Cruise liner HEBRIDEAN SKY ran aground in northern central Cuba waters off Cayo Media Luna islet in position 22 37N 078 40W, at around 1000 UTC Apr 21. The ship ran aground on sandy bottom, reportedly refloated by own means ... continue reading

General cargo ship ANNAMARIA D was disabled at night Apr 19 in North sea off Ijmuiden, while en route from Rotterdam to Bremerhaven. The ship was taken on tow in the afternoon Apr 21 by tug ARION (IMO 7726902), to ... continue reading

General cargo ship BF TIMARU struck Kiel-Holtenau new gate, which replaced the one destroyed by container ship AKACIA on Feb 19, at around 0700 LT Apr 20 while entering the lock. Gate underwater damages yet unknown, surface section sustained dents ... continue reading

Bulk carrier THEOMETOR was detained at Paradip port, India, after offloading cargo of 51,350 tons of rock phosphate, on Apr 19, after a court warrant. According to The Indian Express News Agency, Greece-based ship’s manager Latona Maritime has ... continue reading

LNG tanker BORIS VILKITSKY, according to NSR MA report, grossly violated the North Sea Route Navigational Safety Rules by entering Kara Sea, while en route to Sabetta LNG Plant, with serious deficiencies, which reduce ship’s Ice Class and restrict ... continue reading

Update: According to newsinfo.inquirer.net NYK JOANNA ran aground while trying to avoid collision with fishing vessel. Reportedly container ship didn’t sustain serious damages, no leak, no water ingress reported, but coral reef which was struck by the ... continue reading

Update: According to MAP Singapore statement, 5 people fell overboard from passenger boat, 4 were rescued, 1 remains missing. The boat was located later, not clear in what condition, all 103 people were safely transferred to Indonesian Marine Police ship ... continue reading

Aggregates carrier ATLANTIC ran aground at around 2200 CEST time (UTC +2) Apr 17 while maneuvering in Ronne Harbor on arrival, Bornholm, Denmark. The ship was refloated some two hours later, reportedly by own means, and berthed in Ronne. ATLANTIC ... continue reading

General cargo ship RIX PARTNER movements in Great Belt arouse suspicions at Vessel Traffic Control Center at around midnight LT Apr 17, the ship was approaching Great Belt Bridge from north, being en route from Frederiksvaerk Denmark to Papenburg Germany ... continue reading

Research ship RAINIER contacted bottom and concrete wall on Apr 16 in Lake Washington Ship Canal, Seattle, USA, damaging one of propellers and sustaining other, minor, damages – dents and scratches. The estimated cost of damage remains unknown, says The Seattle ... continue reading

Five cruise ships in port at Palma Thousands of tourists from five cruise ships flocked into Palma de Mallorca’s old town on April 12 – a mighty big crowd for so early in the season. The five cruise ships – MEIN ... continue reading

UPDATE: Reportedly part of CRYSTAL SUNRISE cargo, estimated 1,796 metric tons of butane gas had leaked. Liquid butane has a high evaporation rate, leaked butane was drifting in southern direction away from Singapore, posing no risk. ASTRO SATURN suffered ... continue reading

Ro-ro cargo ship FINLANDIA SEAWAYS suffered, reportedly, mechanical failure in the evening Apr 16 in English Channel, while en route from Zeebrugge Belgium to Rosyth UK. She was brought to anchor off Lowestoft, UK, and as of 0820 UTC Apr ... continue reading

Oil research ship GEOS suffered explosion in engine room and fire at around 0300 LT Apr 17 off Kuala Baram, northwest Kalimantan, near Malaysia Brunei border. Crew reportedly had to jump in water, out of 38 people on board 1 ... continue reading

General cargo ship ROYAL 09 , anchored about a cable downstream from Dong Nai Bridge, Dong Nai River, northeast Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam, in coming high tide dragged her anchor and drifted upstream, hitting the bridge at around 1620 ICT (UTC ... continue reading

General cargo ship DIAMOND 8 was seized by Philippine Navy at night Apr 14 in Zamboanga waters, southwest Mindanao Island, Philippines. Allegedly, the ship manned by Bangladeshi and Chinese crew smuggled more than 20,000 sacks weighing 1359 tons of ... continue reading

Facebook group Police pics and clips published video with an accident, which occurred at on Apr 13, where maneuvering in Durban harbor car carrier CSCC ASIA pinned a tug to pier, car carrier was with pilot on board. Tug said ... continue reading

Bulk carrier WISE HONEST was detained by Indonesian authorities, including maritime auhthorities, immigration and Navy, in waters near Balikpapan, eastern Kalimantan, Makassar Strait. She came to authorities attention on Apr 2 because of her erratic movements, when she left shipping ... continue reading

Product tanker TIAN E ZUO was hit by floating crane on Apr 13 at Khor al Zubayr port, Iraq, reportedly after floating crane broke loose from tug. Tanker looks like she is in ballast, hull was breached, most probably with ... continue reading

Longliner LU RONG YUAN YU 168 ran aground in the evening Apr 11 at the Suva Harbour Passage, Fiji, and by Apr 14 she looks sank, resting portside on bottom, partially above water. Chinese crew were rescued on Apr 12 ... continue reading