Incidents
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Incidents : Orion’ crane collapsed during load tests in Germany
Belgium based maritime contractor DEME’s DP 3 installation vessel’s 5,000-tonne crane collapsed at Liebherr construction yard in Rostock, Germany DEME was planning to handle the heaviest monopiles, jackets, and wind turbine components in a single shipment with this giant crane, with an impressive 145 meters main crane boom, in the coming weeks.…
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Incidents : Pirates Kidnap 10 Crew Members From Tanker Off Nigeria
Tanker vessel MT VEMAHOPE was attacked by a single speedboat with an unknown number of armed individuals at around 1930 UTC Apr 30 in Gulf of Guinea, some 175 nm south of Lagos. The vessel was underway, en route from Lome Togo to Cameroon. According to reports, 10 crew…
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Incidents : Cargo ship sank in Vinh Tan Port,Vietnam
General cargo ship TUAN TU 08 (Ex – MINH PHAT 09) loaded with stone reportedly sank in Vinh Tan Port, Binh Thuan Province, southeast Vietnam, in the evening Apr 26. The ship left the port earlier this day but had to return, reporting unidentified trouble – cargo shift or water ingress,…
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Accidents : Skipper Craig Lembke ‘duped’ into sailing 700kg of cocaine across Pacific, sentencing judge says
A former musician and part-time skipper will serve at least three years behind bars for trafficking more than half a tonne of cocaine from Tahiti to New South Wales. Key points: Craig Lembke, 49, was secretly tracked as he captained a catamaran from Tahiti to Coffs Harbour in 2017 Lembke…
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Attorney General’s Office of Cartagena, and The General Directorate of Maritime Colombia are investigating ship’s Master death
Both The Attorney General’s Office of Cartagena, and The General Directorate of Maritime Colombia, announced on Apr 18, that they will carry out the investigation of ship’s Master death. His body was found at around 1700 LT Apr 16 on reportedly, main deck, while the ship was berthed. Colombian…
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Accidents :Panamax bulk carrier fire, Bristol, UK
Grain loading conveyor caught fire while loading bulk carrier THALASSINI at Bristol, UK, in the evening Mar 28. Fire was extinguished by joint efforts of Avon Fire and Rescue Service and Svitzer tug crews, no injures reported. Understood the ship sustained slight damages, if any. All photos full-scale:https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/news/bristol-news/firefighters-deal-ship-crane-fire-3996650Bulk carrier THALASSINI,…
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Accidents: Coal barge broke in two, sank at Dillingen port, Germany
Coal barge AQUA SPRINTER II broke in two and sank alongside berth during loading operation in Dillingen, Germany, in the morning Mar 28. Understood barge has some 1,200 tons of coal dust in hold. Barge was built in 1983, of 2,100 cargo capacity. Description: Name: Aqua Sprinter II Ex-name: Jaco…
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Accidents : Attacking 3 ships of west Africa by pirates
Cargo ships transiting the waters off the coast of West Africa have reported at least three suspicious approaches over the past two days. On Wednesday, a group of up to 8 men attacked the Greek-flagged bulk carrier MV Scarabe approximately 23 nautical miles south of Agbami, Nigeria. The ship’s AIS…
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Tanker explosion, crew injured, Libya UPDATE seized by Libyan Gov
The tanker arrived at Benghazi on Mar 13 from UAE, allegedly with a cargo of jet oil for the Libyan National Army (LNA), the adversary of the Libyan Government of National Accord LGNA. The tanker left Benghazi on Mar 16, went off AIS radars on Mar 18, being in the…
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Accidents : Taiwanese fishing vessel ran aground on southwest reefs of Atoll Arutua, Tuamotu
Reportedly, Taiwanese fishing vessel ran aground on southwest reefs of Atoll Arutua, Tuamotu, French Polynesia, on Mar 20 or 21. MRCC French Polynesia sent a helicopter to evacuated 36 crew, they are to be isolated prior to repatriation to 2 sister fishing vessels, which approached grounding site. According to AIS…
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