Maritime

MARITIME ACCIDENT: How General cargo ship BATUHAN runs aground at Karabiga port   General cargo ship BATUHAN A ran aground approaching Karabiga port, southwest Marmara sea, Turkey, on April 2, 2021, arriving from Istanbul, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Tug responded, but as of morning Apr 3, there’s no information on status and condition of […]

How Bulk carrier contacted bridge entering Lisbon Bulk carrier IONIC HAWK contacted pillar of 25 de Abril Bridge in the afternoon Mar 31 while entering Lisbon Portugal, on arrival from Morocco, according to FleetMon. It stated: “According to track, the ship passed the bridge but was ordered to return and anchored below the bridge in

DRUGS TRAFFICKING: Cocaine bust on Capesize bulk carrier at Chesapeake Bay, USA Cocaine bust on Capesize bulk carrier – unusual route, small quantity A multi-agency team of investigators boarded Capesize bulk carrier SAM JOHN SOLIDARITY a, on March 31, 2021, on ship’s arrival from Rotterdam, being bound for Baltimore, according to FleetMon. It stated: “ 20

EVER GIVEN sister ship EVER GENTLE troubled in Taipei, Taiwan Another EVERGEEN mega container ship was troubled, EVER GIVEN sister ship EVER GENTLE, at Taipei Port, Taiwan, at around midday March 27, 2021, during cargo operations, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Gantry crane struck ship’s funnel, severely damaging it. Crane and funnel were parted in some

EVER GIVEN sister ship EVER GENTLE troubled in Taipei, Taiwan   Another EVERGREEN mega container ship was troubled, EVER GIVEN sister ship EVER GENTLE, at Taipei Port, Taiwan, at around midday March 27, 2021, during cargo operations, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Gantry crane struck ship’s funnel, severely damaging it. Crane and funnel were parted

An Albanian freighter has collided with Italian fishing boat, boat sank, crew rescued, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Albanian freighter collided with Italian fishing boat, boat sank, crew rescued. Albanian general cargo ship BERGFJORD in the morning March 25, 2021 collided with fishing boat southeast of Ravenna, Italy, Adriatic sea, while en route from Shengjin,

MARITIME ATTACK: Mega container ships start changing routes to skip Suez By Eyo Nsima   Apparently, to escape being attack, many ships have changed their routes, skipping Suez transit, according to FleetMon. It stated: “At least two container ships changed their routes, skipping Suez transit:   Ultra Large Container Ship EVER GREET (IMO 9832729, GT 219688, capacity

How Bulk carrier collides with Russian Navy tanker off Suez   Russian Navy bunker tanker KOLA collided with bulk carrier ARK ROYAL in the northern part of the Gulf of Suez at around 0500 UTC on March 23, 2021, according to the Russian Navy Command statement. According to FleetMon, “At the time of the collision, both ships were approaching

Filipino Captain of Greek Panamax bulk carrier died on board during voyage   A 62-year old Filipino Captain of bulk carrier IVESTOS died on board on Mar 13, while the ship was en route from Lubuk Indonesia, Kalimantan, to Masinloc, northwest Luzon, Philippines, reported SunStar Zamboanga News Agencysunstar.com.ph, according to FleetMon.   It stated: “At the