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General cargo ship NIKOLAY KUZNETSOV ran aground while leaving Rostov Port, river Don, Russia, Azov sea, in the evening Dec 12. The ship is in load, as of 1400 UTC Dec 13 she was still aground. General cargo ship VOLGA-4007 ... continue reading

Dec 12: ELBTRADER, IMO 9388534, English Channel S of Isle of Wight, NUC since 0100 UTC, from Rotterdam to Dublin. Dec 13 Update: Suffered engine failure, was taken on tow at around 0530 UTC Dec 12, towed to Southampton. As ... continue reading

Russian Navy Kilo class missile submarine CHITA in the morning Dec 12 partially sank in Japan sea in Primorye Region waters, while being towed from Vladivostok to Nakhodka for dismantling. Submarine is unmanned, she sank vertically by stern on 42 ... continue reading

Tanker AZURITE suffered engine failure and was disabled while sailing downstream in Western Scheldt, in front of Terneuzen, Netherlands, in the afternoon Dec 12. Tanker loaded with oil products was in danger of running aground. Timely assistance from 5 tugs ... continue reading

Bulk carrier SEA EAGLE ran aground on the right bank in Seine river at 2130 UTC Dec 11, while proceeding upstream en route from La Rochelle to Rouen, France, in Aizier area. Initial attempts to refloated failed, it was decided ... continue reading

Fire erupted in No.1 Power Compartment of Soviet-Russian aircraft carrier ADMIRAL KUZNETSOV at 1015 Moscow time Dec 12. Air carrier is undergoing repairs in a dry dock in Murmansk, Russia,, fire is thought to be caused by welding works ... continue reading

There’s a number of projects to move road cargo and passengers flows to sea routes in Thailand, and these projects, alas slowly, are carried out. Latest project to be launched in Jan next year is ferry line to connect ... continue reading

In the morning Dec 11 two divers engaged in removing containers from the wreck of container ship VIETSUN INTEGRITY, suddenly experienced suffocating, three other divers from the same dive team rushed to their help, but were trapped under collapsed container ... continue reading

General cargo ship HAMADA S dragged anchor and drifted aground on a beach in Bizerte, Tunisia, in the morning Dec 11. The ship reportedly, arrived from Algeria some two weeks ago, to undergo repairs, but wasn’t allowed to pass ... continue reading

Tug ANGLIAN LADY with barge reported by “Great Lakes and Seaway Shipping” to be aground since morning Dec 9 in Lake St Clair off St Clair Flats Canal, apparently after veering off fairway. As of 0530 UTC Dec 11, the ... continue reading

Product tanker CHEMITEC with 15471 tons of petroleum on board ran aground at night Dec 10 on Pangasinan province coast, western Luzon, Philippines, while en route from Brunei to Ningbo China. Grounding was caused by engine failure. Tug MTUG PROCYON ... continue reading

Cargo ship KM SHIPPO 16 capsized and sank along berth at Lewobela Port, Lembata island, Banda sea, Indonesia, at around 1815 LT Dec 10. The ship is deployed in Indonesian Government TOL LAUT (Maritime Highway) program, which was launched several ... continue reading

VLCC SILVANA III was spotted by Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) in Kuala Kuaru waters, south of Penang island, Malaysia, on Dec 5. Tanker was anchored without permission, when MMEA patrol boat approached the ship with the intention of boarding ... continue reading

General cargo ship ARKLOW DAY left Aviles Port, Asturias, northwest Spain, at 2010 UTC Dec 9 after offloading cargo of slabs. Shortly after leaving the ship encountered rough seas of Biscay with waves up to 9 meters high. Stray wave ... continue reading

Container ship ELBCARRIER lost containers overboard in Celtic sea in the afternoon Dec 8, while en route from Rotterdam to Dublin Ireland, being caught in rough weather. 12 drifting containers were spotted at 2330 UTC in vicinity 51 40N 005 ... continue reading

Container ship APL MEXICO CITY broke off her mooring at Doel, Antwerp, in the afternoon Dec 9, drifted across harbor and contacted DP World pier crane. Crane, thankfully unmanned at the time, collapsed and was totally destroyed. No injures reported ... continue reading

Dec 3: KARKLOE, IMO 9518995, dwt 5400, English Channel S of Falmouth, NUC since early Dec 3, from Brunsbuettel to Nouadhibou, Mauritania, ETA Dec 12. Dec 5 Update: According to Lloyd, the ship suffered mechanical failure. Was taken on tow ... continue reading

General cargo ship FEED RANA ran aground at around 2330 UTC Dec 8 in Rorvik area, central Norway, while en route from Kristiansund to Stokmarknes, Norway. According to track, the ship refloated by own means in just minutes after grounding ... continue reading

Cruise ship VENTURA was disabled and started to drift at around 2030 UTC Dec 7, shortly after leaving Santa Cruz De Tenerife, Canary Islands, during her 12-day cruise which started at Southampton. The ship requested assistance, she was taken n ... continue reading

Fishing vessel MIN SHI YU 07705 with 14 crew, caught in stormy seas, capsized early in the morning Dec 5 in Fujian Province waters, China, northern Taiwan Strait. Fujian MRCC was alerted at 0643 Beijing time, and launched SAR, deploying ... continue reading