Incidents
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Incidents :Japan based Nagashiki Shippings’ started spilling bunker oil while en route from China to Brazil
The 300 meters long Panama-flagged MV Wakashio ran aground off Pointe d’Esny, on the south-east coast of the island in Mauritius, on July 26 while en route from China to Brazil via Singapore on ballast condition. The vessel had 20 crew members at the time of grounding. Ten non-essential crew…
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Incidents : At least 11 dead as crane collapses at Hindustan Shipyard Limited in Vizag India
At least 11 people killed and three injured in Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL) at Sindia area in Visakhapatnam on Saturday noon when a huge new crane collapsed while the management was conducting a trial run to know its capacity. The deceased were identified as supervisor Prasad, Ramana, Satya Raju of HSL Electrical section and…
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Incidents : US Coast rescues cargo ship after departing San Juan in rough weather
, A cargo ship called for help from a U.S Coast Guard ship after departing San Juan, Puerto Rico. Departing ahead of Tropical Storm Isaias, the ship faced perilous conditions at the sea. A Mayday VHF radio transmission was received by the U.S Coast Guard in the sector of San…
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Incidents : Four kayakers got into trouble at sea
Four kayakers got into trouble at sea, including a 74-year-old man who capsized. Coastguards and the RNLI were called to Ringstead Bay late yesterday afternoon. Both Lulworth and Wyke coastguard rescue teams were tasked, as well as Weymouth RNLI inshore lifeboat. The four kayakers were located at White Nothe. One…
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Incidents : ReCAAP Discusses Ways Tackle Situation of Piracy
ReCAAP Information Sharing Centre (ISC) held a virtual dialogue with representatives of shipping associations and companies based in Singapore and Malaysia. During the dialogue, ReCAAP ISC presented the Half-Yearly Report 2020 (January to June) during which a total of 51 incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships (comprising 50…
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Incidents : Hibernia Platform production shuts in following injection fluid discharge
Offshore Regulator, Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) stated that , Hibernia Management and Development Company (HMDC) reported that while conducting production operations late on July 19, water sampling indicated an exceedance of produced water discharge. Produced water is a mixture of seawater from the reservoir, seawater used in…
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Incidents : Wind Turbine Blade Crashes into DEME’s jack
The accident happened on the morning of 2nd/3rd July According to a spokesperson from Otary, “No injuries were reported as there were no employees on the gangway at the time of the incident.” Following the incident, the turbine installation work was immediately paused. For some minor repairs and re-installation of…
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Incidents : Fight the fire to save the ship, USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6)
Federal Fire Department San Diego and U.S. Navy Sailors continue to fight the fire to save the ship, USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). HSC-3 has conducted more than 1,200 helicopter water bucket drops, which is cooling the super structure and flight deck enabling fire crews to get onboard internally to…
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Incidents : Indonesian Sailor Body Found In Freezer Of Chinese Fishing Vessel
Chinese fishing vessels Lu Huang Yuan Yu 117 and its sister ship Lu Huang Yuan Yu 118 have been seized by Indonesian authorities around Nipah Islands, on Wednesday, after receiving reports of the death of a crew member on board The 20-year-old sailor’s body was discovered in a freezer of…
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incidents : FPSO suffered a 1.5 meter long gash, no reports of damages to the oil tanker
On July 1st 2004 built Suezmax tanker ‘Olympic Future’ made a contact with BW Offshore managed FPSO Yúum K’ak ‘Náab, moored in the Campeche oil field, about 105 km off the coast of Ciudad del Carmen, offshore Mexico, Gulf of Mexico. According to various sources, FPSO suffered a 1.5 meter long gash, no…
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