Incidents
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Panamax disabled, adrift, North Pacific
Still, NUC, drifting, US CG ship standing by. No tugs in sight, no updates on probable towage/salvage. Jul 9: Bulk carrier DARYA SHANTI was spotted as NUC on Jul 8 west of Queen Charlotte Islands, reported as disabled, adrift on Jul 9. Remained NUC, adrift as of 0520 UTC Jul…
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Chinese bulk carrier in trouble dangerously close to beach, Sydney, ( VIDEO + Photos )
Bulk carrier PORTLAND BAY caught in a storm, lost power, drifted, and managed to stop drifting after dropping anchor 0.5 nm off Garie Beach in the Royal National Park, south of Sydney, on the morning of Jul 4. The bulk carrier left Port Kembla around noon on Jul 3, the…
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Tragedy at sea : Massive ship broke in half and sunk off Hong Kong dozens of crew are missing
Tragedy at sea in Typhoon Chaba: Dozens of crew are missing after massive ship broke in half and sunk off Hong Kong as dramatic video shows one being winched off just before vessel vanished beneath the waves Doomed Fujing 001 vessel sunk some 186 miles south off the coast of…
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195 cars including Mercedes gutted by fire on dhow, Dubai VIDEO
Local cargo ship of apparently, dhow type, loaded with 195 cars including or mostly, Mercedes, was engulfed in flames in Dubai port on Jul 1. The ship MUHIEDDIN (?) was to set sail for Nishtun Port, Yemen Gulf of Aden. Dhow is owned by an Indian, and the cargo of…
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Indonesian coaster sank in Java sea, 6 missing
Landing craft ANUGERAH INDASAH carrying heavy equipment, probably vehicles, sank in waters of Tanah Laut Regency, Southern Kalimantan, Indonesia, Java sea, at night Jun 23. The ship with 11 crew was en route from Banjarmasin to Samarinda, East Kalimantan, Makassar Strait. 5 crew were rescued on Jun 24, and 6…
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Story of Hope Hicks : Sexual abuse and harassment ‘systemic’ on ships
Hope Hicks case not an isolated incident, shows a need for practical change in shipping Hope Hicks says she has heard ‘too many cases to count’ from women wary of speaking out Responding to news that Hope Hicks has taken a case against shipping giant Maersk, seafarers’ unions are calling…
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Vietnamese freighter capsized, and sank off Hai Phong
General cargo ship NAM THINH 126 issued a distress signal at around noon on Jun 22, anchored at Hon Dau Anchorage, Hai Phong. The ship reported a heavy portside list, the danger of capsizing, 8 crew, and 2 passengers going into life rafts. NAM THINH 126 was en route from…
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Pirates attack, plunder Pemex platform in Bay of Campeche
Thieves forced workers to load valuables onto the getaway boats Ten armed men have reportedly carried out another heist in the Gulf of Mexico, taking equipment, tools, materials, and other items from a Campeche Bay oil platform owned by the Mexican state oil firm Pemex. While Pemex has yet to…
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LNG tanker deck officer lost in mid-Atlantic
Croatian 35-year-old deck officer (understood Second Officer) of LNG tanker LNGSHIPS ATHENA was reported lost on Jun 11 in mid-Atlantic, while the ship was en route from Kuwait to Point Fortin Trinidad and Tobago. Tanker searched for the missing officer for 3 days, resumed voyage on Jun 14, reached Point…
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2 Indian seamen died in cargo tank of Danish tanker
Two Indian seamen, crew members of chemical tanker NORD MAGIC anchored at Chittagong Anchorage, died at night on Jun 17, while checking an empty cargo tank, say local sources. They’ve been taken to hospital and declared dead on arrival. Probably they died from asphyxiation. The tanker arrived at Chittagong on…
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