Incidents
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Accidents :Bulk carrier fire at Harbor of Australia
Fire erupted in storage compartment in superstructure of bulk carrier ECOMAR G.O. at K4 terminal at Newcastle Harbor, Australia, in the evening Dec 15. Bulk carrier arrived at Newcastle to load coal on Dec 15, from China. “Crew attempted to extinguish the fire but were unsuccessful due to its intensity.…
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Maritime piracy report : Pirates attempted to rob the cargo of Singapore-flagged , Kim Hock Tug 8
Seafarers are advised to exercise caution after pirates attempted to rob a vessel transiting through the Singapore Strait. Pirates attempted to rob the cargo of a barge being towed by the Singapore-flagged Tug, Kim Hock Tug 8 during the morning hours of December the 6th while the vessel was transiting…
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Accidents : German tourist killed by boat propeller in Phuket
A German tourist died after suffering injuries from a speedboat propeller while swimming off a beach in #Phuket, #Thailand’s largest island and major tourism destination. Police Lieutenant Colonel Sompong Julruang, deputy superintendent at the Kamala police station, said the victim was 63 years old. The man had strayed from the…
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Accidents : Cruise ship LA BELLE DES OCEANS ran onto rocks south of famous Phi-Phi islands, Thailand
Cruise ship LA BELLE DES OCEANS ran onto rocks south of famous Phi-Phi islands, Thailand, Andaman sea, sometime between 0200 and 0300 Bangkok time (UTC +7) Nov 25, with 90 passengers and 60 crew on board. Underwater hull in bow section was breached, with ensuing water ingress. The ship understood…
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Mexico ports are a new Cocaine route
6sacks containing in total, 134 packages with cocaine, were found hidden in a cargo of ore on board of bulk carrier DELPHI RANGER at Altamira, Mexico, soon after ship’s arrival on Nov 21. The ship arrived from Barranquilla, Colombia. No news yet on the crew. It’s not about cocaine trafficking,…
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Catches Fire of Grimaldi RoRo Ship off Livorno Italy
Livorno – Eight months after the fire that led to the sinking of the “Grande America”, flames break out again on a Ro-Ro cargo ship from the same Italian shipowner. This time, the fire has been extinguished. Livorno – The “Eurocargo Trieste”, a cargo ship of the Grimaldi company, had just…
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Italian ship attacked by pirates in Mexico, two crew hurt
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Pirates attacked an Italy-flagged offshore supply vessel in the southern Gulf of Mexico, injuring two crew members, the Mexican Navy said on Tuesday, in the latest outbreak of robbery and piracy to hit oil platforms and infrastructure in the area. One of the crew members of…
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Cruising : Carnival Freedom Belches Smoke in Cayman Islands
By Jim Walker This past week, the Carnival Freedom cruise ship was photographed belching thick black smoke while arriving in George Town, Grand Cayman. The photograph was taken by an individual who wishes to remain anonymous. It was taken on Tuesday, October 29th. The twelve-year-old Carnival ship left Galveston, Texas on the evening…
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Explosion of Russian Tankers in the in the country’s Far Eastern Nakhodka Bay
Two people died and another person is missing following an explosion on board a Russian tanker in the country’s Far Eastern Nakhodka Bay. The incident involving the Zaliv Amerika vessel occurred in the morning hours (local time) of November 2, 2019, according to a statement issued by the Russian Far…
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Two crew died in cargo tank of Algerian tanker
According to information provided to Maritime Bulletin by a local company, two crew died during works in a cargo tank of Algerian tanker TAMGOUT on Oct 21 or earlier. Tanker arrived at Bizerte Anchorage in the evening Oct 21, while en route from Bejaia Algeria to Yuzhniy Port Ukraine, understood interrupting voyage…
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