Indian fishing boat Emmanuvel (Reg. No.TN15/MM/4426) was rammed by merchant ship at night Oct 11 some 45 nm off Beypore coast, India, Arabian sea. Half-sunk boat remained aflot, of 6 crew 2 were rescued, 3 are still ... continue reading

Bulk carrier HARVEST SKY was refloated in the evening Oct 20 with high tide, salvage tug KOYO MARU (IMO 9162148) was contracted for salvage operation. No leak reported. HARVEST SKY as of 0700 UTC Oct 21 was under tow of ... continue reading

Barge No. 255 with some 19000 tons of crude oil, pushed by tug BUSTER BOUCHARD (coupling), suffered an explosion and fire at around 0430 LT Oct 20 some 3 nm off Port Aransas, Texas, Gulf of Mexico. Explosion said to ... continue reading

High explosive propylene gas escaped from LPG tanker BOW GUARDIAN in the evening Oct 19 in Lower Saxony, Elbe. Situation was found to be so dangerous and explosion-threatening, that local residents were asked to keep windows and doors closed, village ... continue reading

Indian Navy Corvette INS KADMATT (P29) collided with stern docked Russian Navy ship IRTYSH in Vladivostok, at 1130 LT Oct 19, while maneuvering to dock, also by stern, at Russian Navy’s pier in Vladivostok downtown. IRTYSH suffered hull dents ... continue reading

General cargo vessel MAKS collided with lower gate of Svirstroy Lock, Svir river, while ballasting from Petrozavodsk to S-Petersburg after repairs, northwest Russian Inner Waterways. Reportedly, vessel suufered little or no damages, while Lock’s gate was torn. Vessel was ... continue reading

Seaman on board of bulk carrier GRAND AMANDA suffered life-threatening injures in an accident which character remains unclear, on board of Chinese Panamax GRAND AMANDA, on Oct 18 or earlier, off South African coast, Indian ocean. Both his legs and ... continue reading

Explosion with ensuing fire occurred on board of a tanker berthed at Koole Terminals, Vondelingenplaat, Rotterdam, in the afternoon Oct 19. Flame of 50 of meters high was visible from afar. One crew was injured and taken to hospital. Fire ... continue reading

Feeder container ship SHUN YUE 19 was taken to outer anchorage from Korsakov Port, Sakhalin, Russia, where she was berthed on arrival from Busan Korea. During offloading three barrels with inflammable liquid fell into hold, spilling the content. As of ... continue reading

61-old pilot fell overboard and died after pilot boat collided with general cargo ship SKYLARK in afternoon Oct 18, Porto Nogaro, Italy, Adriatic sea. SKYLARK was leaving Porto Nogaro, bound for Turkey, with pilot on board, another pilot was on ... continue reading

Fish carrier SEIKONGEN reported water ingress and sinking to Chonchi Port Control, Puerto Montt, Chile, at around 1100 LT Oct 18. Master took ship to shallows to avoid total ship’s loss, she was intentionally grounded. The ship is brand ... continue reading

General cargo ship RUYTER ran aground at around 2230 LT Oct 10 on the north coast of Rathlin Island, north of Northern Ireland, while en route from Lomonosov Russia to Warrenpoint, Northern Ireland. The ship managed to refloat by own ... continue reading

General cargo ship MING AN with 14 Indonesian crew on board issued distress signal at 0138 CST Oct 18, reporting sinking, crew abandoning ship 36 nm west of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Taiwan Strait. MRCC launched SAR, CG boats located life raft ... continue reading

General cargo ship SHIN HWA reported disabled after engine failure in the afternoon Oct 17 in Taiwan Strait in position 25 41N 120 33E, some 60 nm northwest of Taipei, Taiwan. Coast Guard patrol ship was dispatched to assist disabled ... continue reading

Oil slick of some 40 sq. meters was spotted at Keratsini harbor, Piraeus, on Oct 16. Oil leaked from berthed container ship KATHERINE BORCHARD, after fuel oil tank overflow. Volume of spilled oil assessed as small, anti pollution company was ... continue reading

Philippine Coast Guard transferred 5 rescued crew from bulk carrier SM SAMARINDA at Casambalangan, Sta Ana, Cagayan, Northeastern Luzon, in the morning Oct 15. PCG press-release says: The rescued crew were immediately brought to Gerry Filippetto Memorial Foundation Hospital for ... continue reading

General cargo ship QUAN HAI 88 issued distress singal in the afternoon Oct 16 in Quanzhou prefecture waters, Fujian Province, Taiwan Strait. The ship hit underwater rocks and suffered hull breach, with portside list, which achieved 20 degrees. 16 crew ... continue reading

Passenger ship SAGA LEJON was bought by an unnamed buyer from Swedish cruise lines company to be deployed in West Africa as a ferry between coastal States, though this buyer is a suspect in illegal migrant trafficking. SAGA LEJON left ... continue reading

Oct 16 evening Update: Tanker was refloated some 6 hours after grounding with the help of another vessel, she’s to undergo hull survey by divers. Tanker is loaded with petrol fuel, no leak reported so far. First news: Maldivian ... continue reading

Bulk carrier CONQUISTADOR loaded with coal from USA allided with a pier in Yuzhniy Port, Ukraine, Black sea, while shifting berth, with pilot on board. Pier suffered some damages, bulk carrier sustained bow dent. Photo from http://volnorez.com.ua ... continue reading