Incidents
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4 sailors injured as fire breaks out onboard INS Ranvijay,
Four sailors were injured after a fire broke out on board the Indian Navy’s destroyer, INS Ranvijay, on Saturday evening. A Board of Inquiry has been ordered to probe the incident. An incident of fire and flooding was reported onboard the Indian Navy’s destroyer, INS Ranvijay, here on Saturday. The…
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Wind turbine blades and parts collapsed into water VIDEO
salvage_and_wreck reports: MPI Offshore, an offshore installation service firm owned by Van Oord, last week (18-10-2021) accidentally dropped three wind turbine blades into the sea, while conducting scheduled maintenance at Vattenfall’s Ormonde wind farm in the Irish Sea, off the UK. According to the incident report, MPI Offshore’s MPI ADVENTURE…
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Third Officer shot dead Master and Chief Officer
Third Officer on Oct 23 shot dead both Master and Chief Officer on board of tanker AYANE, anchored at La Plata Anchorage, Rio de La Plata, Argentina, and reported himself to the police. He was in a psychotic breakdown, probably. The police are already on board, investigating this tragic accident.…
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ZIM container ship lost dozen containers off Vancouver
Container ship ZIM KINGSTON lost some 40 containers overboard some 30 nm off Vancouver island in the afternoon Oct 22, understood while underway, approaching Juan de Fuca Strai en route from Busan Korea to Vancouver. At least two of the lost containers contain combustible hazmat, as well as two crushed…
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USCG interdicts 3 lanchas illegally fishing US waters
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) law enforcement crews detected and interdicted three Mexican lancha boat crews engaged in illegal fishing in federal waters off southern Texas, from Oct. 18 to 21. Coast Guard Sector/Air Station Corpus Christi aircrews in coordination with crews from Coast Guard Cutter Harold Miller (WPC-1138) and…
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Laker blocked Saginaw river
Bulk carrier CALUMET was pushed by the strong wind off the fairway in Saginaw River in Bay City area, Michigan, USA, in the evening Oct 21, while proceeding to Saginaw. Understood she ran aground or got stuck in the embankment, partially blocking fairway. The tug was to assist in her…
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Cargo ship struck pier, heavily damaged
General cargo ship HAKSA struck Berth No.18 in Chornomorsk port, Ukraine, in the morning Oct 22, while maneuvering to berth, reported Ukrainian Shipping Magazine. The ship’s bow section sustained heavy damages, see photos. Berth also sustained damages. HAKSA arrived from Gebze Turkey. General Cargo HAKSA is currently located at BSEA…
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Odfjell tanker crew died, allegedly from covid
Chemical tanker BOW SUMMER arrived at Antwerp anchorage in the evening Oct 10 from Durban South Africa, with a short stop at Las Palmas Canary island, on Oct 5-6 (Bunkering, re-supplies, crew change?). Tanker remained at anchor until Oct 15, when she was berthed at BASF Terminal in Antwerp. One…
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Australia’s Largest Heroin Bust Worth $104M Made in Melbourne
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) on Saturday, October 16th announced the seizure of a record 450 kilograms of heroin from a container of ceramic tiles at Melbourne port, in a joint operation with the Australian Border Force (ABF). The joint statement referred to the drug haul as the ‘largest heroin…
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Container ship disabled, towed back to Piraeus
Container ship AS ROSALIA left Piraeus Greece, on Oct 16, bound for Rijeka Croatia with ETA Oct 18, but suffered mechanical failure and was disabled later same day in Elaphonisos Channel between southern Peloponnese and Kythira island. The ship was taken on tow on Oct 17, and towed back to…
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