Very Large Ore Carrier CHINA STEEL INNOVATOR struck the stern of berthed container ship EVER LADEN at 0940 LT (+ 8 UTC) Jun 19, while maneuvering in Kaohsiung Harbor, Taiwan, on arrival from Australia with cargo of ore. Both ships sustained ... continue reading

Jun 19 Update: offshore supply tug is to be deployed to fight fire on SSL KOLKATA, which is still on. No flames spotted, but there’s smoke still billowing from the ship, helicopter to be called in on Jun 19 ... continue reading

Product tanker ORIENTAL JASMINE while maneuvering to berth at Livorno, Italy, contacted stern of berthed LPG tanker ANTWERPEN, in the morning Jun 17. No information on damages, understood damages were slight. Cause of accident unclear. As of Jun 19, ORIENTAL ... continue reading

Jun 18 Update: SORMOVSKIY 3052 suffered hull breaches in bow section and in thruster compartment, there are unspecified damages along port and starboard side. The ship is in load, divers were to check underwater hull during daytime Jun 18, to ... continue reading

USCG reported generator fire on board of bulk carrier PAUL R. TREGURTHA in the morning Jun 18 in Lake Superior, which was extinguished by crew in about an hour. PAUL R. TREGURTHA is anchored in Whitefish Bay off Iroquois Beach ... continue reading

Cargo of dolomite ingited in hold of a bulk carrier IRON CHIEFTAIN in Kembla port, New South Wales, Australia, early in the morning Jun 18, when dolomite was offloaded from the ship by conveyor belt. As of morning, up to ... continue reading

Bulk carrier AMERICAN SPIRIT ran aground at breakwall in Duluth Harbor, Minnesota, Lake Superior, Great Lakes, at around 2010 UTC Jun 17, blocking the Aerial Lift Bridge and understood, Duluth Ship Channel. AMERICAN SPIRIT was departing Duluth Harbor fully loaded ... continue reading

General cargo ship HAKSA issued distress signal at around 0200 UTC Jun 17, reporting water ingress in engine room, sinking, in Adriatic sea, some 40 nm off Sibenik, Croatia. The ship with 3000 tons of magnesium on board and 13 ... continue reading

General cargo ship LADY BO suffered mechanical failure at around 1330 UTC June 15, went out of control and approached western coast of Bosphorus Strait, triggering fears of possible collision with embankment and buildings. The ship was transiting Straits in ... continue reading

Ferry REGULA, which is connecting Estonian ports, Muhu island’s Kuivastu and mainland Virtsu, struck pier at Kuivastu at around 1500 LT Jun 15. Ferry’s bow stern sustained damages, see photo. Ferry’s scheduled trips were suspended. FleetMon Vessel ... continue reading

Update Jun 15: SHINE LUCK 17 crew were also evacuated by mobile crane. Both tankers understood to have cargo of fuel on board, authorities fearing possible leak. Jun 14: Two tankers were beached by storm at southern Kaohsiung seaside in ... continue reading

Neopanamax container ship MAERSK EDMONTON reportedly ran aground while entering Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia, at around 1200 UTC Jun 14. Two tugs immediately came to assist, MAERSK EDMONTON according to track live, went off bottom in less than 30 minutes, and ... continue reading

Jun 17 Update: SSL KOLKATA was anchored off Sagar islands, Hooghly river, on Jun 16. Three crew members were lowered to burning ship by Navy helicopter, they managed to drop starboard anchor, and were safely recovered by helicopter after operation ... continue reading

CORRECTION: The boat which sank in Makassar area was mistaken for general cargo ship ARISTA, but as clarified later, it was a wooden fishing boat, not fitted for carrying passengers, and overloaded, with that. AIS of cargo ship ARISTA is ... continue reading

Bulk carrier SEVERNAYA ZEMLYA arrived at Aviles, Spain, on May 23, and soon after was seized in accordance with Court ruling, for owner’s outstanding debts. Cargo of coal was offloaded, the ship shifted berth in order not to hamper ... continue reading

Trawler AROSA NUEVE ran aground at Hamna, northwest Tromso, Norway, at around 1930 UTC Jun 13, while passing Grotsundet Strait in southern direction. Tug was called, trawler was refloated at around 2130 UTC, and reached Gammelgarden, south of Tromso, under ... continue reading

River/coastal Thai cargo ship PATHARA MARINE 6 capsized and sank at around 2340 LT (UTC +7) Jun 13 off Ko Si Chang island, while en route from Laem Chabang Port to Bangkok, according to official statement cited by Bangkok ... continue reading

Press statement released by Elektrans Shipping Pvt Ltd on 14 June 2018 M.T. Nu Shi Nalini, currently sailing under the Indian Flag (IMO NO: 9619608) is under the ownership of Arya Ship Charterers Pvt. Ltd. and managed by Elektrans ... continue reading

General cargo ship MATRONA was disabled at around 0000 Jun 13 while transiting Bosphorus in southern direction, en route from Novorossiysk Russia to Turkey. The ship was brought to anchor at Buyukdere anchorage, Bosphorus, and as of 0800 UTC Jun ... continue reading

5-containers stack collapsed and crashed down from container ship CSCL SPRING onto deck of bunker tanker JINYOU8, moored alongside container ship, at Pacific International Terminal in Tianjin Port, China, in the afternoon Jun 11. Twistlock failure is believed to be ... continue reading