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Fire started in superstructure of tanker, reportedly under the name of TAEHWA 1HO, at around 0540 LT (UTC +9) Mar 20 some 2 nm off Ohdong island, Yeosu waters, East China sea, South Korea. Fire started in cabin, spread around ... continue reading

General cargo ship SL STAR capsized and sank along berth at Rajaee Port, Bandar Abbas, Iran, Persian Gulf, in the morning Mar 19, while performing cargo operations. Reportedly discrepancies between dockers and crew led to stability loss, either cargo shifted ... continue reading

Product tanker NS POINT according to unconfirmed information suffered explosion in engine room, followed by fire, in Baltic sea in Latvian responsibility zone, early in the morning Mar 19. Latest AIS recorded some 13 hours ago, no AIS since around ... continue reading

Container ship GANTA BHUM collided with pier at Jaya Container Terminal, Colombo, on Mar 16, while berthing, reported Felixstowe Dockers. Photos show damages sustained both by ship and by gantry crane on pier. All photos full-scale at https://felixstowedocker.blogspot ... continue reading

UPDATE 1430 UTC Mar 18: GRANDE ROMA is definitely troubled, disabled by yet unknown accident. The ship was taken on tow, as of 1430 UTC caravan was approaching Isle of Wight, joined by tug LOMAX, destination Southampton, ETA Mar 18 ... continue reading

Ferry APOLLO is in trouble again, after hitting pier at Matane, Saint Lawrence River at the mouth of the Matane River, Canada, at around 2100 LT Mar 16. Stern ramp was damaged, ferry developed visible stb list, and was banned ... continue reading

General cargo ship TIONA suffered a breakdown late Mar 15 in English Channel east of Ramsgate, was taken on tow by French SAR ship ABEILLE LANGUEDOC in the afternoon Mar 16, port of destination unknown. The ship according to AIS ... continue reading

It was know for quite a time, that an offshore ship was attacked in Gulf of Guinea in 03 57N, 006 39E, 32 miles southeast of Brass, in the morning Mar 9. According to IMB, the ship was approached by ... continue reading

Tanker AGIOS GEORGIOS I ran aground on rocks of western Andros island, Greece, Aegean sea, at night Mar 15, while approaching Gavrio port. The ship is loaded with some 850 tons of oil, no leak reported so far. Tanker was ... continue reading

Mar 16 0600 UTC: Still aground, two tugs at her side. Kerch Strait Maritime Authorities said bulk carrier doesn’t hamper traffic, and as such, they added, isn’t much of concern. Kerch Strait is a disaster zone, if look ... continue reading

Indian research vessel SAGAR SAMPADA, engaged in research works, caught fire at night Mar 15 off Mangalore, Western India, Arabian sea, with 36 crew and 16 scientists on board. Two ships of Indian Coast Guard , SUJAY and VIKRAM, were deployed ... continue reading

Pipe laying ship OCEAN CONSTRUCTOR suffered fire in engine room in the morning Mar 13 in Gulf of Mexico, while laying pipe line at Ku-Maloob-Zaap oil field, Mexico. There were 181 people on board, including construction personnel and 25 crew ... continue reading

An inland pusher tug MICHELLE ANNE ran onto anchor chain of bulk carrier IOLCOS UNITY, anchored on Mississippi river between mile markers 224.5 and 226, at around 1100 LT Mar 14. Tug pushing barge capsized and sank, 4 crew ... continue reading

ZEABORN Ship Management Report on E R KOBE fire: On board the post-Panamax container vessel "E.R. Kobe" (5,700 TEU, built 2001) on its way from Haiphong (Vietnam) to Qingdao (China), a fire occurred on 13 February 2019 in ... continue reading

General cargo ship YUSUF CELAL loaded with gravel ran aground near Topagac, Marmara island southern coast, Marmara sea, Turkey, on Mar 13. The ship apparently suffered breached hull and following massive water ingress, until finally, she sank, bow resting on ... continue reading

Container ship BF PHILIPP allided with moored tug while entering port Of Ravenna, Italy, in the morning Mar 13. BF PHILIPP struck tug with her bulbous bow, breaching hull in fuel tank area. Diesel fuel leaked into water. Anti pollution ... continue reading

Ships stuck together after collision off Wenzhou Bulk carrier MING ZHOU 66 collided with gravel carrier HONG CHENG YUN 3 off Wenzhou, China, East China sea, at 1115 Beijing time Mar 12. Gravel carrier struck bulk carrier starboard in cargo ... continue reading

Ro-ro cargo ship GRANDE AMERICA capsized and sank on Mar 12 at around 1520 LT, in some 180 nm west of French coast. Starboard list was steadily growing, exact cause yet unknown – salvors were trying to dose fire with a ... continue reading

Snake Island, or Ilha da Queimada Grande, located approximately 33 kilometres off the coast of the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil, is considered to be one of the most dangerous places on Earth. It is estimated, that there’s 1 ... continue reading

Very Large Ore Carrier VATHY collided with fishing vessel of Zhejing Fisheries, ZHEDAIYU02611, at around 0100 Beijing time Mar 12, east of Yangtze estuary, Yellow sea. Fishing vessel sank, of 14 fishermen on board, 2 were rescued, 12 are missing ... continue reading