ETA Apr 16. May 2: AHS tug ALP WINGER (IMO 9367504) assigned for towage? May 3 UPDATE: ALP WINGER is nearby both ships adrift. Maybe ... continue reading

May 2: Gen cargo ATALAYA TMA, NUC in Irish sea, from Bilbao to Londonderry, ETA May 2. May 3 UPDATE: It transpired, that the ship suffered engine issue and couldn’t restart engine, so tug VENTURE (IMO 7529469) was assigned ... continue reading