Incidents
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Ferry crashes into yachts in Marina, Barbados
RORO vessel ADMIRAL BAY III crashes into sailing yachts in the port of Bridgetown, Barbados, on January 20, reported Salvage-and-Wreck. Investigation into the causation is ongoing. Vehicles Carrier ADMIRAL BAY 3 is currently located at CARIBS – Caribbean Sea at position 13° 06′ 22.5″ N, 059° 37′ 32.9″ Was reported…
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UKMTO : Suspicious Sighting – A Chemical Tanker Is Piracy attack ?
A Chemical Tanker has reported 3 small boats in the vicinity of 1209N 04419E. Additionally 1 larger vessel within 3nm. The small craft passed the CT with a CPA of 1nm. The master believes there to be a ladder on one of the small boats in position UKMTO reported
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O R F: Linking maritime governance with maritime security
ORF: For centuries, oceans—covering more than 70 percent of our planet—have been and still continue to be a major source of food, energy, and livelihoods. Today, no part of it remains unaffected by human influence, clearly underscoring the need for enhanced maritime governance to address the threats characterizing the maritime…
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Product tanker POLAR VIKING ran aground onto Lunheim
Product tanker POLAR VIKING ran aground onto Lunheim embankment, Tromso Port basin, shortly after unmooring, at around 1310 UTC Jan 19. The tanker was refloated at around 1410 UTC, understood with tug’s assistance, and as of 1500 UTC was in process of berthing, back at Tromso. Blackout is believed to…
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Lamu port expansion could expose Kenya to more crime
Kenya’s $3.6 billion ports master plan will transform the country’s sea, lake, and dry ports over the next 30 years. Modern ports that comply with the International Maritime Organization (IMO) codes attract a greater shipping market, which could boost and sustain the economy of Kenya and the region. But with…
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Three sailors killed in explosion on Indian naval ship and injured 11
Explosion in the inside compartment of Indian Navy destroyer INS RANVIR killed 3 and injured at least 11 seamen, on Jan 18, in Mumbai, at Naval Dockyard. Damages are said to be small. Investigation underway. Indian Navy destroyer INS RANVIR, displacement 4974, commissioned 1986, speed 35 knots, armament missiles, guns,…
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General cargo ship holed, taking on water, central Vietnam
General cargo ship VIET PHU 16 in the morning Jan 16 suffered underwater hull breach, under unclear circumstances. Understood the ship hit some underwater object, or contacted bottom, and started to take on water, southwest of Cu Lao Cham island, Quang Nam Province, central Vietnam, East China sea. The ship’s…
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Quarantines pandemic hits container shipping, Chile leading
One more mega container ship, this time MSC LAUREN, was caught with two crew “positive tests” at San Antonio, Chile, right after arrival from Callao, Peru, on Jan 14. All the usual routine – PCR tests, the ship’s to move to Valparaiso anchorage, for “quarantine”. On Jan 12, GUAYAQUIL EXPRESS…
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Dryad Global : West Africa-the decline of piracy in 2021
The Gulf of Guinea has been the global epicenter of maritime crime and piracy for some time now. However, throughout 2021 the well-established trend of increasing incidents, often involving the violent armed boarding of vessels and the kidnap and ransom of crews, has declined significantly. The importance of risk-based decision-making…
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Bunker tanker hijacked, cargo stolen, crew robbed, Indonesia
Bunker tanker SPOB GRAHA DUA SATU, understood deployed mainly in bunkering the ships anchored in Morosi waters, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, was boarded at night Jan 6 by 6 masked (covid safety first, huh?) pirates, armed with machetes, while the speed boat with outboard engine, which delivered them, with 2 more…
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