Maritime

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

DRUG TRAFFICKING: Cocaine worth $70m seized in Australia   Over 200 kilograms of cocaine have been seized by Australian authorities in the Sydney port area. The shipment was allegedly being smuggled onboard an MSC container ship, according to FleetMon. It stated: “The operation involved multi-agency cooperation, which was slated to track and apprehend the drugs

A mysterious Chinese ship engaged in strange activities in Moroccan waters   Fishing vessel FONGGANGTING15 was detained by Moroccan Navy on Mar 15 and taken to Dakhla port, Morocco, on the grounds of suspicious and dangerous behavior and maneuvering, according to FleetMon. It stated: “Moroccan coastal fishing vessels complained that this ship was harassing them by maneuvering

PIRACY: Another piracy attack in the Gulf of Guinea The ship reportedly was attacked at around 0600 UTC Mar 14 in the Gulf of Guinea, some 2010 km south of Lagos, according to FleetMon. It stated: “There’s only one merchant ship in this area, it’s a hapless tanker DAVIDE B, still hanging in the area

MARITIME ACCIDENT: How Fishing vessel catches fire off Vladivostok, 30 crew rescued   The fire erupted in the fish processing shop on board of fishing vessel VITIM in the morning March 6, 2021, in Japan sea some 12 nm SW of Askold island, south of Vladivostok, Primorye, Russia, according to FleetMon. It stated: “SAR tugs responded, by 0300