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Vigilante citizen of Algeciras, Spain, alerted Maritime Port Authorities on Jul 17, reporting “excessive smoke emissions” from a ship in Algeciras bay – it was just a cloud of smoke emitted by engine of container ship MAERSK SEMBAWANG, entering Algeciras. Concerned ... continue reading

Fire erupted on board of oceanic trawler IVAN GOLUBETS on Jul 19, off Mauritanian northern port Nouadhibou, and spread around, engulfing stern area. one crew reportedly died. Extent of damages unknown but seems to be severe. Trawler was taken on ... continue reading

Container ship BARDU was caught in rough weather in East China sea and suffered power loss at night Jul 19, being some 25 nm off Yangtze estuary. At 0530 Beijing time Jul 20 East China sea MRCC sent SAR ship ... continue reading

General cargo ship FELIX ran aground off Assens, in Little Belt, Denmark, at around 0500 UTC Jul 20, being en route from Pyarnu Estonia to Kolding Denmark. As of 1300 UTC was still aground, SAR boat at her side, inspecting ... continue reading

Very large crude oil tanker VLCC MESDAR was briefly detained in Strait of Hormuz by Revolutionary Guards of Iran, tanker was seized at around 1530 UTC Jul 19, and released at around 2010 UTC. As of 0330 UTC Jul 20 ... continue reading

1820 UTC Update: Iran's Revolutionary Guard says it has seized British oil tanker in Strait of Hormuz . It looks like the UK-flagged product tanker STENA IMPERO was forced to move into Iranian waters while transiting Strait of Hormuz en ... continue reading

General cargo ship SRI LANKA GLORY ran aground or was pushed aground by storm, at Rumassala coast, Galle, Sri lanka, in the morning Jul 18. The ship was bound for Galle, understood she was anchored, and drifted aground after anchor ... continue reading

Icebreaking polar research vessel KRONPRINS HAAKON had to turn back, meeting much more heavy ice than expected, on her attempt to reach North Pole. In fact, icebreaker failed even to reach 86 14N latitude, to repeat Nansen’s 1911 record ... continue reading

Bulk carrier AP DUBRAVA had to interrupt her voyage from San Martin Argentina to Las Palmas Canary Islands, after a tragic accident on board, which occurred on Jul 17. During understood, wielding works, four crewman, including three Croatians and one ... continue reading

General cargo ship GRANIT suffered engine failure at 0558 UTC Jul 17 in Japan sea, some 16 nm off Ulsan port, Korea, while en route from Busan to Vladivostok with 1436 tons of general cargo on board. The ship was ... continue reading

Bulk carrier STAHLA contacted sailing yacht TATIANA RED (flag Canada, no other details found) off Piraeus, Grrece, on Jul15, understood while maneuvering in anchorage area. Bulk carrier is en route from India to Ukraine, probably she called Piraeus for bunkering ... continue reading

Product tanker MT RIAH went off AIS and is missing since late Jul 13, being at that time in Strait of Hormuz near Iranian waters. It’s a small old tanker, deployed as it seems from her records, in bunkering ... continue reading

General cargo ship PAKSOY 1 was attacked and boarded by pirates at 2250 UTC Jul 13 in Gulf of Guinea in vicinity 02 58N 004 40E, SW of Port Harcourt, Nigeria. The ship was en route from Douala Cameroon to ... continue reading

Japanese fishing vessel MYOJIN MARU NO.8 on Jul 16 was reported on fire, drifting in Indian ocean, W of Australian West Coast. No other information available at the moment. FleetMon Vessel Risk Rating: https://www.fleetmon.com/services/vessel-risk-rating/ continue reading

Passenger cargo ship XIN YU JIN XIANG suffered fire in engine room about a mile west of Jawol-do island, SW of Incheon, Korea, Yellow sea, at around 0100 Seoul time Jul 16. The ship with 150 passengers and 50 crew ... continue reading

Passenger ship INDERA BUPALA ran aground at around 0030 UTC Jul 15 some 1.5 nm off Mengkilo, Bintan, Indonesia. The ship with 40 passengers on board, including Indian, Japanese, French, Australian and American nationalities, was en route from Singapore ... continue reading

General cargo ship XIN YUAN HONG ran aground in Jiaojiang river estuary, Taizhou, Zhejiang province, China, East China sea, at around 0150 Beijing time Jul 14. Hull was breached with ensuing water ingress, 13 crew prepared to abandoned vessel. Patrol ... continue reading

Update: Hitting pier and crane wasn’t all – SOUL OF LUCK continued moving and allided with berthed general cargo ship CERIA 8 (MMSI 525060609, length 51 meter, flag Indonesia). CERIA 8 broke off her moorings and moved along pier, accompanied ... continue reading

Jul 14: The ship reportedly suffered total blackout. By late Jul 13 problem was fixed, FORESIGHTER resumed moving, but away from Japan, new port of destination being Busan Korea. Jul 13: tug FUTAMI (MMSI 431010596) at ship’s side since ... continue reading

Ferry JAUME III collided with berthed ferry ALCANTARA in the morning Jul 12 at Alcudia port, Mallorca, Spain. Both ferries didn’t have passengers or cargo on board. JAUME III was shifting berth to take on board passengers. ALCANTARA damages ... continue reading