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Chinese-Polish freighter Yongxing attacked in Gulf of Aden
May 22nd, 2013 Piracy
General
cargo vessel Yongxing, belonging to Chinese-Polish joint company, was attacked
by pirates in Gulf of Aden on May 20 13 at around 12:30 UTC in position 13 11N
48 54E, some 45 nautical miles off Yemen coast. Vessel ... read more -
Port work stoppage in Rosario, Argentina
May 22nd, 2013 GeneralThe port workers of Argenitna's main grain center Rosario came out on strike this Monday. Striking workers demand to rise their salary. The strikes over wage are actually usual in Argentina and are not longterm. But if the current ... read more
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Bulk carrier Baltia grounding, Maputo
May 21st, 2013 Incidents and casualties
Bulk carrier Baltia reportedly ran aground leaving Maputo, Mozambique,
on May 20 13, blocking in/out traffic. Vessel was refloated the same day and
resumed voyage to Richards
Bay. read more -
Freighter Adrana allided with pier, Bremerhaven
May 21st, 2013 Incidents and casualties
General cargo vessel Adrana allided with the north
jetty off Bremerhaven
while entering port on May 20, 2013, due to
navigational mistake of pilot and master. Adrana suffered a slight bow damage,
pier suffered significant damage. read more -
Grounding of cruise ship Serenissima, Scotland
May 21st, 2013 Incidents and casualties
MCA report:
Stornoway Coastguard was first alerted at 6.30pm on Monday 20 May 13 and was
told that the cruise ship Serenissima had run aground on sand and gravel
entering Oban Bay, Argyll, Scotland. With 61 passengers and 51 ... read more -
US fish factory Arctic Storm on fire off Aberdeen, 120 crew to be evacuated
May 20th, 2013 Incidents and casualties
USCG: Coast
Guard Sector Columbia River received a call from the fish factory Arctic Storm
at approximately 3:20 p.m. (23:20 UTC) May 20 13 reporting an uncontrolled
engine room fire with 120 people on board some 30 ... read more -
New type of Nigerian pirates emerged, more dangerous than any other we know
May 20th, 2013 Piracyprofessional criminals with military training hunt vessel on the high seas Maritime Bulletin received information from reliable sources from Gulf of Guinea, or to be more exact, from Nigeria. Information claims the emergence of a new type of Nigerian pirates ... read more
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German freighter Anna aground and refloated, Spain
May 20th, 2013 Incidents and casualties
General
cargo vessel Anna ran aground entering Ferrol Bay, Spain, Biscay Bay, in San
Cristovo area near San Carlos Castle, at around 13:30 UTC May 19 13. Anna ran
aground reportedly after engine failure. Vessel was refloated some 3 ... read more -
Dredger Kamal XXXVI reportedly abandoned
May 18th, 2013 Incidents and casualties
The
Economic Times, India,
reported dredger Kamal XXXVI stuck in Mumbai port, with 39 crew. "The
ship, Kamal XXXVI, owned by Jaisu Shipping Co Pvt Ltd, with the 31 Indian crew
members and eight from Ukraine on board, had got ... read more -
Sea Lord damaged reefs in marine reserve and diving site, Egypt
May 18th, 2013 Incidents and casualties
Several
natural coral reefs located in South Sinai's Blue Hole and Canyon diving areas
in the Red Sea were devastated in the evening May 15 13, wrote Ahram Online,
Egypt. Egypt's
NGO Rescue and Environmental Protection Society (REPS ... read more -
Speed ferry Golden Blaze allided with pier in Heraklion
May 18th, 2013 Incidents and casualties
Speed ferry Golden Blaze allided with pier in Heraklion, Greece,
on May 17 13, with 395 passengers on board. There were no injures and no spill,
but vessel was detained for class survey. read more -
m/v Saint Patrick and m/v Lady Swathin attacked and boarded, Nigeria
May 17th, 2013 Piracy
On May 14
pirates attacked offshore vessel Saint Patrick and self-propelled barge Lady
Swathin in the same area off Idoho field.
Self-propelled
tanker barge Lady Swathin hijacked, Nigeria
Self-propelled
tanker barge Lady Swathin attacked by pirates at around 08:00 ... read more -
Freighter AAL Shanghai aground, Indonesia
May 17th, 2013 Incidents and casualties
General cargo vessel AAL Shanghai reportedly ran aground on May 17 13 off Pare Pare, South Sulawesi, en route to Hakata,
Japan, from Sulawesi. No other details are available at the moment. read more -
Fire on ro-ro Atlantic Cartier could spark explosions and radioactive contamination, Hamburg
May 17th, 2013 Incidents and casualties
Ro-ro Atlantic
Cartier had on board more than 20 tons of radioative material, when vessel
suffered major fire in Hamburg port on May 2 13. Cargo
list of the vessel was made public on May 16. There were nine tons ... read more -
Boxship Thetis D damaged freighter Arklow Rally by passing at excess speed
May 17th, 2013 Incidents and casualties
Four severed stanchions aboard Arklow Rally, two
broken lines and damage to a loading arm and gangway at the quay of the Holcim
company were the consequences of excessive speed of the boxship Thetis D in the
Kiel Canal passing ... read more -
Fishing vessel Taigan fire update and vessel’s details
May 17th, 2013 Incidents and casualtiesReader of the Maritime Bulletin sent to me Lloyd’s details of fishing vessel Taigan, which suffered major fire, with 6 crew perishing in the fire, on May 16 13 in Wakkanai port, Japan. Vessel changed the names many times ... read more
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Hamburg Süd and Hapag Lloyd to resume the tie-up talks
May 17th, 2013 BusinessThe two leading German container shipping companies Hamburg Süd and Hapag-Lloyd will continue their tie-up talks. The last negotiations between two premier shippers took place in March and ended without any agreement and prospect for new discussions. The resumption of ... read more
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Fire on fishing vessel Taigan, 6 dead, Japan
May 16th, 2013 Incidents and casualtiesFire erupted on board of fishing vessel Taigan, docked in Wakkanai, Hokkaido, Japan, around 01:00 LT May 16 13. Land firefighting teams and firefighting boats were fighting fire for some 8 hours. 3 crew poisoned with fumes were hospitalized ... read more
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Freighter Ussuri refloated, Japan sea
May 15th, 2013 Incidents and casualties
General cargo vessel Ussuri ran aground at around
0637 LT May 11 13 in
Dzhigit Bay, Primorye, Japan sea. Vessel was staying at
anchor, and drifted aground when storm hits the bay. Vessel contacted the rocky
bottom full length and ... read more -
Bulk carrier Okialos limped to Ponta Delgada with engine problem
May 15th, 2013 Incidents and casualties
Bulk
carrier Okialos experienced engine problem en route ftom Brazil to Aughinish,
Ireland, and had to make
emergency call to Ponta Delgada, Azores, to fix the problem. Vessel arrived to Ponta Delgada on May 15
13, and presently is anchored ... read more
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