Incidents
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CMA CGM container ship under tow after 11-day drift, Indian ocean
Container ship CMA CGM KAILAS, serving Noura Express Line, Indian ocean, was disabled on Dec 20 some 395 nm SW of Male, Maldives, while en route from Nacala Mozambique to either Mundra or Dubai, with ETA Dec 22. Cause of trouble unknown, salvage was appointed, and on Dec 31 she…
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Dryad Global : Kidnapping – 12nm NE FPSO Ceibo
Reporting indicates that a Chinese fishing vessel has come under attack whilst operating offshore Equatorial Guinea Mbini Area. The attack is reported to have occurred within territorial waters. It is understood that the vessel was approached by a speedboat, reportedly with a black hull containing an unknown number of perpetrators.…
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Former Soviet cruise liner, now a ghost ship, decaying in Gulf of Mexico
Former Soviet cruise ship AZERBAIJAN (ENCHANTED CAPRI), beached by storm in Nov 2020 in Veracruz State, Mexico, Gulf of Mexico, remains in the same position, rusting and decaying, though probably, dismantling was attempted (take a look at portside forefront superstructure). Watch locals footage of the wreck, including inside footage, in…
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Cargo ship disabled near Maiden’s Tower, Bosphorus
General cargo ship BARLAS suffered engine failure at around 1630 UTC Dec 29 near Maiden’s Tower, southern Bosphorus Strait, shortly after she started Bosphorus transit, bound for Constanta Romania. The ship understood to emergency anchor, but in less than an hour, she was already under the control of Traffic Control…
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Ferry with some 350 passengers aground on uninhabited island
Passenger ro-ro ferry AMADEA ran aground on a coast of uninhabited island Kandang Lunik, Sunda Strait, Indonesia, at around 2210 WIB (UTC +7) Dec 29, shortly after leaving Bakauheni port, eastern Sumatra, with 342 passengers and 97 cars on board. Ferry is serving Bakauheni Sumatra – Merak Java line. A…
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Liberia Wants Regional Maritime Institutions to Enhance the Fight against Pirates
Lenn Eugene Nagbe, the Commissioner and CEO of Liberia Maritime Authority says the Government of Liberia shares the global concerns on maritime security, especially incidents of piracy. Speaking at the BIMCO World Shipping Council recently, Mr. Nagbe said Liberia remains actively involved in efforts to maintain maritime security, specifically in…
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كوب شاى يتسبب فى غرق مركب صيد بدمياط وفقدان 6 صيادين
تعرض مركب للغرق شرق مدينة دمياط المصرية بسبب تحضير «كباية شاي»، وكان على متنه 9 صيادين، وجرى إنقاذ 3 صيادين منهم، وغرق باقي الطاقم وعددهم 6 صيادين. وغرق المركب نتيجة تسريب غاز أثناء تحضير الشاي، ما أدى إلى تعرض المركب إلى انفجار أدى إلى غرقه. وفقاً لصحيفة “لمصري اليوم”. وجميع…
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COSCO 20,000 TEU container ship troubled off Portugal
COSCO SHIPPING VIRGO by ship spotter Luca99 Ultra Large Container Vessel (ULCV) COSCO SHIPPING VIRGO according to Portugal Maritime Authorities, suffered a loss of propulsion due to unspecified damage on Dec 24, while sailing along Portugal coast, en route from Piraeus to Rotterdam. The giant ship was disabled and adrift…
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U.S. Navy Seizes Giant Weapons Cache From Smugglers in the Arabian Sea
American forces seized a giant cache of weapons from a fishing vessel in the Arabian Sea. U.S. intelligence sources believe that it likely originated in Iran and was intended for use by rebel forces in Yemen. The patrol ships USS Tempest and USS Typhoon encountered the boat in the northern reaches of the Arabian…
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Container ship crashed into pier, Taiwan VIDEO
Container ship ASIATIC SUN contacted the pier while berthing at Taichung Port, Taiwan, at around 0000 UTC Dec 26, on arrival from Taipei, Taiwan. The ship’s bow/forecastle was severely damaged, see the video. Some 5-7 meters of the pier were also damaged or destroyed. ASIATIC SUN was berthed after an…
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