Incidents
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Sinking of an Egyptian Ship in Suakin
Today, the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs completed the papers and deportation of 8 Egyptian seafarers whose ship sank near the port of Suakin in the Red Sea state of Sudan, after they lost all their belongings and official papers. The Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement…
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Yacht disabled by fire, Ibiza VIDEO
Fire erupted in the engine room of 26-meter yacht GOOD VIBES while she was sailing in Freus, between Ibiza and Formentera islands, Balearic islands, Med, on Aug 3. Spanish SAR boat SALVAMAR ACRUX responded the disabled yacht was towed to Ibiza. Yacht guests were evacuated, skipper and owner remained on…
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CNN : Black sea grain exports-sea mines aren’t the only danger
Ukrainian authorities detained Panama-flagged UAE-owned bulk carrier EMMAKRIS III in the port of Chornomorsk, Black sea, following Kiev Court decision. CNN investigated the story and came up with the following: The ship arrived at Chornomorsk in Feb prior to the Russian invasion, and loaded some 60,000 tonnes of grain already…
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Wind turbines parts ignited in cargo hold of berthed freighter, Netherlands
Fire erupted in the cargo hold of general cargo ship NOVA berthed at Eemshaven, Netherlands, in the afternoon of Jul 26. The ship loaded with wind turbine parts, to get to the hotspot inside the cargo hold firefighters had to remove or relocate cargo on deck and in the hold.…
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Yaounde Architecture reinforces fight against piracy
The fight against piracy and response to current maritime security challenges in the Gulf of Guinea have been reinforced with the utilization of the Yaounde Architecture Regional Information System (YARIS). The YARIS platform, an information-sharing tool or system for Maritime Law Enforcement Agencies in the Gulf of Guinea region, was…
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Loss of 2 sailors sinking in the Indian Ocean on board CHANG HE
Chinese cargo ship sank off Somalia coast, 12 crew left the ship, SAR under way 2 Egyptian sailors were lost in the sinking of a dilapidated ship in the Indian Ocean where general cargo ship CHANG HE reportedly sank in the Indian Ocean off the eastern Somalia coast, on Jul…
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Reefer struck tanker, Siberia, Russia
River-sea type reefer MAGDEBURG, struck anchored river-sea type product tanker LENANEFT 2031 on Jul 18 on river Lena, Yakutia Region, Siberia, Russia. Tanker hull was breached in forecastle area, port side, above the waterline. Reefer MAGDEBURG is currently located at an unknown area at position 00° 00′ 00.0″ N, 000°…
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Suezmax crude oil tanker disabled by fire in Gibraltar Strait
Suezmax crude oil tanker ADVANTAGE SUMMER suffered a fire in an engine room on the evening of Jul 17 in Gibraltar Strait, while en route from Algeciras to Huelva, Spain. The tanker was disabled and had to be taken on tow by SAR tug LUZ DE MAR, she arrived back…
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Flagged Turkey Tanker fire, in Azov sea,- circumstances are unclear!
Fire erupted in the engine room of tanker AHMET TELLI at Temryuk port, Azov sea, Russia, on the evening of Jul 9. Circumstances are unclear, the information given in the statement issued by Russian Salvage Agency is so confused that it’s almost impossible to find out how it happened, what…
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Canadian bulk carrier grounding, Colombia
Bulk carrier SMEW ran aground while leaving Barranquilla Colombia at around 1200 UTC on Jul 10, with some 22,000 tons of coal on board, bound for Brazil. Traffic in the channel was restricted. The ship was refloated at around 2140 UTC on Jul 10 with tugs assistance and taken to…
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