Incidents
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Nigerian Navy kicks against maritime security role for NIMASA
The Nigerian Navy has raised alarm on the potential conflict over the planned expansion of the mandate of the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) to include the security of maritime. It said NIMASA should limit its mandate to safety and administration on waterways and not get involved in maritime security…
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خبر عالتيكرز : اصطدمت بقاع البحر..جنوح سفينة ضخمة تزن 164 ألف طن خلال رحلة بحرية كاريبية
بمجرّد شعور الركاب بالأمان بما فيه الكفاية للعودة إلى المياه، حدثت مشكلة جديدة في صناعة الرحلات البحرية، إذ جنحت سفينة تزن 164 ألف طن في جمهورية الدومينيكان. واصطدمت نرويجن اسكاب “، وهي سفينة عملاقة بُنيت في عام 2015، وتتسع لأكثر من 4 آلاف راكب، بقاع البحر أثناء ابتعادها عن مدينة…
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Panama says three ships hit by Russian missiles in Black Sea since the start of Ukraine invasion ( details )
PANAMA CITY (Reuters) -Three Panamanian-flagged ships have been hit by Russian missiles in the Black Sea since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine last month, Panama’s Maritime Authority said on Wednesday. One ship sank, the maritime authority said in a statement, but there were no casualties reported. The two others remain afloat…
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عاجل : غرق سفينة إماراتية على بعد 50 كم من ميناء عسلوية الإيراني (فيديو )
غرقت سفينة شحن إماراتية في مياه الخليج قبالة ميناء عسلوية الإيراني، وتعمل سلطات الجمهورية الإسلامية على لانقاذ طاقمها، وفق ما أفاد الاعلام الرسمي في طهران الخميس. أوردت وكالة “إرنا” للأنباء أن “سفينة شحن إماراتية تحمل على متنها سيارات غرقت على مسافة نحو 50 كم قبالة عسلويه” في محافظة بوشهر (جنوب…
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EverGiven with the same fate in March Ever forward is stuck off the East Coast of the United States
Washington ; Agencies ) US authorities are making efforts to dislodge a 334-meter container ship stuck off the east coast of the United States, nearly a year after another ship operated by the same company closed the Suez Canal for six days, causing ripple effects on global trade. On Monday,…
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Cruise ship NORWEGIAN ESCAPE grounded, refloated
Cruise ship NORWEGIAN ESCAPE with passengers on board ran aground at around 2110 UTC Mar 14 while leaving Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic. According to track, she was refloated at around 0430 UTC Mar 15 and taken back to port, as of 0530 UTC she was already docked. Passenger Ship NORWEGIAN…
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Kenya receives ‘simulator’ to fight maritime crime
According to Kevan Higgins of the International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs at the US Embassy in Nairobi the programme will use Bandari Maritime Academy (BMA) in Mombasa, Kenya for the training. Speaking at the official handing over and opening of the Visit, Board, Search & Seizure Simulator, commonly known…
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Capesize bulk carrier disabled, 4 tugs responded, Canada
Capesize bulk carrier COMANCHE reported engine failure on Mar 11 in Placentia Bay, southwest Newfoundland, and started to drift. The ship in full load is en route from Pointe Noire Canada to Suez, ETA Mar 30. Understood COMANCHE was cruising in Placentia Bay prior to breakdown, most probably waiting out,…
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Tanker disabled in Bosphorus
Product tanker ATOLL suffered steering failure while transiting Bosphorus in southern direction near 15 July Martyrs Bridge, early in the morning Mar 12. Tanker dropped anchor, Istanbul Traffic Control Center tugs responded, a tanker was taken under control, completed transit and moved to Ahırkapı anchorage, Istanbul, Marmara sea. She’s in…
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Tanker aground, southwest Java
Blue Asphalt tanker MT EDRICKO 3 ran aground at Sancang Beach, Cibalong District, Garut Regency, southwest Java, in the evening Mar 8, while en route from Ketapang to Cilacap Indonesia, after steering failure. Authorities are waiting for the tug, to refloat the tanker. No-spill reported. The tanker is probably, in…
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