Container ship COSCO PRIDE suffered engine failure around 0000 UTC June 28 in English Canal while en route from Felixstowe to Southampton, brought to anchor in position 50 33N 000 05W. As of 1600 UTC June 28, vessel was still ... continue reading

Mega container ship THALASSA TYHI suffered funnel damage during her stay at Hamburg, on June 20. funnel was contacted by a gantry crane. Vessel understood to be disabled, on June 22 she moved to Athabaska Quay, Hamburg, for repairs. On ... continue reading

General cargo vessel INGVILD ran aground at around midday June 27 west of Floro, Norway, while en route from Latvia to Norwegian ports. Vessel was refloated, according to AIS, some two hours later, with the help of rescue boat, and ... continue reading

General cargo vessel ANNA reported fire in engine room and requested assistance in the morning June 26 off Hoek van Holland, Netherlands, while en route from Immingham UK to Rotterdam. Firefighting team boarded vessel from helicopter, KNRM rescue boat was ... continue reading

June 27: UK Coast Guard was alerted by Yemeni Coast Guard in the morning June 26, reporting sinking tanker RAMA 2 and lack of capacities to launch SAR. UK CG coordinated SAR, directing to sinking tanker nearby merchant ships. 12 ... continue reading

Product tanker THERESA ARCTIC ran aground on reefs in the afternoon June 20, in position 03 39S 039 53E, off Kilifi port, Kenya, north of Mombasa. Vessel loaded with 27500 tons of vegetable oil was en route from Port Klang ... continue reading

Thai tanker C.P. 41 was attacked by 6 armed pirates in Malaysian waters at night June 23, while en route from Singapore to Songkla Province, southern Thailand, Gulf of Siam. Vessel was loaded with some 3,800 tons of ... continue reading

Bulk carrier OCEAN PHOENIX with 45,000 tons of clinker on board started to drift on Chittagong outer anchorage on June 24, after her anchor dragged. Vessel contacted anchored stern of bulk carrier GREEN PHOENIX, which is also loaded with ... continue reading

there seems to be no mystery Speculations on USS FITZGERALD vs. ACX CRYSTAL collision developed into conspiracy theories, based on if not doubtful expertise, then at least, incorrectly stated – I refer to Steffan Watkins, an information technology security consultant who ... continue reading

Bulk carrier RAINBOW HARMONY suffered engine failure in South Atlantic on June 16, while en route from Panjang Indonesia to Amsterdam Netherlands. Tug UOS EXPLRORE was contracted, on June 23 bulk carrier was taken on tow to be towed to ... continue reading

During less than two month period, two major accidents occurred, under similar circumstances, involving merchant ships and Navy ships. With things as they are, such accidents are a question of simple statistics, i.e. they’re bound to happen. Understandably ... continue reading

Fire erupted in cargo hold or holds of NYK’s handymax GLOBAL LAGUNA, docked at Iskenderun, Med Turkey, on June 22. bulk carrier is offloading 45,000 tons of scrap, transported from Netherlands. Port fire fighters and tugs were deoplyed ... continue reading

General cargo vessel FLEVOBORG ran aground at around 0800 UTC June 21 in front of Sainte-Croix, St. Lawrence river, while proceeding downstream en route from Montreal Canada to Warrenpoint UK, with cargo of maize. Grounding was caused by engine failure ... continue reading

Bulgarian tall ship ROYAL HELENA rammed docked replica tall ship NAO VICTORIA while entering Oudeschild port, Texel Island, Netherlands, in the afternoon June 20. Bulgarian ship entered harbor at too high speed, according to witnesses, and wasn’t able to ... continue reading

June 21: Bulk carrier ST. GREGORY was refloated and taken to Gythio anchorage, north of grounding site, and brought to anchor. Exact date of refloating unknown. As of June 21, vessel was at anchor off Gythio, with general cargo MEERDIJK ... continue reading

Fire erupted on board of Russian fish factory PILENGA 2, docked in Busan port, South Korea, on June 20 or earlier, during wielding works in control room, with deck mechanisms control panel. According to crew, firefighters were late, uncontrolled fire ... continue reading

As of morning June 20, tanker CHEMROAD JOURNEY is still aground, preparations under way to lighter vessel of some of its’ cargo, and siphon bunker fuel. No leak so far. Vessel is having an 11 degree portside list, hull said ... continue reading

Bulk carrier CONCEPTION LIGHT suffered engine failure in the morning June 20 on approaches to Brunsbuettel Locks in Kiel Canal, vessel had to drop both anchors to avoid possible collision. Tug assisted CONCEPTION LIGHT to heave up anchors, engine was ... continue reading

Coastal Canadian tankers TRAVESTERN and HAVELSTERN collided at Comfort Cove-Newstead Anchorage, northern Newfoundland, on June 18 according to local media citing TSB Canada. HAVELSTERN was anchored at the time of an accident, TRAVESTERN was passing by, but gust of wind ... continue reading

General cargo vessel BBC WISCONSIN reportedly contacted pier tower crane while berthing at Vaasa, Finland, on the night June 19, on arrival from Poland. Crane collapsed, but luckily, nobody was injured. Material damage isn’t serious, too, because crane was ... continue reading