Incidents
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Indonesian coaster sank in Java sea
General cargo ship SUMBER CAHAYA VIII issued a distress signal and later sank, at night Nov 23, in Thousand Islands waters, Indonesia, Java sea, some 60 nm NW of Jakarta. Bad weather is said to be the cause. The caught in rough seas started to take in water, and finally,…
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MAERSK container ship interrupted voyage after accident in engine room
Nov 23 UPDATE: The ship interrupted the voyage to medevac a crew member, who was badly injured in an accident in the engine room, understood on Nov 22 or Nov 23, when the ship was sailing along the northwest coast of New Guinea, Indonesia, en route from Sydney to Shanghai.…
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Loaded tanker aground in Volga Caspian Sea Canal
Product tanker ABESKUN ran aground on the 158-kilometer mark of Volga Caspian Sea Canal at around 1600 Moscow time Nov 21. Tanker, reportedly with a cargo of crude, is en route from offshore oil field to Astrakhan port, Volga. No reports on damages, no leaks. Tug TARPAN is understood to…
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General cargo ship ran into embankment in Kiel Canal
Cargo ship ran into an embankment in the Sehestedt area, Kiel Canal, at around 0300 UTC Nov 21, while transiting Canal in the western direction. The ship was able to detach from an embankment and continue transit under own power, she reached Brunsbuettel and was berthed in Canal, most probably…
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Two ships under quarantine in Kiel
Two ships are presently under the quarantine in Kiel port: general cargo ship BBC MAINE since Nov 9, and tanker IRENE DP since Nov 16. BBC MAINE arrived from Hamina Finland to transit Kiel Canal with destination Hamburg, IRENE DP arrived from Gdansk Poland. Both ships had covid cases on…
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Brand new container ship collided with bulk carrier, heavily damaged, HK
Report emerged on a collision between a brand new container ship WAN HAI 288, and bulk carrier AMC NAVIGATOR, in Hong Kong waters. The collision took place on night Nov 17, both ships were underway, but WAN HAI 288 was restricted by an oncoming container ship on her port side,…
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Climate Change Activists Close Down Operations at Port of Newcastle
On Tuesday night, two female protestors named Hannah (21) and Zianna (28) entered the Port of Newcastle, climbed to the top of machinery, and suspended themselves out of reach using an intricate set of ropes. This led to the operations at the world’s largest coal exporting facility coming to a…
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Chinese cargo ship sank in South China sea, crew safe
Cargo ship HANGSHENG 88 sank in the afternoon Nov 12 40 nm off Huilai, the eastern coast of Guangdong province, China, South China sea. 13 crew abandoned the ship and went into a lifeboat, shortly after they’ve been rescued by a fishing vessel, directed by Guangdong MRCC. All are safe.…
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General cargo ship aground in southern Chile fjords
Nov 18 0610 UTC UPDATE: The ship remains in the same position, attempt to refloat ISLA TAUTIL earlier failed. Chilean SAR ship FUENTEALBA arrived at the scene. No leaks were reported. Nov 17: General cargo ship ISLA TAUTIL loaded with a fish meal for fish farms ran aground in the…
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Lighter collided with bulk carrier, sank, 3 missing
A lighter ship identified as, FARDIN-1, loaded with some 600 tons of coal sank in Mongla port, Bangladesh, after she collided with, according to local news sources, bulk carrier HANDY PERTH, in the evening of Nov 15. Three out of six crew of lighter ship went missing. The lighter ship…
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