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Bulk carrier SSI PRIDE is under investigation in Brake Germany, since arrival on Jan 16, suspect in air pollution. The ship used heavy fuel being in area which restricted fuel sulphur content. Security deposit of 30,000 euro was already ... continue reading

Ro-ro cargo ship BORE BANK early in the morning Jan 17 ran aground while entering Gedser – Warnemunde Channel off eastern mole, in front of mole’s lighthouse, blocking the fairway. The ship was refloated shortly after grounding with the help ... continue reading

Latest HAPAG-LLOYD statement Jan 17: MV “Yantian Express” (voyage 108E) – Update 3 Further to our CustomerInfo of January 10, 2019 we would like to provide you with following status update: The salvage operations show continuous progress. The fire is widely ... continue reading

General cargo ship MURUETA collided with pier at around 1140 LT Jan 16 while berthing at Sociedad Palermo, Barranquilla, Colombia. Both ship and pier sustained damages, ship’s portside hull was damaged, portside anchor torn off (see video). MURUETA arrived ... continue reading

Master of Russian bulk carrier VIKTOR TKACHYOV died in Abidjan, Ivory Coast, on the way to hospital, on Jan 16. Bulk carrier is stranded in Abidjan since August last year because of financial problems of the owner, Murmansk Shipping Company ... continue reading

A large spill was detected near and around bulk carrier ROOK berthed at Santos, Brazil, on Jan 10. A lot of dead fish spotted in Santos Bay were reported. After investigation and samples tests, bulk carrier ROOK seems to be ... continue reading

Livestock carrier WARDEH, anchored off Mersin, Turkey, Mediterranean sea, reportedly drifted aground during recent storm, probably on Jan 15. The ship with 2 watchmen on board was anchored in Mersin since April 2018, waiting to be transferred from one Syrian ... continue reading

General cargo ship RIX EMERALD ran aground on Landskrona approach, Oresund, Sweden, at around 0545 UTC Jan 15, on arrival from Aarhus Denmark. No information yet on possible damages. As of 1200 UTC, the ship was still aground. Cause of ... continue reading

Car carrier CITY OF ST. PETERSBURG allided with lock construction in Emden while entering port, at around 1500 UTC Jan 14. Two tugs were assisting the ship, but strong wind pushed car carrier onto constructions. Reportedly, lock dolphins were damaged ... continue reading

The ship with two salvage tugs is moving around, there’s no actual towage yet. Weather is fine, so it is not weather which hampers or delays towage, it is no doubt, fire and/or its’ dangerous consequences. UPDATE: Two ... continue reading

Chemical tanker ANTEA, which left Singapore early in the morning Jan 13, en route to Ambon Indonesia, collided with pipe layer STAR CENTURION in vicinity 01 24N 104 35E, some 10 nm north of Berakit, Bintan island, eastern Singapore Strait ... continue reading

Cruise ship FOREVER LUCKY ran aground on Jan 7 in Sulu sea 15 nautical miles northeast of Cagayancillo, Cagayancillo island, Palawan province, Philippines, while en route from Bataan to General Santos for repairs. 15 crew were evacuated. As of Jan ... continue reading

Liquefied gas leaked from Korean LPG tanker NO.5 SJ GAS in the morning Jan 12 at Dongying Anchorage, Shandong Province, China, Bohai sea. The ship loaded with 1850 tons of LPG was anchored since Jan 11, after completion of ... continue reading

According to latest HAPAG-LLOYD statement, 5 crew were transferred back to YANTIAN EXPRESS, presumably on Jan 11. Fire said “to be largely contained and brought under control”. Most probably, crew were transferred to container ship to facilitate towage and for ... continue reading

UPDATE: Container ship collided with pier, inflicting damages both on pier and itself. Container ship TRINIDAD TRADER collided with unspecified kind of barriers installed off piers at Puerto Cortes Port, Honduras, while proceeding to berth at around 1415 UTC Jan ... continue reading

Ferry SANGKE PALANGGA with 83 passengers and 28 crew on board, ran aground on a reef off Marapokot port, northern coast of central East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, Flores sea, at around 0300 LT Jan 11, while en route from South ... continue reading

Bulk carrier WIKANDA NAREE was dry-docked at Chornomorsk Ship Repair Yard, Ukraine, early in the morning Jan 11, for hull plates repairs. Ship’s hull was damaged, reportedly, during maneuvering while exiting Port of Chornomorsk on Jan 10, details unknown ... continue reading

Today’s news were full of reports on Korean fishing boat disaster, which claimed 3 lives and left 2 missing, while 9 people were rescued. Fishing boat collided with unidentified cargo shop some 40 nm south of Yokji Island, Tongyeong ... continue reading

Two Chinese crew fell from 20-meter height while conducting works on board of COSCO’s general cargo ship DA TAI on Jan 10, at Vitoria Port, Brazil. One died on the spot, another was hospitalized, reportedly injures aren’t life-threatening ... continue reading

Bulk carrier JSW SALEM loaded with coal bound for India, left Baltimore in the morning Jan 10 and ran aground off Virginia Beach, straying off fairway. In some 5 hours, bulk carrier refloated with high tide, understood by own means ... continue reading