Incidents
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Chinese freighter sank in Yellow sea, 4 dead 7 missing
by Mikhail Voytenko Cargo ship TIAN FENG 369 issued distress signal at 0443 Beijing time Dec 12 in Yellow sea 30 nm NE of Yantai, Shandong province, China, reporting sinking, 14 crew abandoning the ship Beihai MRCC launched SAR, hampered by stormy weather. Of 14 crew, 3 were rescued, 4…
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2 luxury yachts bound USA destroyed by fire on German freighter ( Video )
by Mikhail Voytenko General cargo ship BBC VIRGINIA left Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Nov 26, bound for the USA, with reportedly, 3 luxury yachts, built by Taiwanese Dongge Yachts, on board. While the ship was still in Taiwan Strait, a fire occurred on the cargo deck, destroying 2 yachts. The ship…
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Bulk carrier major fire, Gothenburg, Sweden UPDATE Dec 11 berthed
Dec 11, 1610, UTC UPDATE: The ship was successfully towed and berthed in Gothenburg on the morning of Dec 11, firefighting continues in much more safe and favorable conditions. Fire doesn’t spread any further. To heave up the ship’s anchor, an outside power source had to be applied, from one…
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UN renews anti-piracy ships off Somalia for only 3 months
The U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Friday to allow international naval forces to continue using all necessary means to fight piracy off the coast of Somalia — but only for the next three months because the Somali government says there has been no piracy incident for over four years and…
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Chinese Captain of container ship killed by Vietnamese crew
Vietnamese 24-old seaman, a crew member of a container ship, killed the Captain of the ship in the evening of Dec 8, in Korean waters, while the ship was underway from Vietnam to the Korean port of Pyeongtaek. Seaman reportedly drank several shots of whiskey in his cabin, went to…
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Sailors Remain Unpaid Amidst Manager-Owner Dispute
A total of 35 seafarers aboard the BARKLY PEARL and the DIAMANTINA remained unpaid for 3 months. The two ships are live cattle transport ships jointly owned by a Singaporean company Beng Kuang Marine (BKM), which owns 70%, and the Australian Businessman Nick Thorne, who owns the remaining 30% through…
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West Africa: where have the pirates gone?
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. Such a precipitous decline in incidents is welcomed,…
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Container ship grounding, Aegean sea
Container ship PARPALI reportedly ran aground north of Didim, Turkey, Aegean sea, in stormy weather. Details, dates, and times are unclear. The ship is en route from Mersin to Aliaga, Turkey. On Dec 4 she anchored south of Agathonisi Island, Greece, in the afternoon of Dec 5 she moved east…
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Foreign Navies Tackle Nigeria’s Maritime Threats
This is even as much has not been heard of Nigeria’s $195m Deep Blue project anchored by the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) in the last two months, and the whereabouts of the assets are yet unknown. On the 27th of October, 2021, a Russian Naval Destroyer, Vice-Admiral…
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NIMASA, Korean Coast Guard sign MoU on maritime security and safety
Nigeria, through the Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) and the Republic of Korea, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) of cooperation in the field of maritime security and safety. The Director-General of NIMASA, Dr. Bashir Jamoh, signed on behalf of NIMASA on 23 November while the Director-General,…
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