Incidents
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Cargo ship rested on bottom at Papeete Port, French Polynesia ( Photos )
Palletised cargo shipTAPORO VII rested on the bottom after developing the portside list, alongside the pier at Papeete, French Polynesia, on Mar 3, with her inside compartments flooded via an open valve, faulty or due to negligence. Overloading is also mentioned. The Cargo ship is connecting the islands of French…
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Dryad Global : Vessel Hit 23nm ESE Odesa
Reporting from the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority reported that the Panamanian flagged cargo vessel HELT (IMO8402589) has been struck whilst anchored 23nm ESE Odesa Port. Reporting stated that the vessel was fired upon and received a hole below the waterline. Images appear to indicate an attack commensurate with a mine…
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Risk of Collateral Damage in Northwest Black Sea – Mine Warning Areas
There is a high risk of collateral damage on civilian shipping in the north-western part of the Black Sea. There are several open-source reports of civilian ships being hit directly or indirectly as a result of the acts of war in the northwestern Black Sea within Ukrainian territorial waters and…
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Engineer killed in attack on Bangladeshi bulker in Black Sea
BSC vessel had been stuck in the port of Olvia since the invasion began A seafarer has been killed in an attack in the Black Sea on a bulker owned by the Bangladeshi government. Dryad Global said that Bangladesh Shipping Corp’s (BSC) 38,894-dwt Banglar Samriddhi (built 2018) was struck by…
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Danish Anti-Piracy Effort in the Gulf of Guinea Ends as Ukraine Crisis Escalates
Denmark will withdraw its frigate from the Gulf of Guinea due to the current situation in Ukraine, the Defence Ministry announced. HDMS Esbern Snare, an Absalon class frigate, has been deployed to the Gulf of Guinea since late last year, as part of the European Union’s Coordinated Maritime Presence (CMP)…
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Russian Navy captured Ukrainian SAR tug in Ukrainian waters
Feb 26 2300 UTC: Ukrainian SAR tug was captured by Russian Navy in Zmeiniy island on Feb 26, communication lost. The ship was deployed on an unspecified mission in Zmeiniy island waters. The ship’s position and status, crew fate, are presently unknown. Tug SAPFIR is currently located at BSEA –…
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Freighter bound for Iran ran aground, Russia, Caspian sea
General cargo ship VOLGO BALT 239 ran aground on the 51-kilometer mark Volga Caspian Sea Channel, while en route from Astrakhan to Anzali Iran. The ship ran aground on a one-way traffic leg of Channel, so understood, traffic was blocked. The later same day she was refloated with tug assistance,…
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US Coast Guard rescues 9 from rig on fire near Sabine Pass, Texas (Video)
The Coast Guard rescued 9 people Thursday from a rig on fire near Sabine Pass, Texas. Coast Guard Sector Houston-Galveston watchstanders received a notification at 12:51 p.m. from the dredging vessel Ohio that the Pride Wisconsin, a mobile offshore drilling unit, was on fire in Sabine Pass with nine people…
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France intercepts Russian Cargo Ship
French naval forces have intercepted in the Channel a cargo vessel loaded with cars heading for the Baltic port city of Saint Petersburg after the EU slapped sanctions on Russia, officials said Saturday. The Russian-flagged Baltic Leader, which had set sail from the French city of Rouen, was escorted to…
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Reports of Vessels Targeted Off Ukraine
Reporting indicates that the Ukrainian Sea Ports Authority has reported two incidents involving vessels targeted approximately 23nm ESE Odesa. Currently, details remain unclear however casualties are being reported in at least one incident.Dryad Global reported The latest incidents follow reports of an attack on the 24th February 22 involving the…
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