Incidents
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One crew knifed another and jumped overboard
Fight erupted between two crew members of tanker ELANDRA CORALLO in the afternoon Nov 1 in Coral sea. Seaman stabbed his opponent, and jumped overboard afterwards. Tanker turned back and searched for him, but for a short time, because stabbed seaman needed urgent medical assistance. In the afternoon Nov 2…
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Fire erupted in bulk carrier ABUSAMAH at Cilegon port
Fire erupted in engine room of bulk carrier ABUSAMAH berthed at Cilegon port, western Java, Sunda Strait, at around 0500 LT (UTC +7), and soon engulfed all engine room. The ship was loading fertilizer, ammonium phosphate, some 1,500 tons were already loaded. Attempts to extinguish fire failed, fire continued spreading,…
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Double closure of disputes on the Adriatic docks
Two disputes which for some time had committed as many Adriatic Port System Authorities were concluded today at the same time. The thorniest case, which reached the second degree of judgment, was the one that opposed Micoperi to the Port System Authority of the Central Adriatic Sea regarding the procedure,…
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MSC 8000-TEU container ship collided with Trawler
Container ship MSC RITA collided with 35-meter fishing vessel TREMONT at around 0000 LT (UTC +5) Oct 28 some 95 nm NE of Norfolk, USA, while proceeding from New York to Charleston. Fishing vessel sank, all 13 people on board were rescued, MSC RITA according to track, turned back after…
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400kg of Drugs Hidden in Oxygen Bottles Seized at Port of Ceuta ( Report of INTERPOL )
Hundreds of firearms and 12.6 tonnes of drugs seized in Caribbean operation Customs officials have seized 415 kilos of hashish from 15 industrial gas cylinders in Port of Ceuta. The empty oxygen bottles were awaiting shipment to the Port of Algeciras when the Spanish Customs and the Guardia Civil Border…
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Korean heavy load ship towed to Lorient, France
Heavy Load Carrier HANJIN PIONEER suffered steering failure in the evening Oct 21 in Bay of Biscay, while en route from China via Suez and Malta, to Cuxhaven, with cargo of wind turbine blades SAR tug ABEILLE BOURBON had to intervene, HANJIN PIONEER was taken on tow and towed to…
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Freighter with alcohol and tobacco aground at Nakskov approach, Denmark
General cargo ship TROUBADOUR reportedly and according to track, on Oct 19 ran aground twice in approach channel of Nakskov port, Nakskov Fjord, Denmark, Baltic sea. The ship ran aground in the morning Oct 19 first time, but managed to refloat by own means, to ground again 3 cables further…
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Korean tanker in load sank inTaiwan Strait
Tanker KELSEY 2 sank in the morning Oct 15, 25nm south of Wuqui island, Kinmen County, Taiwan, Taiwan Strait. Tanker was en route from Hong Kong to Gunsan Korea, ETA Oct 16. Of 20 crew on board, 1 died, 19 were rescued and survived.Tanker is said to be in load,…
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Container ship VASI STAR collided with towed barge at Bangkok ( VIDEO )
Container ship VASI STAR collided with towed barge loaded with coiled steel sheets, at around 0710 LT (UTC +7) Oct 11, at Bangkok approach channel near red buoy No. 23, Samut Prakan waters, while proceeding to Bangkok, in poor visibility. Tug WIMONWAN 8 was towing 4 barges, one of them,…
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5 tanker crew including Captain poisoned, hospitalized, Istanbul
Tanker SEALION 1 requested medical assistance to 5 poisoned crew, in the evening Oct 9. Tanker is anchored at Bakirkoy, Istanbul, Marmara sea, bound for Novorossiysk. Understood crew were poisoned by fumes in empty cargo tanks, while cleaning tank or tanks, or checking. Captain reportedly, also got poisoned, during tanks…
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