Daily Vessel Casualty and Piracy Report
Edited By Christoph M. Wahner, Esq.
With Comment by Michael S. McDaniel, Esq.
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Casualty Reports archive for years 1997-2007
Casualty Reports July 2008 through December 2008
4 YEAR 2008 MARITIME LOSSES AROUND THE WORLD ARE BELOW
January 2008 through June 2008
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Vessel
Loss Dispatches For June 2008
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Passenger vessel M/V Wonderful Stars, en route to Ormoc with 608
passengers and 78 crew, was in collision with cargo M/V MCC Sulu, en route to Cebu,
off Liloan and Danao on June 28 at 1330LT. Both vessels reported minor damage
and arrived at their respective destinations safely. From
our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Sat. June 28 2008).
186-ft sternwheeler Portland grounded 1.5 miles east of the Bonneville
Dam on the Columbia River near Portland,
Oregon on June 27. The vessel was
feed without injury or pollution by the efforts of Coast Guard Station Portland
and Air Station Astoria Oregon. Preliminary inspection revealed no hull or
structural damage. From our Sr.
Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Sat. June 28 2008).
Norweigan ferry Bergensfjord, which runs between Halhjem and
Sandvikvåg, allided with a quay at Sandvikvåg on June 27. The quay was damaged on a length
of nine meters. The ferry was only slightly damage and remained operating. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Sat. June 28 2008).
141-m German cargo M/V Kristin Schepers, built 2007, grounded on the embankment of the Kiel Canal on June 27 at 0600LT at km 61. The ship was
refloated by tugs Nordmark and Gigant and was towed to the communal harbour in
Rendburg where it was berthed for inspections. At 1000LT, the ship was cleared
to continue its voyage. From our Sr.
Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Sat. June 28 2008).
US Navy Destroyer David R. Ray, 31-years old and decommissioned
in 2002, will be used for target practice and sunk next week near Hawaii in a Rim of the
Pacific war exercise. From our Sr.
Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Sat. June 28 2008).
Scalloper Guyona, with 3 crew,
sank off the Channel Islands, UK on
June 24. The crew were rescued thanks to the RNLI
satellite signal emitted by their emergency gear. From
our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Sat. June 28 2008).
34.2-m 40-ton German ferry Elster, built 1997, was struck by 12-m
Danish pleasure boat Isa on the Elbe at Elster on
June 24. No injuries reported. From our Sr.
Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Sat. June 28 2008).
Russian M/V Gem (IMO 9066057) collided with
Singapore-flagged tanker M/V BW Havsol (IMO 9133836) in the locks of the Kiel Canal in Brunsbuettel on June 27 at 1930LT. No
injuries and only slight damage reported. From
our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Sat. June 28 2008).
547-ft 8,000-ton guided-missile cruiser Horne (CG-30), commissioned in 1967,
will be towed to sea to be torpedoed and sunk as part of allied exercises. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Sat. June 28 2008).
Cargo M/V Antoine D suffered fire while moored on the north side of Burrard Inlet, British
Columbia, on June 26 at 1915LT. The Coast Guard, North Vancouver fire
department and RCMP dealt with the blaze, which appeared to start in the living
quarters of the ship and had it contained by 2030LT. From
our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Sat. June 28 2008).
50-ft S/Y Iwalani, based in Portland,
Maine, ran aground in Long Cove near Rockland, Maine
on June 26 at 1000LT. A boat crew from Coast Guard Station Rockland, Maine,
went aboard the vessel to confirm that there were no injuries or vessel damage.
They left the scene soon after but maintained radio contact every 30 minutes
until the vessel was refloated at high tide. From
our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Sat. June 28 2008).
30-ft S/Y Pooka, Rye, New Hampshire to Boston, Massachusetts, took on water and began
flooding 4
miles northeast of Gloucester Harbor one June 26 at 1240LT. US Coast Guard,
Station Gloucester, deployed 25-ft response boat and 47-ft motor lifeboat to
assist. The vessel was pumped clear and safely escorted to Gloucester. From
our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Sat. June 28 2008).
121-m 12,385-gt Swedish ferry Eckerö, with 450 passengers, allided with a quay in Grisslehamn on June 11. No injuries reported. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Thurs. June 26 2008).
228.18-m 39,674-gt passenger M/V Rotterdam (IMO 5301019, built 1956/58) suffered fire in Wilhelmshaven, Germany,
on June 25. No injuries reported. The vessel was under re-build for use for a
floating hotel and congress centre in Rotterdam.
From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Thurs. June 26 2008).
2,335-ton cargo M/V Lake Paoay, with 5,000 metric tons coal, sank off the coast of Carles town in Iloilo at the height of
the typhoon Frank on June 22. Six crew members died, fifteen reported missing, and four others rescued. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Tues. June 24 2008).
Cargo M/V Ocean Papa sank off the coast of Culasi
in Antique on June 21 at noon. One crew was killed and 24 others rescued. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Tues. June 24 2008).
57-m Polish cargo M/V Barbara D. (IMO 8033431, ex Neuenbrook), suffered steering
failure and grounded on the embankment of the Kiel Canal
at Fischerhuette at on June 24 at 1300LT. The vessel did reportedly incur
damage but was freed with the assistance of passing coaster vessel Ostenau a
short time later. From our Sr.
Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Tues. June 24 2008).
800-gt M/V Milan, with cargo of 600 tonnes iron product, sank in the Hooghly river
at Raichak near Diamond Harbor,
India, on June
23. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim
Schwabedissen (Tues. June 24 2008).
82-ft schooner Sylvina W. Beal, with 41 passengers aboard, ran aground south of Indian Island, Maine,
on June 23. No injuries, pollution, or water ingress reported. A 41-foot boat
crew launched from Coast Guard Station Eastport and arrived on scene to
evacuate the passengers from the stranded vessel. From
our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Tues. June 24 2008).
130-ft S/V Adventuress ran aground in Wasp Passage, San Juan Islands, Washington
on June 23. The Washington State Ferry Sealth along with vessel Assist were
able to remove all of the 27 passengers and crew safely from the grounded
vessel, which was towed to Friday Harbor, Washington where no damage was
reported. The wooden sailboat was built as a pleasure yacht in 1913 and as the
pilot boat for San Francisco
Bay for 35 years. After
years of neglect on the beach near Sausalito, Calif., the ship was brought to Seattle by new owners. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Tues. June 24 2008).
Pusher tug Rhenus Schub 2 (ex Veerhaven III, Wasserbüffel) sank south-west of the Greek Island
Sapienza (Pelepones) while unmanned and being towed by the Greek tug Europe from Dordrecht to Constantza on June 3. There was
no fuel on board and hence no spill. rom
our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Tues. June 24 2008).
177-m Marshall Islands-flagged cargo M/V Green Cape (IMO 7824675),
went
adrift and grounded on a sand bar in Everingen,
Germany on June
19. Tug were dispatched to assist in refloating the
vessel. From our Sr. Correspondent Tim
Schwabedissen (Tues. June 24 2008).
48-m three masted charter-barque
and former fishery vessel Antigua, built 1955 and operated by the
Schiffahrtsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG Hamburg, collided with 38-m three masted schooner Ingo von Göteborg, built 1922, in the inner port of Kiel. The foremast of the Antigua broke, but none of the 90 passengers was hurt.
The Ingo von Göteborg, which carried 70 passengers, was allowed to continue its
voyage after the end of police investigations. Both vessels were underway to
the races of the Kiel Week. From our Sr.
Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Tues. June 24 2008).
Container vessel Oceanic Container Line sank in the vicinity of Maralison islet
off mainland Culasi, Philippines,
as typhoon Frank (Fenshen) battered the Binirayan province of Antique
with heavy rains and strong winds on June 21. The 21 crew reportedly abandoned
ship before the vessel went down. From our Sr.
Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Tues. June 24 2008).
ALERT>>23,824-tonne Philippine ferry M/V Princess of the
Stars, Manila to Cebu with more than 800 passengers and crew, capsized in a typhoon
on June 21. 13 bodies recovered, 38 people are confirmed rescued. Hundreds are
missing, feared killed. Coast guard divers who rapped on the hull heard no
signs of life and rough seas were hampering search efforts. A U.S. Navy ship
is assisting rescue efforts. Rescue teams will likely drill holes in the hull
in search of potential survivors within the overturned vessel. The hull bottom
remains exposed out of the water. Philippine President, Gloria Arroyo, has
demanded an explanation as to why the ferry was allowed to leave port despite
imminent typhoon warnings. The vessel is operated by Sulpicio Lines and voyage
is generally 22 hours. (Mon. June 23 2008).
55,926-gt Panama-flagged
car-carrier Palmela (IMO 9207388), built 2000, allided with the
bridge of the Kallo Lock in Antwerp while
departing for Bremerhaven
on June 2. The allision caused only minor damage and no injuries were reported;
the vessel continued its voyage to Bremerhaven.
From our Sr. Correspondent Tim
Schwabedissen (Mon. June 23 2008).
4,109-gt
Turkey-flagged cargo M/V Alfa Moon (IMO 9437763) allided with a quay in the port of
Koper, Slovenia, on June 6. The vessel
suffered damage to its bulbous bow. From
our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Mon. June 23 2008).
266-gt, 32.9-m German ferry Laboe collided with 10-m S/Y Roede Orm in the port of Kiel
near Bellevue
on June 21 at 1155LT. No injuries reported, but the yacht sank with 10
minutes and was considered a total loss. From
our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Mon. June 23 2008).
Westbound cargo M/V Allegretta (IMO 9353395) suffered steering failure in the Kiel Canal at
km 29 and grounded on the southern embankment near the
Gruenental bridge on June 19 at 1745LT. The vessel was
refloated one hour later and continued its voyage toward the North
Sea. From our Sr.
Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen
(Mon. June 23 2008).
German dive M/V Artur Becker, homeport Greifswald, was in collision with Polish flagged
Raba off Ruegen island in the Balti Sea.
Both vessels suffered damage above the water line. The Artur Becker had been
under anchor at the time of the incident. From
our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Mon. June 23 2008).
German cargo M/V Marfeeder collided with the
Singapore-flagged APL Turnquoise in dense fog on
the Weser River, Germany, on June 1 at 0600LT. The Marfeeder suffered
damage on the port side and the A boat fell overboard. The APL Turnquoise was also
damaged. The Marfeeder berthed at Bremerhaven and the APL Turnquoise anchored on
the Northern roads off Wangerooge. From
our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Mon. June 23 2008).
Belgian inland water craft Timaja suffered
machine failure in the upper lock canal of the Geesthacht locks and crashed into the
stern of the Polish barge train Odra Lloyd 5 on June 5 at
2250LT. Some oil spillage was reported. From
our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Mon. June 23 2008).
Romanian inland cargo craft Antonius ran aground on the Danube river at Vilshofen after
suffering machine failure on June 16. The vessel suffered water ingress in the
cargo hold and developed a list. Vessel traffic had to be closed at the
grounding site. The vessel was refloated on June 17 after cargo lightering. From
our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen (Mon. June 23 2008).
238-m Malta-flagged container vessel India Lotus, owned by Israeli company Ofer
Brothers, suffered fire with 32-crew aboard approximately 1,100-km south of Dutch
Harbor, Alaska on June 20. U.S.
officials dispatched a C-130 plane and cutter Mellon to assist the vessel, but were
informed assistance was no longer required. No injures were reported. (Sat. June 21 2008).
5,890-dwt refrigerator vessel M/V Akademik Khokhlov (IMO 7826128), built 1980 and en
route Okhotsk sea, Busan, Japan Sea, suffered fire at position 38.05.6N 132.32.7E on
June 19 at 2200LT. The engine room was sealed and filled with CO2 – no injuries
or damages reported. Salvage tug Shuya was dispatched from Shuya to
assist. From our Moscow
Correspondent Mike Voitenko (Sat. June 21 2008).
4,022-grt M/V Volgo-Don 5016, built 1969 and
enroute Rostov-on-Don to Kavkaz port, Azov Sea, Russia, ran aground and was
holed on June
17 at 2215LT. The vessel suffered ballast tank flooding and a forward pitch
and starboard list. The cargo of sulphur was offloaded to barges as part of refloating
efforts.From
our Moscow
Correspondent Mike Voitenko (Sat. June 21 2008).
31,248-gt Bahamas-flagged chemical tanker Champion Brali (IMO 8309799) allided with
anchored Panama-flagged passenger liner 32,327-gt M/V Topaz (IMO 5103924) in Chiangi Strait, Singapore
on June 10. M/V Topaz (ex Empress of Britain, Queen Anna Maria, Carnivale,
Fiesta Marina, Olympic) was built in 1956 and was recently sold for scrap by
Kyma Ship Management. Both vessels suffered damge. From our Moscow Correspondent Mike
Voitenko (Sat. June
21 2008).
-------N---WEEKLY IMB PIRATE REPORTS [Only 10% of Attacks
Reported]---N-------
13
June 2008: 2354 LT: 22:13.8N - 091:44.3E, Chittagong
Outer Roads Anchorage 'B', Bangladesh. Six pirates in
long wooden boat with outboard engine boarded a container ship at anchor -- stole ship's
stores and property, and escaped. Port control informed.
13 June 2008: 0230 LT: 20:53.84N - 107:15.66E, Port Campha Inner Anchorage, Vietnam.
Pirates
in small boat boarded general cargo ship at anchor -- stole ship's stores from
the forecastle deck and escaped. Duty AB on patrol noticed a fishing boat in the
vicinity. Authorities informed.
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Cruise
ship M/V easyCruise Life, Maltese-flagged, with over 450 people aboard, ran aground at an island port off of Syros,
Greece, on June 13. The vessel was towed into port for a full inspection and no
damage was found. (Sun.
June 15 2008).
Viking Vulcan, once used as a support vessel for oilrigs but destined
for scrap, caught fire at the Leith Docks in Edinburgh, UK
on June 16 at 0430LT. No injuries reported. (Sun. June 15 2008).
N5,285-grt M/V Lehman Timber (IMO
9418286), Gibraltar-flagged and built 2008, was hijacked by Somali pirates on May 28. Ransom negotiations
reportedly underway, concerns for condition and safety of the 15 crew are
growing. From our Moscow
Correspondent Mike Voitenko (Sun. June 15 2008).
2,061-grt
M/V Baltic Sky (IMO
7904516), Dominican-flagged and built 1980, ran aground while proceeding from
Maimaksanskiy Branch, North Dvina river, Russia. The vessel was refloated by
tug Turiy and towed to Arkhangel port for
inspections and repairs. From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko (Sun. June 15 2008).
Cargo
M/V
Lukan, reported main engine
failure and vessel list of 20 degrees 50 miles west off Salala
Port, Omman, Persian
Gulf, on June 12. Vessel required salvage tow. From
our Moscow
Correspondent Mike Voitenko (Sun. June 15 2008).
N4,600-tonne, 100-meter cattle
transport ship M/V Hereford Express, bound for Western Australia from the Philippines with 22
Filipino crew, came under two hours of heavy fire from pirates in four speedboats in Indonesian
waters, south of Mindanao, on June 14. No injuries were reported and the vessel
escaped, though it returned to port at General Santos
City to report the attack
and undergo repairs to the ship's bridge, which was badly damaged by the
gunfire. From our Correspondent Steve Valeriani (Sun. June 15 2008).
73-ft
catamaran tour boat Sea Star, with approximately 220 people aboard, sank off the coast of Cancun, Mexico
on June 7. The vessel was built less than six months prior but was only
authorized to carry 80 people, according to Mexico authorities. The crew
reportedly abandoned the vessel leaving passengers to fend for themselves. One teenager was killed when she was trapped under a
rescue boat. The cause of the sinking is under investigation. (Thurs. June 12 2008).
Addax
Petroleum vessel Secor Macor was fired upon and attacked by militants off Nigeria on June 10. The vessel was
under the guard of naval personnel from NNS Victory in Calabar, Cross River
State. The naval
personnel returned fire. One officer was killed and civilians on board
sustained various degrees of injuries. The Movement for the Emancipation of the
Niger Delta (MEND) and the Joint Revolutionary Council (JRC) had both
threatened to carry out attacks against federal interests in the oil and gas
sector. Security vessel Altra G, also belonging to Addax Petroleum, was similarly
attacked on
June 9. (Thurs. June 12
2008).
Cargo
M/V
Bay Island caught fire at Port Blair, India, on June 11. One person died and
four others sustained injuries as a result of the fire, which is believed to have arisen
from ongoing repair work to the vessel’s air conditioning system. (Thurs. June 12 2008).
F/V Nordic IV was prevented from leaving the Swedish port of Gothenburg
by Greenpeace activists on June 12. Greenpeaces alleges the vessel engaged in piracy,
environmental destruction and violated the Swedish fishing embargo in and off Western Sahara. (Thurs. June 12 2008).
Norwegian
freight vessel M/V Tello, Kirkenes in Norway
to Murmansk, was detained by a Russian Coast
Guard vessel
in the Barents Sea on June 11. M/V Tello allegedly crossed the
Russian-Norwegian border 40-nm from the point previously announced and five
hours ahead of schedule. The captain of M/V Tello paid the fine for the violation. (Thurs. June 12 2008).
47-ft
diving boat Aquatic Safaris I, with 16 people aboard, reported it was
taking on water
near the mouth of Cape Fear River, North Carolina, on June 11. Coast Guard
Sector North Carolina
responded to the scene and removed the 13 passengers and assisted the 3 crew in
dewatering the vessel. (Thurs.
June 12 2008).
38-ft
sailboat Cynthia Woods, with 6 crew, capsized approximately 25 miles south of Freeport, Texas,
on June 7. A Coast Guard helicopter crew from Air Station Houston pulled five
men from the water, but one crewman remains missing. Coast Guard officials said the keel of the
overturned vessel was ripped off, indicating it likely struck something in the
water. (Sun. June 8 2008).
F/V Princess K, owned by the Princess K Fishing Corporation, falsely activated a
distress signal approximately
150 nautical miles northeast of Oahu,
Hawaii on Feb. 26. The Coast
Guard expended more than 3 aircraft hours and six personnel at a cost of more
than US$35,000 after it received the signal and the vessel failed to respond to
radio transmissions. The vessel owner was fined US$8,000 by the Federal Communications
Commission on May 29. (Sun.
June 8 2008).
NUnidentified small commercial
vessel was attacked by pirates off Somalia's
coast on June 4, but was rescued by Canadian troops aboard the HMCS Calgary which was conducting exercises in
the area. (Sun. June 8
2008).
Unidentified
12-m crab vessel sank in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, on June 8. 3 of 4 crew
reported safe, the other missing. (Sun. June 8 2008).
Unidentified
supply vessel suffered fire at shipyard in Tuas, southwestern Singapore on June 8. Fifteen people
wre injured. It took firefighters 20 minues to bring the flames under control.
Most damage was confined to the vessel's bridge area. (Sun. June 8 2008).
82-m
1,669-dwt M/V Enisei (IMO 8811613) suffered explosion and fire while in the dry-dock of Navy Ship
yard in Baltiysk port, Baltic sea.
The explosion occurred in aft tank during welding. Eight people reported killed . From our Moscow Correspondent Mike
Voitenko (Sat. June
7 2008).
Greek-registered
cargo ship M/V Syros collided with Maltese-registered Sea
Bird
approximately 20km off the coast of Montevideo, Uruguay
on June 5. The fuel tank of M/V Syros was ripped open in the collision, and a significant spill of 12
miles was reported. (Sat.
June 7 2008).
80-ft
tour boat M/V Ptarmigan, with 186 passengers aboard, collided with an
iceberg while
on a cruise of Portage Lake,
Alaska. The vessel did not appear
to be damaged, however about a dozen passengers were injured and two were sent
to Anchorage
hospitals for treatment. (Sat.
June 7 2008).
11,093-dwt
refrigerator M/V Baltic Wind (IMO 7342988) suffered oil spill while berthed at Berth 19, St. Petersburg, during
preparations for bunkering on May 31 at 1030LT. Roughly 2 tons of IFO-380
leaked on deck and in water. The vessel was boomed and cleanup efforts are
underway. From our Moscow
Correspondent Mike Voitenko (Thurs. June 5 2008).
5,192-mt
displacement inland tanker vessel Sudak, with 4,721-mt fuel oil aboard, ran aground at km mark 518, Rybinskoye Basin,
enroute Saratov (Volga river) – S.Petersburg, on May 31 at 1635LT. The vessel
incurred a large hole in the ballast tank port side, engine room area. No spill
reported and traffic was not effected. The vessel was
lightered and refloated on June 1 and taken under tow to Gorodets port for
repairs on June 2. From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko (Thurs. June 5 2008).
River
cruise ship M/V Aleksandr Suvorov, cruising Moscow – Tver
route with 347 passengers on board, grounded on lock 2 of the Moscow Channel on May 31 at 0910LT. No injuries or
water ingress reported and the vessel was freed under its own power. The lock
was reportedly undamaged, though the vessel suffered damage to its steering
mechanism. From our Moscow
Correspondent Mike Voitenko (Thurs. June 5 2008).
143-ft
Cruise ship Spirit of Alaska, with 41 passengers and 22 crew aboard, scraped the ocean bottom in Tracy Arm, a popular tour
destination for glacier viewing 45 miles south of
