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Daily Vessel Casualty and Piracy Report

 

 

Edited By Christoph M. Wahner, Esq.

 

 

 

The historic dangers of carriage by sea continue to be quite real. Shippers must be encouraged to purchase high quality marine cargo insurance from their freight forwarder or customs broker. It's dangerous out there. Buy the cargo insurance, before the loss!

 

 

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Casualty reports archive for period 1997 through second quarter 2009 and post third quarter 2009

 

4 THIRD QUARTER 2009 MARITIME LOSSES AROUND THE WORLD ARE BELOW

 

VESSEL LOSS DISPATCHES FOR SEPTEMBER 2009


 

3,249-dwt dry cargo M/V Volgo-Balt 225 (IMO 8230431) ran aground on river Nizhnya Scheksna, km-mark 527.5, on Sept. 28 at 1540LT. The vessel was refloated with the help of a river push tug without report of damage. [From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko, 30-9-09]

 

NSingapore-registered tanker M/V Prospect, with liquified petroleum gas, was attacked by 6 pirates armed with knives and machetes in the South China Sea just off Anambas Island, according to a Sept. 24 report from United Press International, Asia. The crew was robbed, one crew member was assaulted. [30-9-09]

 

52-m, 548-gt Asphalt carrier Bogtind (IMO 5163053) ran aground in the Tennsund in Nordland, Norway, on Sept. 30. Lightering and refloating efforts underway. The vessel has cover by Skuld P&I Club, Norway. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 30-9-09]

 

60-ft dolphin-watching boat Cruisin' 1 lost part of its bow (above waterline) in rough seas off the Jersey shore on Sept. 29. Passengers put on lifejackets but the vessel made it safely back to port under own power. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 30-9-09]

 

The Markland Locks and Dam on the Ohio River near Warsaw, Kentucky, suffered a break on Sept. 27. Barge traffic was stopped for several hours as the Army Corps of Engineers investigated. [29-9-09]

 

Vessel Trans Nyalongo, with approximately 150 passengers and cargo, capsized and sank at the junction of the Sumbuji and Kasai rivers in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sept. 28. 9 people reported killed and 100 others missing. The incident was attributed to overloading. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

Norwegian cargo M/V Trikken suffered machine room fire in the Haugsfjord in the Sande community on Sept. 29. The vessel limped into the port of Larsnes under own power. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

2,997-gt Antigua-Barbuda flagged cargo M/V Trans Odin (IMO 9101144) ran aground on the Ouse of Goole despite pilot presence on Sept. 27. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]


91-m, 2,690-gt Turkish-flagged tanker M/V Sena 3 (IMO 8200307) caught fire off Izmit on Sept. 29. No pollution reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

Royal navy vessel Iron Duke raided cocaine boat, capturing a reported 5.5 tons of drugs with 240 million Euros, during patrols in the Caribbean. The drug vessel was 138-ft converted F/V Cristal. The boat was sunk by firepower. The Royal Navy has not yet confirmed the nationalities or number of smugglers captured. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

287-m, 107,000-dwt Singapore-flagged tanker Eagle Tucson (IMO 9253064) grounded near Pilottown, Louisiana, near the mouth of the Lower Mississippi River, on Sept. 28. The vessel has 2.29 million liters of crude oil on board. No pollution reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]


21,586-gt Panama-flagged container M/V MSC Iris (IMO 8201624) suffered power failure and allided with a quay wall in the approach channel of the Berendrecht lock at Antwerp on Sept. 28. Bow damage reported, but power was restored and the vessel sailed into port. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

Singapore-based Stolt Vision suffered rupture in double-hulled fuel tank while dropping anchor approximately 9 miles off of Savannah, Georgia, on Sept. 27. Oil spill reported; Coast Guard teams responded to the scene. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

Norwegian shrimper Sandor suffered water ingress and sank north of Berlevåg on Sept. 26 at 2010LT. Rescue boat and air support dispatched. No injuries reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

105-m Dutch inland water craft Densimo was in collision with unidentified German tanker on the Rhine at Duisburg Walsum-South on Sept. 25. 1 injury reported and both vessels reported damaged with water ingress. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

458-ft M/V Chemical Supplier struck a barge in the Houston Ship Channel on Sept. 25. One of the vessel's fuel tanks was ruptured causing a spill of an estimated 10,000 gallons of heavy fuel oil. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

83-ft wooden-hulled Unimak ran aground near Chignik, 200 miles southwest of Kodia, Alaska, on Sept. 25. The crew abandoned the vessel and were picked up by vessel Sylvia Star. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

Dutch inland water craft Titania (ex-Alja) was in bow-to-bow collision with a Belgian inland water craft on the Rhine at Xanten on Sept. 24. Both vessels were severely damaged and the captain of the Titania was reported injured. The Titania was run aground after the incident. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

34,752-dwt Bahamas-flagged cargo M/V Algoma Discovery (IMO 8505848) ran aground off Kaeseburg on the Weser. The vessel was refloated by 11 tugs on Sept. 26 and was towed to the port of Brake for inspections. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

Dutch charter sailing vessel UK 12 (ex F/V BU 58), homeport Urk and with crew of 2, was in collision with an unidentified cement tanker on the Ijsselsea between Lelystad and Urk on Sept. 24. The UK 12 sank. 1 crew reported killed. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

41.3-m, 656-gt Norwegian trawler Nordkappjenta NK 210, with crew of 15, ran aground off Askvoll on Sept. 25 at 0424LT. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

6,046-gt Dutch cargo Marit Papedrecht (IMO9364148) suffered machine failure and ran aground off Langesund on Sept. 24 at 1917LT. The machine was restarted a short time later and the vessel reloated. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

34,752-dwt Bahamas-flagged cargo M/V Algoma Discovery (IMO 8505848), Bremen for Ravenna, ran aground on the Weser near Brake on Sept. 24. Initial refloating efforts unsuccessful. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

Tuna boat Tail Spin, from Gloucester, was struck by a wave and capsized approximately 3 miles east of the Isles of Shoals off Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on Sept. 23. The crew was rescued by the Coast Guard and the vessel later recovered. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

155-m, 12,180-gt bulkcarrier Lady Belinda (IMO 70462621, ex-Kaneshizu Maru), with crew of 22, sank after alliding with the Muong Chuoi Bridge in Ho Chi Minh City on Sept. 1. The bridge was also damaged. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

Passenger boat Bobara 01, with approximately 85 people aboard, capsized and sank in rough waters in South Hamahera sub-district, North Maluku, Indonesia, on Sept. 22. 15 people reported killed, 15 others reported missing. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

Tender ship Sea Rex, with crew of 2, suffered machine room fire off the Dutch coast on Sept. 21. The vessel was towed to IJmuiden where the fire rescue successfully extinguished the fire. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

4,640-gt Danish ferry Kanhave (IMO 9548562) ran aground in heavy fog at the port of Hou, Denmark, on Sept. 20. No damage reported after hull survey. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

Swiss-flagged river cruise ship Swiss Tiara (IMO 7001832), from Norwaz with a stop at Bernkastel-Kues with 130 passengers, reported stricken by Norovirus on the Mosel on Sept. 20. 4 passengers were taken to the hospital in Benkastel for medical treatment. 10 others also feared infected. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

80.1-m Czech-flagged inland cargo M/V Labe18 buckled amidship and broke in two on the Rhine at Duisburg-Homberg on Sept. 21 at 1220LT. The cargo was being unloaded at the time, which prevented a complete sinking of the vessel. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

85-ft passenger ferry Fire Island Belle, with aproximately 130 passengers, suffered engine room fire during routine passenger transit from Ocean Beach to Fair Harbor, New York, on Sept. 18 at 1030LT. The passengers were evacuated without report of injury and the fire was extinguished. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

90,500-dwt container M/V Xin Fei Zhou (IMO 9337937) lost 2 containers during unloading operations, which struck tanker barge Webb Mofett alongside, at the Port of Los Angeles on Sept. 19. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

Cyprus-flagged cargo M/V Ines Bolten (IMO 9395575) allided with a Lock of the Kiel Canal in Brunsbuettel on Sept. 21. No damage was reported an the vessel proceeded to Rotterdam. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

Norwegian ferry Lofotferje 1 (IMO 7034189), which services between Kaljord and Hanøy, ran aground off Lonkan on Sept. 18. The vessel suffered damages and was brought to a repair yard. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

114-m, 4,529-gt German container M/V Pacific, with 13 crew, sank 100 miles west of Gabunon, Philippines, on Sept. 18/19. The crew was saved by Panama-flagged Nord Explorer. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

Ferry Victor Hugo, with 59 passengers aboard, drifted onto rocks in Alderney's Braye Harbor on Sept. 13. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

20-m ketch Suniva ran aground at Whatipu, Auckland, on Sept. 16. Initial salage attempts unsuccessful. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

160-ft Crowley barge 160-1, with approximatelz 57,000 gallons of jet fuel and 57,000 gallons of gasoline, grounded in the Kanektok River near the Quinhagak Village south of Bethel on the eastern shore of the Bering Sea on Sept. 19. No pollution reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

109.98-m Dutch inland tanker M/V Rainbow (ex-Jean Bossle) was in collision with the 105.1-m inland container ship M/V Excelsior on Sept. 9. The Rainbow suffered water ingress as a result of the collision an was taken in tow. The Excelsior also suffered damage and lost one container. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]


6,188-TEU British container M/M Maersk Kendal ran aground at Seabarok Beacon, 9-km south of Singapore, on Sept. 16 at 0715LT. No injury or pollution reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

7.7-m Dutch inland water craft Leamar, with cargo of sand, was in collision with the 77-m German container vessel Polska in Zwinjnaarde, Belgium, on Sept. 14 at 2300LT. The Leamar suffered water ingress and was run aground. The Polska proceeded to the Evergem lock under it own power. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

16,623-gt Liberia-flagged bulkcarrier M/V Yamaska (IMO 8316467) with 201 tons bunker fuel and 45 tons diesel, lost power and went adrift in heavy winds off Handenesøya north of Nesna, Norwaz, on Sept. 9. The vessel was safely towed to a quay at Rana Gruber on Sept. 14. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

Antigua-Barbuda flagged cargo M/V Marie Lehmann (IMO 8707783), with crew of 7, ran hard aground at Bardal in the Ranafjord in Norway on Sept. 16 at 0930LT. The vessel refloated under own power and return to harbor in Rana with tug assistance. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]


37-m Norwegian ferry Helgeland (IMO 9177076), capable of 32 knots and with 9 passengers and crew of 4 on board, ran aground off Lovund at Helgeland on Sept. 16 at 2115LT. The vessel was reloated under own power 30 minutes later. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

343-gt German oceanographic research vessel Hydrograf, built 1967, allided with the sea lock in Cuxhaven on Sept. 14 at 0715LT. The incident was attributed to technical failure. Damage to both the lock gate and vessel reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

Malaysian dredger Raja Akasia, with 13 crew, capsized in heavy seas in Lampung waters between West Lampung District and Bengkulu Province on Sept. 14. Crew reported safe. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]


German inland tanker Alpspray was in collision with 108-m Dutch shiptrain on the Rhine at Griethausen near Klee on Sept. 14. Diesel spill reported and the vessel was lightered. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

Dutch hopper dredger Zuigzand ran aground on the Wester Sheldt on Sept. 15. The vessel was refloated with tug assistance. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-9-09]

 

[THIS PAGE DARK FROM 16-9-09 TO 28-0-09 DUE TO EDITOR ATTENDENCE AT THE WORLD CONFERENCE OF THE INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF FREIGHT FORWARDERS ASSOCIATION (FIATA) AT GENEVA. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE.]

 

An unidentified boat, with cargo and approximately 144 passengers, sank in an isolated stretch of river in southern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sept. 13. At least 14 people reported dead and 34 others missing. 95 people reported alive. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 15-9-09]

 

56-ft F/V Macard ran aground and took on water at Grays Harbor, Washington, on Sept. 14. The Coast Guard air-dropped dewatering equipment and a rescue swimmer to assist. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 15-9-09]

 

80-m German tanker M/V Alpsray, built 1954, was in collision with inland water craft on the Rhine at Griethausen near Kleve on Sept. 14 at 0225LT. Vessel damage and pollution reported, prompting immediate lightering efforts. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 14-9-09]

 

Ferry Bawaqa, owned by the Ba Holdings Limited and carrying approximately 26 passengers, struck a reef off Viwa Island, Fiji, on Sept. 10. The vessel was abandoned is reportedly slowly sinking. No injuries reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 14-9-09]

 

Indonesian-flagged cargo M/V Manna caught fire in Paradip Port, India, on Sept. 12. It took 3-4 hours for crews to extinguish the flames. The incident was attributed to lack of moisture in the vessel's cargo of non coking coal. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 14-9-09]

 

701-ton Tui Lau, Fiji's biggester inter-island ship, took on water and suffered list after striking the main reef off the northeast coast of Totoya on Sept. 11. After unsuccessfuly attempts to free the vessel and only 5 months of service, the vessel started breaking up, was abandoned and declared a total loss by her owners, the Maritime Co-Operative Shipping Association, on Sept. 12. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 14-9-09]

 

F/V Sea Gypsy Enterprise took on water and was abandoned by its crew of 5 off the coast of St. John's on Sept. 12. 3 people were rescued by the Coast Guard, 1 person confirmed dead and another missing. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 14-9-09]

 

87-m Swedish tanker M/V Lotus (IMO 9297137) allided with a quay in the port of Visby, Sweden, on Sept. 9. The vessel was surveyed and found to be seaworthy and berthed in Gothenburg by Sept. 13. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 14-9-09]

 

Cypriotic cargo M/V Laima (IMO 8846814) was in collision with British Silva (IMO 9237010) 15 miles south of Mariehamn, Finland, on Sept. 13. Both vessels, each with a crew of 8, proceeded to Mariehamn for survey. No injuries reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 14-9-09]

 

1,819-gt Turkish tanker M/V Kaan Bey suffered water ingress off Kartal on Sept. 10 at 1040LT. The vessel was taken in tow by salvage tug Kurtama 1 at 1125LT. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 11-9-09]

 

22,263-gt Chinese cargo M/V Black Rose (ex- Costanza M, Constanza, Llaima, IMO 7602455), with crew of 27 and 22,000 tons iron ore, sank off Paradip port, Orissa, India, on Sept. 9. 26 of the crew were evacuated and rescued without report of injury, 1 crew member reported missing. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 10-9-09]


Ferry Ba Waqa ran aground and suffered water ingress near Viwa, Fiji, on Sept. 9. The vessel was beached on a reef and the passengers evacuated. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 10-9-09]

 

769-gt Norwegian ferry Austevoll, built 1979, ran aground at Larsnes on Sept. 8 at 2300LT. Minor damage reported and the vessel was back in service the next day. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 10-9-09]

 

64-m, 852-gt Latvian cargo M/V Gerda (ex-Sandettie, IMO 8906212) got its bow caught under the pierside at Bilbao, Spain on Sept. 8. The vessel was freed at falling tide with the assistance of two harbor tugs. Limited damage to vessel and pier reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 10-9-09]

 

Ferry Teh Teh carrying mostly children in Sierra Leone capsized in heavy weather off the capital Freetown on Sept. 8. At least 80 of the over 200 passengers on board reported killed. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 10-9-09]

 

36-m, 387-gt Swedish ferry Siletta ACE (IMO 8010532) allided with a quay in Helsingør on Sept. 9 at 0800LT. Slight damage to the vessel reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 10-9-09]

 

36.3-m, 242-gt lighter vessel Geiranger (built 1937) caught fire at a quay at Syvdsneset in the Syvdefjord in Vanylven, Norway, on Sept. 7. Response teams were able to get the fire under control in short order. The vessel was a former ferry which sank in 1966 off Averøy. It was raised in 1967 and sold for scrap, being converted into a towed lighter vessel and sand store. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 10-9-09]

 

19,031-gt Panama-flagged bulk carrier Seli 1 (IMO 7814149), with Turkish crew of 25, ran aground at Bloumbergstrand in South Africa on Sept. 7. Water ingress reported. The crew was airlifted without report of injury. Salvage was immediately commenced in light of the 600 tons oil and 30,000 tons coal on board. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-9-09]

 

2,478-gt Cambodian cargo M/V Kramco (IMO 6919239), with crew of 12, grounded and broke up in the Black Sea near Istanbul on Sept. 7. The crew was rescued without report of injury. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-9-09]

 

62-m shrimper Anna Grace, with crew of 3, allided with a buoy and sank near Morris Island, South Carolina, on Sept. 5. No injuries reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-9-09]

 

38-m Dutch charter-schooner Kairos (IMO 9450181), with 14 people aboard, suffered water ingress in the bight of Pianotolli, South-Corsica, France, on Sept. 7. 3 people reported injured. The vessel was evacuated but for 4 of the crew who stayed aboard to continue dewatering efforts. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-9-09]

 

7,268-gt Superferry 9 (IMO 8517396), with 968 people aboard, suffered severe list for several hours, was evacuated and ultimately sank off Banga Point in Siocon, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines, on Sept. 6. The Philippine Coast Guard, Navy and Aboitiz Shipping Lines -- owners of Superferry 9 -- immediately dispatched rescue vessels to the scene. 9 people confirmed killed. The Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) has suspended the operations of Aboitiz Transport System Corp (ATSC). [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-9-09]

 

6,836-gt cargo M/V Hera, Papua New Guinea to Jiangiagang, China, sank about 20.4-km off Hilaban Island in Eastern Samar, Philippines, on Sept. 5. The crew of 19 was rescued. Pollution is being assessed. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-9-09]

 

Ferry Ilinden broke up and sank 200-m from the shore of Lake Ohrid, Macedonia, on Sept. 5. 19 people reported killed, about 50 others rescued. Most of those aboard were said to be Bulgarian tourists. A possible explosion was reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-9-09]

 

36.64-m Germany passenger M/V Frohsina, with 40 passengers, suffered machine room fire on the Saar river near Güdingen, Germany, on Sept. 6. All passengers evacuated without report of injury. The vessel, built 2007 and operated by Saarbrücker Personenschiffahrt, was detained for investigations. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-9-09]

 

Inland tanker M/V Svenja Reich was in collision with Norwegian tanker M/V Sola at Botlek, Netherlands, on Sept. 3. Vessel damage but no pollution or injury reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 5-9-09]

 

F/V Kelly Rose suffered fire 25 miles east of Boston on Sept. 2. The crew of 2 was rescued from life raft by passing F/V Karen Lynn I. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 5-9-09]

 

126-m, 7,091-gt, 646-TEU Samoan container ship Forum Samoa II, Pacific Forum Line and built 2001, grounded on a reef at the entrance to Apia Harbour on Aug. 29. Pollution reported and environmental response teams deployed. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 5-9-09]

 

Trading boat Ribbat 3, Iran to Dubai, caught fire and sank on the Dubai Creek on Sept. 2. 1 person killed, 11 others rescued. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 5-9-09]

 

Bulgarian-flagged inland water craft Aston 1, Romania to Regensburg with cargo of wheat, grounded on the Danube river near Irlbach, Straubing-Bogen, on Sept. 1. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 5-9-09]

 

Dutch sheerleg Taklift 4 (IMO 8010506) caught fire in Rotterdam on Aug. 27. The fire was successfully extinguished by response teams. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 2-9-09]

 

Moldova-flagged cargo M/V Sarah Hanem (ex-Pacheco-1, built 1978), en-route to UAE to Somalia with crew of 13, sank off the coast of Yemen on Aug. 23. 12 crew members rescued by Yemeni Coast Guard, 1 crew member reported missing. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 2-9-09]

 

570-ft bulk carrier Tasman Revolution, outbound from Stockton, California with cargo of rice, steel and lumber, ran aground on the San Joaquin River east of Sherman Island on Aug. 27 at 2030LT. No pollution or significant damage reported. The vessel was brought to safe anchorage with tug assistance. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 2-9-09]

 

F/V Ana J, with crew of 6, capsized near Salmon Bank, San Juan Islands, Washington, on Aug. 27 at 1834LT. A Coast Guard response team from Station Bellingham, Washington, rescued all hands. Pollution is being assessed. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 2-9-09]

 

Ferry Sarri Mulia sank in the Negara River, Indonesia, on Aug. 27. 112 people reported rescued, but at least 19 people reported dead and 15 others missing. The vessel was grossly overcrowded. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 2-9-09]

 

49-ft F/V Czarina collided with 55-ft F/V Persistant 85 miles west of the Columbia River in broad daylight on Aug. 25. Vessel damage but no injuries reported. A helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria was launched to assess the situation. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 2-9-09]

 

65-ft commercial F/V Sea Thunder suffered engine fire and became disabled 1/2 mile east of Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina, on Aug. 27 at approximately 1230LT. 25 people were evacuated and rescued by the Coast Guard and South Carolina DNR, while the vessel's captain and first mate will remain aboard the vessel while it is towed to shore. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 2-9-09]

 

Panama-flagged oil tanker Elli, heading to dry docks in ballast for maintenance with crew of 25, broke apart and sank near the southern entrance to Egypt's Suez Canal on Aug. 28. No injuries reported after vessels were dispatched to assist by canal authorities Canal traffic was not distrupted. Salvage assessment underway. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 2-9-09]

 

33,769-gt M/V Finnfellow (IMO 9145165, built 2000 as Stena Britannica), with 74 aboard, suffered deck fire on the south side of Åland on Aug. 29. No injuries reported and the vessel proceeded to Kapellskär under own power. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 2-9-09]

 

32,629-gt, 2,816-TEU Panama-flagged container M/V MSC Nikita (IMO 7820942), Lithuania to Antwerp with crew of 25, collided with 8,861-gt, 903-TEU Isle-of-Man-registered container M/V Nirint Pride (IMO 9214575), Rotterdam to Bilbao with crew of 17, off the coast of the Netherlands, 20 miles away from the Hook of Holland, on Aug. 30. The collision caused a breach in the Nikita's stern near the engine room, causing the Nikita's stern to submerge. Nikita's crew was evacuated and rescued without report of injury. The Nirint Pride suffered severe bow damage, lost two containers overboard and suffered a brief fire as a result of the collision, causing 1 inhalation injury. The vessels were taken under tow to Rotterdam. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 2-9-09] UPDATE>> MSC Nikita determined a constructive total loss. The ship will be towed to Keppel Verolme shipyard on Sep 9 and after some basic welding probably be sold to breakers.[From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-9-09] VISIT OUR PHOTO FEATURE PAGE ON THIS CASUALTY

 

142-m ferry Wenatchee, with 163 cars on board, allided with the Colman Dock in Seattle on Aug. 30 at 1100LT. 1 injury and vessel damage reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 2-9-09]

 

190-ton tanker Shirly Ann, with crew of 12 and 230,000 liters of diesel fuel, struck a shallow barrier reef after suffering machine failure off Southern Leyte, Phillipines, on Aug. 29. Local authorities are struggeling to tow the vessel to safer waters. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 2-9-09]

 

Mongolia-registered cargo M/V Hodasco 15, Calcutta to China, took on water and sank off Pangkor island on Aug. 30. The crew of 18 were all rescued by passing vessel Boron before the Hodasco 15 went down. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 2-9-09]


154-m, 13,764-gt container M/V PAC Aquarius (IMO 9238882) ran aground off Singapore on Aug. 19. Water ingress reported. The vessel was refloated on Aug. 22 and entered Singapore on Aug. 27 for repairs. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 2-9-09]

 

VESSEL LOSS DISPATCHES FOR AUGUST 2009


 

Indonesian ferry Putra Romo, travelling from Kelungkung in east Bali to Nusa Penida Island with 27 passengers and crew, sank in heavy weather on Aug. 26. 9 people reported killed and 3 others missing. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 27-8-09]

 

65-ft F/V Dianne Lynn II reported taking on water 40 miles east of Gloucester, Massachusetts on Aug. 26. The Coast Guard Cutter Escanaba responded to the scene, helped secure the source of flooding and undertook escort. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 27-8-09]

 

Inland water craft For Ever 3 suffered machine room fire on the Outer Maas at Botlek, Rotterdam, on Aug. 26. No injuries reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 27-8-09]

 

42-ft Kodiak-based F/V Hail Mary, with 4 crew, went aground and took on water on Nymens Peninsula in Womens Bay adjacent to the Coast Guard Base in Kodiak on Aug. 25. The Coast Guard responded assisted in pumping and refloating efforts and the vessel was safely towed to dock by its own skiff. No injury or pollution or reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 27-8-09]

 

2,545-gt Gibraltar-flagged cargo M/V Amny Dollard (ex-Esperance, built 2002, IMO 9195640) lost its rudder on Aug. 22. The vessel was able to reach a position 12 miles off Valencia where it was taken in tow to Valencia. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 27-8-09]

 

28-m launch Elvkieker II, from Scharnebeck with 93 aboard, collided with a pier and police boat of station Scharnbeck/Uelzen on the Elbe-Side-Canal on Aug. 25 at 1600LT. Both vessels were damaged. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 27-8-09]

 

81-ft F/V Estrella del Mar 4, with crew of 17, capsized in Atlantic waters off the southeastern state of Espiritu Santo, Brazil, on Aug. 22. 7 crew members reported missing. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 25-8-09]

 

Lebanese trade vessel BLV Ali, with crew of 20, capsized in the outer anchorage of Yemeni in heavy weather. 2 crew members reported missing. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 25-8-09]

 

29.7-m, 99.4-gt Polish brigantine Kapitan Glowacki (ex-Biały Słoń, Henryk Rutkowski), with crew of 25, ran aground on the Great Voggelsand in the Elbe estuary on Aug. 23. 20 passengers were evacuated. No injuries reported and the vessel was refloated at high tide and berthed at the Helgoland Quay in Cuxhaven for survey. The vessel was built in 1944 as a German patrol cutter and was taken in 1945 as a reparation and rigged as a gaff ketch for sail training. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 25-8-09]

 

15,187-gt German Scandlines ferry Schleswig Holstein (IMO 9151539) was in collision with American S/Y Mahdy in the Fehmarnbelt, a strait connecting the Bay of Kiel and the Bay of Mecklenburg in the western part of the Blatic Sea between the German island of Fehmarn and the Danish island of Lolland, on Aug. 24 at 0348LT. No injuries reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 25-8-09]

 

Inter-island ferry Princess Ashika sank 46-nm northeast of Nuku'alofa, Tonga, on Aug. 5. 27 people still unaccounted for. [25-8-09]

 

36,561-gt bulk carrier M/V Xin Dong Guan 3 ran aground on the east side of Singapore, position lat 01 21 02N, long 104 18 43E, on Aug. 23. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 25-8-09]

 

55-ft wooden shrimp boat Tracy and Macie was struck by lightening and caught fire in waters just south of Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, on Aug. 21. No injuries reported, but electrical damage was reported. The fire was extinguished with the help of the Terrebonne Sherriff's Office Water Patrol and the vessel was safely towed to a dock in Cocodrie. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 25-8-09]

 

38-ft independent ferry Jackie Renee ran aground in thick fog off North Haven, Connecticut, on Aug. 21. No passengers were aboard at the time, no injury or spill reported. The boat was safely pulled to harbor. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 25-8-09]

 

Thai-registered bulk carrier M/V Chart 1, Burma to Vietnam with 1,200 teak logs, sank in stormy weather in the Andaman Sea just off Phang Nga on Aug. 23. Thai navy vessel Tor.214 responded and located the vessel in rough seas still affloat, roughly 55-km north of Phuket. The crew was safely brought aboard the navy vessel without report of serious injury. Salvage and environmental concerns are being accessed. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 25-8-09]

 

42-ft commercial F/V Nahanni, with 4 aboard, grounded and sank 1-mile south of Chenega Bay, Evans Island, Prince William Sound, on Aug. 22. No injuries reported. The Nahanni will likely be righted and then hauled to Seward for salvaging. A Coast Guard overflight detected a slight oily sheen on the water where it sank. There is optimism that the boat's 300 gallons of diesel will not empty into the sound because the vents of the fuel tank were sealed off before it sank. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 25-8-09]

 

30-m F/V Honeybourne III, with crew of 7, ran aground just north of Filey, North Yorkshire, UK, on Aug. 23 at 0937LT. After reporting the incident to Humber Coastguard, the crew was evacuated by passing F/V Sunrise. The skipper of F/V Honeybourne II was later arrested for being intoxicated. Salvage is being assessed. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 25-8-09]

 

55.2-m Norwegian trawler Atlantic Viking (IMO 8714619, built 1988 at Ørskov Christensens Staalskibs, A.S. as Regina C), with crew of 19, suffered machine room fire 20 miles south of Bjørnøya on Aug. 23. 1 crew member required medical evacuation by helicopter. 12 other crew members were evacuated by Coast Guard vessel Andenes, leaving 6 crew aboard. The fire was brought under control and the vessel was taken in tow toward Tromsø. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 25-8-09]

 

105-m Swiss-flagged river cruise ship Princess Sophie (ex-Princesse Sissi, built 1994), with 127 passengers and crew of 26, caught fire on the Danube river near Novi Sad on Aug. 21. The Bulgarian pusher tug Nayden Krov evacuated the the passengers and crew and then assisted in fire fighting efforts. The Princess Sophie has since 2008 been operated by GTA-Sky-Ways GmbH in Vienna. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 25-8-09]

 

Norwegian oil rig West Atlas suffered spill and was evacuated, 250-km off the Australian coast in the Timor Sea on Aug. 21. The spill was 15-km in length and 30-m in breadth. 69 men were evacuated by helicopter. The West Atlas is a jack-up rig owned by SeaDrill and operated by PTTEP in Thailand. PTTEP strated repairs on Aug. 22. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 23-8-09]

 

2,491-gt Sierra Leone-flagged cargo M/V Aliberr (IMO 7035391), Istanbul to Karabiga with crew of 12, was in collision with 25,814-gt Italian M/V Lisca Nera M (IMO 9436692), Yunanistan to Novorossisk with crew of 12, at position 40 55 10 N 028 53 98 E, off the Turkish coast, on Aug. 22 at 0335LT. The M/V Aliberr was struck starboard aft, causing hull damage and water ingress. The tug Kurtama 5 took the M/V Aliberr in tow to a safe anchorage. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 23-8-09]

 

Vessel Pow Neptune suffered explosion at the Alang ship-breaking yard in the Bhavnagar district, India, on Aug. 20. One person reported killed. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 21-8-09]

 

40-ft tug Jerry Picton sank after being struck by a collapsing crane boom in Galveston, Texas, on Aug. 19 at 1545LT. No injuries reported. The tug contained 1,800 gallons of diesel fuel and 100 gallons of crude oil. T&T Marine Salvage was dispatched to the scene. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 21-8-09]

 

102-ft, 160-gt American trawler Jason & Danielle (built 2006 at Williams Fabrication in Coden, Alabama) allided with the Middle Thorofare Bridge at Montauk, New York, on Aug. 20 at 1900LT. Bridge damage reported but it was re-opened for traffic two hours after the collision. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 21-8-09]

 

910-gt Antigua-Barbuda-flagged cargo M/V Fehn Coast, Papenburg to Bremen in ballast, allided with pilings at the Jan Berghaus-Bridge crossing the Ems in Leer, Germany, on Aug. 18 at 1615LT. The vessel suffered damage but no damage to bridge reported. The vessel proceeded slowly to Bremerhaven where it berthed the morning of Aug. 20. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 21-8-09]

 

16,071-gt Danish Scandlines-ferry Kronprins Frederik (IMO 7803205) allided with an underwater obstruction off Gedser, Denmark, on Aug. 20. The vessel suffered propeller but continued voyage to Rostock. The vessel re-entered service on Aug. 20 after having been drydocked for 3 days in the shipyard Fredericia for repairs. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 21-8-09]

 

Moldavian flagged cargo M/V Sun E (IMO 7361996), Bulgaria to Turkey with scrap metal, suffered water ingress 30 miles east of the Istanbul strait, position 41 50 " 06 "N 028 43 07" E. The vessel was abandoned and taken in tow. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 21-8-09]

 

7,545-gt British-flagged cargo M/V Husky Racer (IMO 9297591) suffered explosion in machine room on the lower Elbe off Brunsbuettel on Aug. 19. The 2nd engineer was reported to have suffered serious injuries and was taken to shore by life raft. The vessel was taken in tow to Brunsbuettel and will be towed to Bremen for repairs. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 21-8-09]

 

70,000-dwt Liberian-flagged tanker Formosa Product Brick, with 58,000 tonnes of naphtha fuel, collided in clear weather with Greek-managed bulk carrier M/V Ostende Max in the Malacca Strait, off Port Dickson, on Aug. 19. The tanker caught fire and listed heavily. The bulk carrier did not suffer serious damage and was ordered to berth near Port Dickson for investigations. 16 crew were rescued from the tanker by a passing container ship, 9 crew are reported missing. Pollution is being accessed. Vessel traffic affected. The tanker is being towed to Port Dickson. [From our Correspondents Jude Ravo and Duncan Gohl]

 

100-ft F/V Janice, based out of San Diego, California, ran aground in the Ilwaco Channel, Washington, on Aug. 16. A motor lifeboat from Cape Disappointment helped free the vessel without report of injury or vessel damage. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 18-8-09]

 

749-ft tanker Jill Jacob ran aground near Wilmington, Delaware, on Aug. 16 at approximately 2215LT. The vessel was refloated with the assistance of 3 tugs on Aug. 17 at 0553LT. The vessel was towed to Deepwater Anchorage approximately 1.5 miles north of the Delaware Memorial Bridge. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 18-8-09]

 

Decomissioned naval tug, USS Wenonah, sank at Pier 1 of Treasure Island, San Francisco, California, on Aug. 17. Pollution has been contained and refloating efforts are underway. The vessel is owned by the Historic Tugboat Association. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 18-8-09]

 

Turkish navy ship Bodrum, returning from northern Cyrpus, ran onto a reef in the Mediterranean Sea not far from Greece on Aug. 14. Keel damage reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 18-8-09]

 

52-ft F/V Endurance, with 4 people and a dog aboard, sank 50 miles northeast of Cherbourg, France, on Aug. 13 at 0230LT. Portsmouth ferry, Brittany Ferries' Mont Saint Michel, with hundreds of sleeping passengers aboard, responded to French Coast Guard dispatch and raced to the scene. All rescued without report of injury. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 18-8-09]

 

14-ft small craft vessel Tenacious believed to have struck a whale 80 miles east of Sandy Hook, Monmouth County, New Jersey, on Aug. 14. The vessel was rendered inoperable. Coast Guard cutter Seneca took the vessel in tow to within 15 miles of shore, where a commercial towing company took over. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 18-8-09]

 

60-ft commercial F/V Blue Diamond, with 3 people aboard, took on water 74 miles off Atlantic City, New Jersey, on Aug. 14. The U.S. Coast Guard diverted cutters to assist. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 18-8-09]

 

32-m supply vessel Flamingo struck rocks on the Co Mayo coast, Ireland, on Aug. 16 at 0540LT. The vessel was removed from the rocks some hours later. No injuries reported, but a small fuel leak was observed though not considered a pollution risk. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 18-8-09]

 

F/V Orchik-2 (IMO 8326175) reported disabled due to engine failure, position 51.25N 158.33E 90 miles south off Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, on Aug. 10 at 0323LT. No vessels or salvage tugs in region to assist, owner asked Navy and issued guarantee letter. [From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko, 15-8-09]

 

F/V Koye (IMO 8630459) reported in distress with water ingress in engine room, Okhotsk sea off north-east Sakhalin Iland coast, on Aug. 9 at 1200LT. Salvage tug Rubin dispatched to assist, divers patched hole in shaft area and pumped out vessel's water ingress. No spill reported. [From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko, 15-8-09]

 

Dry cargo M/V Atria (IMO 8867301) ran aground while proceeding Volga-Caspian sea Channel on 149 kilometer mark on Aug. 12 at 1420LT. Vessel refloated with tug assistance on Aug. 13. [From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko, 15-8-09]

 

Vanuata-flagged reefer M/V Cool Express (IMO 7809390) ran aground in the Warnow river, Mecklenburg, northern Germany, on Aug. 9. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 15-8-09]

 

3,592-dwt double-hulled Eitzen chemical tanker Sichem Colibri ran aground in the mouth of the Guadalquivir river as it headed for Seville with a pilot on board on Aug. 11. No injuries or tank rupture reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 15-8-09]

 

7,645-dwt double-hulled chemical tanker W-O Budmo, built 2006 and traveling in ballast with crew of 17, ran aground in heavy weather caused by Typhoon Morakot off Taiwan on Aug. 8. No injuries or pollution reported. Vessel owners awarded a Salvage Contract under Lloyds Open Form with Scopic incorporated, to Titan Salvage and authorized Seagreen as the Owner’s Designated Responders, should there be any pollution issues once the vessel has been inspected. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 15-8-09]

 

Unidentified F/V, with 15 aboard, sank in strong winds off the coast of east China's Zhejiang Province on Aug 11. 7 crew members rescued, 8 reported missing. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 15-8-09]

 

Towing vessel Caroline collided with towing vessel Miss Stacie at mile marker 312 of the Intracoastal Waterway, Port Arthur, Texas on Aug. 11. Caroline took on water and became partially submerged, with protective booms being plcaed around the vessel to contorl potential pollution. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 15-8-09]

 

50-ft F/V Lori Ann (ex-Little Linda), with crew of 2, ran aground at Nye Beach on the Oregon Coast on Aug. 11. The crew donned survival suits and made it safely to shore via life boat. The vessel's 1,800 gallons of diesel will be lightered in anticipation of salvage. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 15-8-09]

 

157-ft, 437-gt Norwegian cargo M/V Finnøyglimt (IMO 5341849), underway from Salhun to Årdal with crew of 3, ran aground between Austre and Vestre Bokn in Rogaland underneath the Boknasund bridge on Aug. 12 at 0548LT. No injuries or pollution reported. The incident was attributed to failure of steering gear, causing the vessel to go off course. Divers reported no significant damage to the hull. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 15-8-09]

 

31,730-gt Italian ferry Zeus Palace (IMO 9208071), with approximately 1,000 passengers, suffered power failure and ran aground on a sandbar off Venice on Aug. 10 at 0600LT. Air condition and toilets reported out of order, passengers assembled on decks with rising temperatures. The vessel was refloated the same day and towed to Venice, where additional efforts were required to open hydraulic doors and unload vehicles. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 11-8-09]

 

16,639-gt Dutch cargo M/V Stadiongracht (IMO 9202508, built 2000), Antwerp to Bremen, ran aground on the Scheldt near Riiland on Aug. 10 at approximately 2015LT. The incident may be attributable to engine failulre. The vessel was refloated within 1 hour, with assitance from 4 tugs, and was towed back to Antwerp. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 11-8-09]

 

Nearly 100 ships' crew members from Cambodia, Vietnam and China are missing in heavy seas off south China's Hainan Island according to local reports of Aug. 8. More than 20 ships in the area had been affected by gale conditions resulting from tropical storm Goni. Search efforts with rescue vessels and helicopters are underway. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 10-8-09]

 

59-ft F/V Patty J reported taking on water 26 miles southwest of Juneau, Alaska, on Aug. 8. The crew evacuated to a good Samaritan vessel. A Coast Guard MH-60 rescue helicopter crew from Air Station Sitka conducted an overflight of the vessel and reported there was a 300 by 20 foot sheen. The vessel is now grounded in Square Cove. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 10-8-09]

 

NItalian-flagged tug Buccaneer and its 16 sailors, seized by pirates in the Gulf of Aden on April 11, was reported freed on Aug. 10. The Italian Foreign Ministry reported no ransom paid. The crew were reported in good condition and the tug is being escorted to nearby Djibouti by the Italian navy. The Itlian navy ship Maestrale maintained surveillance of the tug throughout the ordeal, along with another Italian navy vessel. [10-8-09]

 

4,706-dwt Malta-flagged dry cargo M/V Arctic Sea (IMO 8912792, built 1991), Finland to Algeria, reported hijacked and missing. Last known position July 29 off Portugal. The vessel is with a crew of 15 Russians. The attack evidently occurred July 24. [From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko, 9-8-09] UPDATE>> Ransom demand received . [15-8-09]

 

4,511-dwt tanker Volgoneft-145 (IMO8892007), with 4,600-mt heavy oil, ran aground on the Volga River off No.11 lock on Aug. 6 at 2340LT. No damages or spill reported. [From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko, 9-8-09]

 

3,476-dwt dry cargo M/V Berill (IMO 8881814, built 1993) ran aground on the Volga River, 2,784-km mark Tsimlyanskoe basin, on Aug. 6 at 0300LT. No damages or spill rpeorted. [From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko, 9-8-09]

 

86-m inland water craft Empresa collided with Romanian shiptrain Pama on the Rhine near Neuss on Aug. 5. The collision was attributed to rudder failure of the Pama. The Empresa was hit amidships. The Pama ran aground on a river dam after the collision. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-8-09]

 

5,150-gt ferry Götaland (IMO 7229514) suffered hydraulic system failure at Travemünde, Germany, on Aug. 7. Oil spill reported and environmental teams engaged. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-8-09]

 

River tanker TN-6-206, with 550-mt diesel oil, grounded in the Kukhtui river estuary, Okhotsk Sea, on Aug. 2. No spill, but water ingress and damage to both propellers reported. Lightering efforts were engaged after preliminary refloating efforts failed. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen and our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko, 9-8-09]

 

274-m, 2,544-TEU Panama-flagged container M/V MSC Aurelie, built 1979, grounded near channel buoy S-3 outside the port of Karachi on Aug 6. The vessel was refloated on Aug. 7; refloating the vessel required 5 tugs and 10 hours time. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-8-09]

 

40-ft shrimp boat Seahawk overturned in heavy weather in the Harbour River, South Carolina, on Aug. 4. Both crew were pulled out of the water without report of injury. When the boat capsized, it damaged fiber-optic cables in the river, leaving more than 1,700 customers without service. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-8-09]

 

4,630-gt Danish ferry Kanhave (IMO 9548562), connecting Samsø and Jutland, with 116 passengers aboard, suffered machine room fire on Aug. 6. The crew of 10 was able to get the fire under control. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-8-09]

 

222-gt Swedish ferry Fröja ran aground between Husvik and Brännö after the steering gear failed on Aug. 6. The vessel refloated under own power approximately 1 hour after gorunding. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-8-09]

 

6,750-gt Danish Royal Arctic Lines cargo vessel Arina Artica (IMO 8131180) ran aground at Shannon Øen, 60 miles south of Danmarkshavn in Northeast-Greenland, on Aug. 4. The vessel was able to refloat under own power on Aug. 5 and proceeded to Danmarkshavn where the vessel's hull will be surveyed. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-8-09]

 

41-ft shrimp boat Rose Mary took on water and sank 14 miles northeast of Avon, Outer Banks, on Aug. 5. The 2 fishermen aboard were airlifted by a Coast Guard helicopter crew without report of injury. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-8-09]

 

Vessel KM Sonde Jaya sank off Kuala Sador in the Meranti Islands on Aug. 3. Authorities report "dozens" of people missing. Six bodies have been recovered and identified. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-8-09]

 

Ferry Princesse Ashika, with reportedly 96 people aboard, capsized in Tonga, Polynesia, on Aug. 6. 25 people reported missing. The 34-year-old Japanese-built vessel went into service with Tonga's Shipping Corporation of Polynesia only last month after the previous ferry was deemed unsafe. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-8-09]

 

78-ft F/V Frieda Marie ran aground near Chincoteague Inlet, Virginia, on Aug. 5. U.S. Coast Guard station Chincoteague launched their 24-foot and 47-foot rescue boat crews who helped temporarily control flooding. Approximately 10,000 gallons of diesel fuel will be lightered prior to re-floating the vessel. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-8-09]

 

118-ft tallship Unicorn (ex-Deo Volent I, built 1947), now based in New Nersey, ran aground on rocks during high winds about 400 yards off Nonamesset Island at Woods Hole, Massachusetts, on Aug 5. The vessel evacuated its passengers and was safely towed to deeper waters. The vessel is a training ship for girls who want to learn to sail. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-8-09]

 

24.25-m, 192-gt Norwegian catamaran ferry Tidelyn ran aground off Kalvøya in Haram on Aug. 5. The vessel suffered water ingress but was able to proceed to Hamsund under own power. The vessel was subsequently brought to Mørenot in Søvika for surveys. The vessel may carry 125 passengers and is operated by Tide Sjø. It was delivered for service in March this year. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-8-09]

 

N20,000-tonne German-flagged container M/V Hansa Stavanger will be released by Somali pirates after $2.7 million ransom paid on Aug. 3. The vessel was captured approximately 400 miles off the southern Somali port of Kismayu on April 4. The vessel has crew of 5 Germans, 3 Russians, 2 Ukrainians and 14 Filipinos. [4-8-09]

 

75-ft F/V Alexander II, with 4 crew, took on water 80 miles southeast of Cape May, New Jersey, on Aug. 3. The crew abandoned ship and were hoisted from their life raft by a rescue helicopter from Cuast Guard AIr Station Atlatnic City. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 4-8-09]

 

93,000-gt Hong Kong registered Ore carrier Long Charity (IMO 8213627), with crew of 34, suffered machine failure and drifted aground off Saldanha Bay, South Africa, on July 31. The vessel was refloated Aug. 2. Water ingress but not pollution reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 4-8-09]

 

30,285-gt Cyprus-flagged ferry Atlantic Vision (IMO 9211509, built 2002) suffered boiler fire approximately 30 minutes after deparing from North Sydney to Port aux Basques on July 29. The fire was contained without report of injuries and the vessel returned to port in North Sydney where emergency crews were waiting. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-8-09]

 

499-gt Zanzibar-registered ferry Pemba (built 1981) caught fire while underoing maintenance in the port of Dar es Salaam on July 27 at approximately 1030LT. The vessel was badly gutted despite efforts of response teams. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-8-09]

 

87-m, 790-dwt Norwegian ferry Ullensvang (IMO 8513596, built 1986) suffered machine failure while underway to Halhjem from Våge with 58 passengers on July 29 at 2100LT. The vessel was towed to the quay by the ferry Fanafjord. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-8-09]

 

68-m Prins Willem (Dutch Replica of the 3-masted flagship of the Dutch East India Company from 1661), was destroyed by fire at Den Helder, Netherlands, on July 30. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-8-09]

 

65-ft F/V Keom Sabay caught fire in the Strait of Juan de Fuca on July 29. The fire could not be controlled and the 3 men aboard were rescued by a passing fishermen. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-8-09]

 

Philippines ferry Ocean King, with vehicles and 121 people aboard, listed heavily and partially capsized in rough seas near the southern tip of Panaon island on July 28. The vessel managed to manuever to shore as it began to submerge; all aboard were reported rescued. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-8-09]


Tanker M/V Eilank 17 (built 1962), connected to pusher tug Mikida, ran aground on a river dam at Zaltbommel, Netherlands, on July 30. The vessel was refloated with tug assistance the same day. The incident was attributed to autopilot failure. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-8-09]


70-m, 1,881-gt Norwegian cargo M/V Langland (IMO 7113727), with 6 crew, sank between Ramsö and Koster l/h in the Swedish Koster Fjord on July 31. The Norwegian rescue boat Horn Flyer and 3 other vessels as well as a helicopter of the Swedish Coastguard searched for survivors, but no survivors are expected. The vessel was operated by Myklebusthaug Management in Bergen. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-8-09]

 

167-m Bulker Full City (IMO 9073672) suffered machine failure and drifted aground in strong winds at Bamble in the Langesound in southern Norway on July 31 at 0035LT. 16 of 23 crew were evacutaed. The vessel is listing to port and leaking bunker fuel. The vessel is reportedly owned by a Panama company controlled by COSCO HK Shipping. The Coast Guard vessel Nornen is on scene. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-8-09]

 

13,508-dwt Chinese cargo M/V Song Cheng (IMO 8306785, built 1987), of the Panasian Shipping Co., ran aground in the Kanmon Strait in Japan on July 28. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-8-09]

 

Luxemburg-flagged tanker M/V Granat (IMO 8717723, built 1988), with a cargo of heating oil, ran aground at the Braakman harbor in Terneuzen, Netherlands, on July 31 at 2315LT. Salvage efforts were commenced including cargo lightering. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-8-09]

 

VESSEL LOSS DISPATCHES FOR JULY 2009


 

33-m Austrian catamaran ferry Twin City Liner A 40-361, with 52 passengers and 5 crew, ran aground on the Danube canal, 15 minutes after its departure from Vienna, at the Erdberger bridge on July 28 at 1600LT. The vessel was evacuated without injury and was refloated the same evening. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-7-09]

 

165-gt, 30-m German research vessel Senckenberg (IMO 8137213, built 1976) ran aground off Cuxhaven, Germany, on July 28 at 0930LT. The vessel refloated with rising tide and tied up at Cuxhaven for survey. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 29-7-09]

 

An unidentified overloaded sailboat with an estimated 200 Haitian migrants aboard capsized and sank off the Turks and Caicos Islands on July 27. Rescuers found 113 survivors stranded on 2 reefs roughly 2 miles southeast of West Caicos Island. As many as 85 people are feared dead. Search and rescue efforts ongoing. [28-7-09]

 

HMM container vessel Hyundai Tokyo lost 23-year-old crewman overboard off the coast of Alaska over the weekend of July 24. The vessel was 180 miles south of Unimak Island when the crewman was reported missing. The U.S. Coast Guard suspended ist search on Sunday afternoon. [27-7-09]

 

Containership Horizon Anchorage required medevac of crew member with severed finger 170 miles southwest of Sitka, Alaska, on July 26. The Coast Guard command center in Juneau received the call from the master of the vessel at 12:03 p.m. and launched a MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter from Coast Guard Air Station Sitka at 1232LT. The rescue helicopter arrived on scene and safely hoisted the crew member at 1445LT and arrived at Juneau at 1700LT. [27-7-09]

 

28,300-gt heavy-lifter vessel Zhen Hua 27, built 1989, struck a berthed car ferry at the San Paulo port, Brazil. The ferry and 2 of the 62 vehicles aboard it were damaged. No injuries reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 27-7-09]

 

3-m tug North Arm Venture capsized in the waters of Skookumchuck Narrows, British Columbia, on July 19. The 4 men aboard were thrown into the water No major injury reported. The tug was righted and returned to Vancouver for repairs. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 27-7-09]

 

Tanker M/V Algocanada, built in 2008 at Zonguldak, Turkey, suffered an explosion after unloading fuel and traveling in ballast from Sept Iles, Quebec, to Nanticoke, Ontario, on July 25. The explosion took place in the bow thruster compartment. No injuries or structural hull damage reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 27-7-09]

 

5,050-gt Georgian-flagged cargo M/V Aspet (IMO 8881682) entered the port of St. Nazaire, France, with a starboard list on July 25. Water ingress reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 27-7-09]

 

32,289-gt Roro ferry Tor Freesia (IMO 9274848) listed dangerously at the MWB yard in Bremerhaven on July 25. The accident may have been attributable to strong winds and/or ballasting problem. No injuries reported. The vessel was successfully righted. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 27-7-09]


Vessel Blue Jacket took on water 5 miles south of Martha's Vineyard on July 24 at 0736LT. Good samaritan vessel Sophia recovered the 4 people aboard before it became partially submerged. Coast Guard Station Menemsha launched a life boat to investigate the situation. No pollution reported at this time. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 27-7-09]

 

235-dwt, 26-m Dutch tug Port de Bayrouth, built 1955, caught fire at the Delta Hijs- en Hefwerktuigen in Zaandam, Netherlands on July 23 at 1700LT. The fire was extinguished by July 24 at 0830LT. The vessel was reported completely gutted. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 27-7-09]

 

5,050-gt Antje Russ (IMO 9186405) suffered machine failure and struck a lock of the Kiel Canal at Holtenau on Jul. 24. The vessel was allowed to resume its voyage after investigations. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 24-7-09]

 

45-ft whale-watching boat Explorathor, with 32 passengers and 2 crew, struck a log and sank near Bampbell Bay on the northeast coast of Mayne Island, British Columbia, on July 23. The passengers were evacuated to a nearby boat without report of injury before the vessel went down. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 24-7-09]

 

159.83-m, 14,498-gt Panama-registered bulk carrier Ionnis NK (ex- Yvonne, Masashima Maru), Brazil to India with sugar, took on water and sank approximately 95 nautical miles off Lamberts Bay, northwest of Saldanha Bay, South Africa, on July 23. Salvage tug Smit Amandla was dispatched to the scene. The crew of 20 were evacuated by helicopter just 2 hours before the vessel went down. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 24-7-09]

 

201-m Panama-flagged cargo M/V Merit (IMO 751664400) allided with a quay in the industry harbor in Bremerhaven on July 23. The vessel's hull was reported breached with six tons heavy fuel having spilled. The vessel is being lightered. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 24-7-09]

 

63.4-m Austrian river cruise ship Admiral Tegethoff, with approximately 250 passengers aboard, went aground in heavy weather at Wien-Döbling on the Danube River on July 23. Water ingress was reported, but the vessel was safely evacuated without injury. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 24-7-09]

 

95-m barge connected with pusher tug Jochenstein ran aground on the river Main at Pflochsbach, Germany, on July 22 at 1100LT. The vessel was refloated at approximately 1300LT the same day and anchored at Neustady for surveys and repairs; water ingress was reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 23-7-09]

 

74.62-m, 649-dwt Austrian steam paddle wheeler Schönbrunn, built 1912, was struck while moored by 135-m Malta-flagged river cruise ship Avalon Tranquility, built 2007, on the Danube river at Linz, Austria, on July 22. Severe damage to Schönbrunn reported, minor damage to Avalon Tranquility. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 23-7-09]

 

51.5-m ferry Smørbukk allided with a quay at Nesoddtangen in Oslo, Norway, on July 22. 8 of 98 passengers aboard at the time reported injured. The vessel suffered hull damage above the water line. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 23-7-09]

 

57-ft car ferry Captain went aground at Balboa Island, Newport, California, on July 21 at 2330LT. No passengers were aboard at the time. Hull breach and water ingress was reported. The vessel was refloated with no pollution reported. The ferry has carried cars and passengers on the quarter-mile trip between Newport Beach's Balboa Island and Balboa peninsula since 1919. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 23-7-09]

 

17-m F/V Wave Crest sank in rough weather at Waubs Bay, Tasmania's east coast, on July 21. Approximately 1,500 liters of diesel was onboard. An absorbent boom was placed around the wreck and no disruption to wildlife was reported. A salvage company was engaged to refloat the vessel. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 23-7-09]


125-m, 6,554-gt Swedish ferry HSC Gotlandia II (IMO 9328015), with 532 passengers and 19 crew, collided with 196-m, 29,746-gt Swedish ferry Gotland (IMO 9223796), with 1,338 passengers and 76 crew, at Mysingen off Nynäshamn in Stockholm on July 23 at 1100LT. Three passengers reported injured and the starboard side of HSC Gotlandia II reported damaged. Only minor damage to Gotland reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 23-7-09]

 

3,843-dwt dry cargo M/V Kaloyan (IMO 8937687) reported water ingress on river Don, km-mark 3,010, Russia, on July 20 at 2230LT. A tug was sent to assist. [From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko, 23-7-09]

 

2,824-TEU Greek-flagged M/V Irenes Remedy (IMO 9315850) required emergency medical assistance for crewmember while 360 miles SE off Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Pacific ocean, on July 21. The vessel changed course to Petropavlovsk and a doctor was airlifted to the vessel 80 miles off shore. [From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko, 23-7-09]

 

3,391-gt tanker Gezenfer Musabeyov (IMO 8702238, built 1988) suffered hydraulic system rupture and resulting spill of hyraulics oil of 30 liters at port Eisk, Azov Sea, Russia, on July 19 at 0850LT. The spill was localized with absorbants. [From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko, 22-7-09]

 

Dutch M/V De Vriendschap broke loose from its mooring at Texel, Netherlands, and went adrift and grounded on the Steenplaat, a sand bar 1400 metres off the coast between Texel and Vlieland, on July 20. The vessel was successfully refloated. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 22-7-09]

 

109.93-m inland tanker Nordsern required tow after fouling propeller in scallop net at the locks of Bruinisse, Netherlands, on the Easter Scheldt on July 20. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 22-7-09]


148,528-gt passenger vessel Queen Mary 2 (IMO 9241061) broke free from moorings in strong winds at Zeebrugge, Belgium, on July 21 at 1630LT. The vessel was quickly pushed back to quayside by 2 tugs dispatched to the scene. Minor damage reported at the starboard stern of the vessel and to the fenders. The vessel was scheduled to depart for Rotterdam at 1800LT but departure was delayed to 2200LT to facilitate survey of the vessel's aft section. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 22-7-09]

 

Brazilian ferry Carolina do Norte, Manaus to Santarem with 185 people aboard, capsized on the Rio Negro river on July 21. 3 people recovered dead, more feared trapped inside the vessel. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 22-7-09]

 

Singapore navy vessel Independence struck an underwater object in Singapore waters near Pedra Branca on July 21. No injuries but hull damage was reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 22-7-09]

 

67-ft shrimping boat Tina Rae and 44-ft catamaran Locura collided approximately 12-nm east of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, on July 21. Tina Rae capsized; Locura was damaged but recovered all 4 aboard Tina Rae without report of injury. Coast Guard teams responded. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 22-7-09]

 

42-ft F/V Ann Marie took on water and sank near the Woods Hole aquarium, Cape Cod, Massachusetts, the night of July 20. A minor spill was contained and a New Bedford salvage company was retained to remove the wreck. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 22-7-09]

 

Cambodian-flagged dry cargo vessels -- 1,662-grt Sunrise (IMO 6620993), 3,519-grt Dylan (IMO 8502171), and 2,785-grt Tessa -- detained in Russian far east ports according to media published July 20. The vessels are being detained in Vladivostok, Vanino and Nakhodka ports for crew wages debts, after Russian Maritime Union inspection and claims, debts totalling $230,000. Another detention, 3,972-grt Marshall Islands-flagged dry cargo vessel St Fidelity, is pending. [From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko, 21-7-09]

 

117-m, 11,244-dwt Singapore-registered oil tanker Sinar Agra (IMO 9349124), with 18 crew, suffered fire 1-nm off Tanjung Lipat, Malaysia, on July 18 at 1850LT. The fire was extinguished by crew within an hour and did not affect the tanks. One crew injury reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 21-7-09]

 

Unidentified 96-ft Bahamian-owned barge, with 900 gallons of fuel, capsized and sank in heavy weather in the Exumas on July 14. Response teams are addressing the wreck. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 21-7-09]

 

Historic pearl lugger Falla struck a reef and sank off Cairns, Australia, on July 20. Approximately 20 tourists and crew had to jump into the water and cling to safety floats. They were in the water for 10 minutes before being picked up by nearby vessel Ocean Freedom. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 21-7-09]

 

F/V Aquila capsized off northwest Scotland on July 20. 3 people died, 1 person rescued. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 21-7-09]

 

Out-of-service 614-ft naval ship USS Milwaukee suffered fire in Cheasapeake on July 20. The vessel was being dismantled at the time, having served from 1969 until decommissioning in 1994. No injuries reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 21-7-09]

 

Tourist boat Safari, with 3 crew and 3 passengers, allided with a piling as a result of rudder failure and sank at Ibiza City, Spain, on July 18. No injuries reported but the vessel determined a total loss. It regularly travelled between Santa Eulària and Ibiza City. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 21-7-09]

 

Tug Tai Meng No. 6 was in collision with a sampan near the inner harbor of Macau on July 19. 1 person reported killed and another 6 injured. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 20-7-09]

 

70-ft F/V Captain O J Riggs caught fire 20 miles off Barnegat Light, New Jersey, on July 19. The crew of 3 was rescued from a lifeboat by nearby F/V A.L. Milliken before Coast Guard teams arrived to the scene. Despite fire-fighting efforts by the Coast Guard, the vessel capsized and sank. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 20-7-09]

 

Vessel Alexandre Kurpin, registered in Valletta, Russia, collided with five yachts and a jetty heading out of the mouth of the River Wear, UK, on July 17. The incident is being attributed to heavy rainfall, causing an unusually fast flow in the river. Damage but no injuries reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 20-7-09]

 

66-ft F/V Yvonne sank off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, on July 17. The U.S. Coast Guard rescued both people aboard. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 19-7-09]

 

94-m, 3,120-dwt Panama-flagged M/V Shaheen, Malaysia to Dubai with 10 crew, ran aground off the Karwar Coast on July 17. The vessel was towed to open water. Vessel damage was reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 19-7-09]

 

Chinese cargo M/V Asian Forest developed list off Mangalore forcing the crew of 18 to abandon ship on July 18. Vessel owners engaged salvors but the vessel went down due to reported heavy weather. Pollution control efforts underway. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 19-7-09]

 

1,184-gt Norwegian ferry Hordaland was in collision with 29-ft pleasure boat between Ranavik and Skjermsholmane near Stord on July 17. The two boaters were rescued out of the water. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 19-7-09]

 

M/V Emma (IMO 7117723), Kerch to Durres, capsized and sank off Karadeniz Eregli, Turkey, after taking on water in cargo hold on July 17. Its crew of 11 was rescued by the vessel Salamis. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 19-7-09]

 

3,038-gt St. Vincent-Grenadine-flagged cargo M/V Eliza Z (IMO 7514218) sank off Sinop City, Turkey, on July 17. The crew of 11 was rescued by vessel Ahmet Akdeniz. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 19-7-09]

 

9-m ferry God's Will, with passengers and cargo, capsized in heavy weather off the coast of southeaster Haiti on July 11. 5 dead and unknown number reported missing. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 19-7-09]

 

35-ft commercial F/V Backlash took on water 30 miles southeast of Port Aransas, Gulf of Mexico, on July 15. The U.S. Coast Guard Air Station Corpus Christi launched an HH-65C Dolphin helicopter crew and Station Port Aransas dispatched a 45-foot rescue boat crew to the scene. The boat was temporarily patched and escorted to Conn Brown Harbor. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 19-7-09]

 

6,395-gt Maltese-flagged cargo M/V Arctic Spirit (IMO 8419128) took on water in its engine room while berthed at Loviisa, Finland, on July 16. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 19-7-09]

 

Two sailers were found dead in a cargo hold in the foreship of 2,201-gt Saint Vincent-Grenadine-flagged cargo M/V Amirante (IMO 7525334) on July 15. The vessel was underway from the East Baltic Sea to Copenhagen and was 16 miles north of Hammerodde, Denmark but altered course and entered the port of Rønne for investigations. The vessel was allowed to continue its voyage and incident was determined an accident. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 19-7-09]

 

17,608-dwt oil tanker M/V Valentint Tsvetkov (MIO 8207070) reported oil spill in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy port during offloading on July 14 at 0655LT. [From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko, 16-7-09]

 

Oil barge Belskaya-75 under tow by tug Shlyuzovoy-103 ran aground in Pechorskiy village area, Samara Region, Volga river, Russia, on July 13 at 0805LT. Spill reported. [From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko, 16-7-09]

 

25,373-gt Italian tanker M/V Maria M (IMO 9301885) ran aground off Gothenburg, Sweden, on July 14 at 2200LT. A Dutch salvage company was tasked to refloat the vessel. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 16-7-09]


11,720-dWT Moldovian cargo M/V Eldore III (imo 7616133) suffered fire in cargo hold no. 2 off Istanbul on July 16 at 0740LT. Salvage contract was assigned and the fire was brought under control the same day. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 16-7-09]

 

62.15-m, 598-dwt Turkish cargo M/V Buğrahan Naiboğlu ran aground at Çanakkale on July 15 at 2150LT. The vessel was refloated with tug and rescue boat assistance on July 16 at 0710LT. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 16-7-09]

 

79.92-m, 1,176-dwt Czechian inland water craft Alessandro ran aground on the Elbe off the Knorre Rock at Meissen, Germany, on July 14. Cargo lightering efforts were under way July 16. The incident was attributed to failure steering mechanism. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 16-7-09]

 

22-m ferry Kacha Marine (modified F/V) sank during a sea squall near the Mu Sung Rocks, approximately 7 miles off Phuket, Thailand, on July 12. No passengers were aboard at the time. 5 crew were rescued from a lifeboat. Salvage crews began attempts to retrieve the vessel on July 13. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 16-7-09]

 

94.8-m German inland tanker M/V Adria, Amsterdam to Birsfelden, Switzerland, suffered water ingress in machine room at Duisburg-Ruhrort on July 14 at 1030LT. The incident was attributed to failure of a cooling pipe and the situation was soon brought under control. The resulting oil spill was successfully tackled by response teams. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 16-7-09]

 

2,658-dwt dry cargo vessel M/V Daphne (IMO 6824422, built 1968) allided with berth in Eisk, Azov Sea, on July 12 at 1510LT. No spill or vessel damage reported but berth suffered substantial damage. [From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko, 14-7-09]

 

Russian tanker M/V Belskaya 75 from Saratow ran onto a sandbar and suffered water ingress on the Volga River, Russia, on July 13. Approximately 100 tons oil reported spilled. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 14-7-09]

 

NYK Themis (IMO 9356696) was struck by a collapsed crane at Southampton Docks, owned by DP World, on July 13. A man suffered life-threatening injuries after his legs were crushed in the incident. Several containers were damaged. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 13-7-09]

 

107,551-gt container M/V MSC Ines suffered container fire in the Suez Canal while proceeding in the northbound convoy. The Suez Canal Authority immediately responded by isolating the MSC ship in Bitter Lake to protect the safety of the canal and navigation, thereby limiting the delay to the convoy to just one hour and 20 minutes. The fire was later brought under control and there is no further risk to the ship. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 13-7-09]

 

58-ft F/V Siren grounded in Wrangell Harbor, Alaska, on July 11 at 0110LT. No injuries reported. A boom was placed around the vessel, which reportedly has 1,000 gallons of diesel aboard. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 13-7-09]

 

40-ft dive vessel Aquanauts, with 12 aboard, capsized and sank off the South Devon coast on July 11. Nearby yacht Dutch Angel responded to a flare and rescued the divers from the water and life raft. Brixham Coastguard was dispatched to the scene. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 13-7-09]

 

40-m cargo M/V Sattha, Papua to New Guinea, ran aground on Inset Reef, 600-km north of Cairns, Australia, on July 4. THe vessel was refloated and is now anchored at Horn Island for investigation. No injuries reported. A survey of Inset Reef -- a world heritage site -- is underway. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 13-7-09]

 

Bahamas-flagged Saga cruise vessel Spirit of Adventure (IMO 7904889), with 170 crew and 282 passengers aboard, leaked oil into the Norwegian Hardanger fjord on July 12 at 0845LT. The cause of the diesel spill is under investigation. The vessel was surrounded by oil booms and absorbants. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 13-7-09]

 

72,968-dwt container M/V MOL Prosperity, enroute from East Asian Ports to Singapore/Europe with approximately 2,900 containers aboard, suffered fire in the No. 6 & 7 cargo holds outside Hong Kong, position Lat. 21-19.1N, Long. 114-15.2E, on July 1. The shipowners have declared General Average and appointed Richards Hogg Lindley (RHL) as General Average Adjusters. At least 263 containers reported damaged. The vessel was in regular liner service between Far Eastern loadports (Hong Kong, Shekou, Shanghai and Busan) and Mediterranean ports (Valencia, Fos, Genoa and Damietta) operated by MOL in a space sharing arrangement with HMM and APL. [13-7-09]

 

Chemical tanker M/V Golden Acany, Australia to China, owned and operated by Dorval Shipping Company based in Japan and skippered by Capt. Benjamin Cortina, ran aground near Kimba, Sarangani Bay, Philippines, in the morning of July 7. The Philippine Coast Guard immediately coordinated with the ship owner and Malayan Towage Company for the dispatch of a tug. Meanwhile the skipper of said vessel that they have sighted an unidentified motor banca roaming around the vicinity of the vessel which is suspected to be pirates attempting to possibly loot the distressed vessel. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 11-7-09]

 

284-ft Barge New Dawn, laden with fuel, went aground in the Columbia River near the mouth of the Hood River, Oregon, on July 9. The barge was with towboat The Chief. The incident is attributed to the vessel travelling outside the authorized shipping channel. No pollution reported, lightering and refloating efforts were engaged and the vessel ultimately freed. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 11-7-09]

 

Wooden passenger M/V Helvaci, on pleasure day cruise with approximately 50 aboard, was struck by jet ski with 2 aboard a quarter mile off the bay of Kumlubuk near the popular Mediterranean resort of Marmaris, Turkey, on July 8. M/V Helvaci was holed but limped back to shore and beached. One jet skier reported injured. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 11-7-09]

 

30-ft charter F/V Anger Management took on water and sank south of Fire Island in the Atlantic on July 9. The crew of 4 donned life jackets and were rescued out of the water by nearby F/V Gina Ann. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 11-7-09]

 

7,100-dwt cargo M/V ThaiLine 2 was in collision with 200-gt cargo M/V Yawata Maru No. 8 near Oshima Island, south of Tokyo, on July 7. ThaiLine 2 sustained damage to bow and suffered water ingress, requiring salvage tow. Yawata Maru No. 8 was able to make way to port of Shimoda under own power. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 11-7-09]

 

2,919-gt Philippine ferry Supper Ferry 5 (IMO 7314371, built 1973) suffered mechanical failure and allided with a pier in the port of Dumaguete City on July 8. The vessel and pier reportedly sustained considerable damage. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 11-7-09]

 

Dutch coaster Varia Nova broke free from anchor off Stavoren, Netherlands, and became grounded on July 8. The vessel was refloated with tug assistance the same day with only minor damage sustained. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 11-7-09]

 

Tug Rysum was in collision with sailing yacht Bonnie between Harlingen and Kornwerderzand, Netherlands, on July 8. Damage but no water ingress reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-7-09]

 

2,225-gt Myanmar-flagged cargo M/V Siegried Lehmann (IMO 8003931) ran into the embankment of the Kiel Canal at Rendsburg-Westerrönfeld on July 8. The vessel was refloated within hours with tug assistance. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-7-09]


Barge Richard Sibes was in collision with unidentified sailing yacht on the Illinois River, near a marina in Peroria, on July 6. The sailing yacht sank; all 7 passengers were rescued. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-7-09]

 

50-ft F/V Luna struck a rock and suffered water ingress on the northwest side of Kodiakm Island, Spiridon Bay, Alaska, on July 6. The flooding was controlled by US Coast Guard and good Samaritan vssels. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-7-09]

 

41-m Polish barquentine Pogoria was dismasted 10-miles off the Finnish coast on July 7 at 1330LT. The vessel was competing in the The Tall Ships’ Races Baltic 2009 on the leg from Gdynia to St. Petersburg. 37 of the 50 aboard were evacuated and a tug was dispatched to tow the vessel to Hanko. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-7-09]

 

Gibraltar-flagged cargo M/V Amny Eems (IMO 9195535) collided with the west quay while entering the port of Emden, Germany, on July 5. Severe bow damage reported as well as damage to the quay. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-7-09]

 

3-masted Dutch charter S/V Ambiance, with 23 people aboard, ran aground on July 7 off Enkhuizen, Netherlands, on July 7. The vessel was soon refloated with the assistance of rescue boats. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 9-7-09]

 

140-ft commercial F/V Rebecca Irene reported man overboard 24-miles southeast of Umnak Island, Alaska, on July 4. The vessel and 2 other good Samaritan vessels searched intensively over 100 square miles A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft from Air Station Kodia was deployed as well as a HH-65C Dolphin helicopter from Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley, on patrol in the Bering Seas. Poor visibility hampered efforts. [7-7-09]

23,300-gt Swedish ferry Transpulp (IMO 9343261, built 2006) suffered rudder failure and ran aground off the breakwater of Travemuende, Germany, on July 7 at 0445LT. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 7-7-09]

 

30,800-gt Danish ferry Tor Ficaria (IMO 9320568, built 2006) suffered fire at drydock V of Motorenwerke Bremerhaven on July 4. Damage reported as limited. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 7-7-09]

 

Dutch inland passenver M/V Pallieter sank in Maastricht, Netherlands, on July 1. No one was aboard at the time. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 7-7-09]

 

Inland M/V Vesyegonsk collided with anchored tanker Rostov Velikiy (IMO 9289001) on river Don near Kochetovskiy locks, Russia, on July 2 at 0330LT. M/V Vesyegonsk suffered no damages; the tanker suffered port rail damage. [From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko, 4-7-09]

 

Maltese-registered cargo M/V Kapitan Lus (IMO 9077551) collided with Norway-registered tanker M/V Sundstraum (IMO 8920567) in the waterway between Denmark and southern Sweden on July 3. No injuries or pollution reported, but significant hull damage reported to both vessels. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 4-7-09]

 

9,801-gt Barrbados-flagged cargo M/V Kea (IMO 7922025), St. Petersburg to Peru, ran aground north of Asnæs Rev, Denmark. The vessel was refloated on July 4 for survey. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 4-7-09]

 

38-ft F/V Neptune capsized dockside at the Makah Marina, Neah Bay, Washington, on July 1. A boom was placed for environmental concern. Private salvor arrangements underway. [From our Sr. Correspodnent Tim Schwabedissen, 4-7-09]

 

48-ft F/V Miss Clarissa sank in the Quileute Marina in La Push, Washington, on July 2 at approximately 0430LT. A Coast Guard boat took the vessel from in tow from a pier and relocated it away from the habor entrance. A boom was placed for environmental concern. Private salvor arrangements underway. [From Our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 4-7-09].

 

Staten Island ferry Sen. John J. Marchi, with 750-800 people aboard, lost power and allided with a pier at the Saint George's Ferry Terminal in Staten Island, New York, at 1910LT on July 1. 1 serious injury and nine minor injuries reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 2-7-09]

 

Fuller ferry Adventurer, with approximately 100 passengers, allided with a warf on Auckland's waterfront, New Zealand, on July 1. Both the bow of the ferry and the wharf reported damaged. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 2-7-09]

 

8,428-gt Italian-flagged tanker M/V Aqua Marina (IMO 9268631, built 2004) suffered explosion and fire 100-km northwest of Den Helder, Netherlands, on June 30. 1 crew reported missing. The vessel was towed to IJmuiden by 2 tugs for survey. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 2-7-09]

 

100-m, 340-gt Greek high speed ferry Speedrunner III collided with a crane barge off Cuxhaven, Germany, on June 25. The ship was ordered to anchor at the Outer Elbbe estuary for investigations. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 2-7-09]

 

246-gt Dubai-based supply vessel Demas Victory, built 1979, capsized off the Qatari coast, 10-nm off the coast of Doha, on June 29. 1 person reported dead and 29 others missing. 5 people, including the captain, were rescued. The vessel belongs to UAE-based Mid Gulf Offshore Ship Chartering. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-7-09] UPDATE>> 30 people confirmed dead. [27-7-09]

 

36,592-tonne Singapore-registered cargo ship Beilun Seli, with 23 crew, collided with unidentified Chinese vessel in the East China Sea off China's Zhejiang Province on July 1. The Chinese ship was damaged and all five people aboard were thrown into the sea. 1 of the five crew was rescued by another passing ship, 4 crew remain missing. The provincial maritime safety administration has dispatched ships to search for remaining four crew members, who had not been identified, and was planning to send helicopters to the site which was 29 degrees north latitude and 122 degrees east longitude. An administration boat had towed the Chinese ship to shore. The administration has launched an investigation into the cause of the accident and officials have boarded the Singapore ship. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-7-09]

 

85-ft sea scout training vessel Farallones, with 33 people aboard, took on water in the vicinity of Suisun Bay near Concord on June 30. All 33 were rescued by the Coast Guard, Contra Costa Sherriff’s Department and the Good Samaritan passenger ferry Intintoli. The Farallones headed to Alameda Bay under own power for repairs under Coast Guard escort. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Scwabedissen, 1-7-09]

 

79.82-m German inland tanker Richard suffered rudder failure and allided with a bulkhead in Minden on June 30. Significant vessel damage but not spill reported. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Scwabedissen, 1-7-09].

 

30,285-gt Marine Atlantic ferry Atlantic Vision (IMO 9211509) scraped bottom while departing from Port aux Basques, Newfoundland, on June 29 at 1900LT. Divers found only minor damage and the vessel departed 30 minutes later for North Sydney, Canada, on its regular schedule. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Scwabedissen, 1-7-09]

 

12-m French F/V Me Thin Na collided with 9-m French F/V Condor 3-km off Saint Gilles-Croix-de-Vie on June 30 at 0800LT. The Condor sank with 300 liters diesel fuel aboard, its captain was rescued by Me Thin Na. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-7-09]

 

Inland water craft Syra ran aground on a dam on the Rhine on June 29 at 0500LT. The vessel was refloated, extensive damage to the dam reported. [From our Sr. Correspodnent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-7-09]

 

French F/V Poyema, homeport Ajaccio, sank in the habor of Calvi in Corsica Island on June 28. The wreck was salvaged by CNC Salvage. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-7-09]

 

7,660-gt Gibraltar-flagged cargo M/V Beluga Stimulation (IMO 9299513, built 2004) suffered machine failure and ran into the embankment of the Kiel Canal while sailing westbound to Hamburg on June 29. The vessel was refloated and berthed in Brunsbuettel for survey. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-7-09]

 

105-m German inland tanker M/V Triple (ex- Alpha Tank, built 1973) collided with barge while berthing in the east harbor of Rotterdam on June 13. Oil spill reported, response teams deployed. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-7-09]

 

British seagoing paddle wheeler Waverley, with approximately 700 passengers, struck the Dunoon Pier on the Clyde on June 26. 12 passengers sustained minor injuries; both the vessel and pier sustained damage. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-7-09]

 

Vessels Khawaja E Karim and Safina Hussaini capsized in heavy weather 35-nm off the Okha coast, India, on June 25/26. Search and rescue operations saved lives of 9 crew of Khawaja E Karim and 11 crew of Safina Hussaini. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-7-09]

 

German-owned 5,642-TEU M/V MSC Antares ran aground off Brazil in Sepetiba Bay on June 28. No pollution reported and refloating efforts were immediately launched. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-7-09]

 

6,019-gt Malta-registered cargo M/V Marti Princess, Turkey to France with cement, collided with 14,619-gt German-flagged Renate Schulte, Morocco to Istanbul, in the Aegean Sea of Turkey's northwestern coast on June 28. Marti Princess sustained damage and reported water ingress, and evacuated 11 of 18 crew despite not being in danger of sinking. No injury or pollution reported. [From our Sr. Correspodnent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-7-09]

 

22,070-gt French SNCM-ferry Monte D'Oro (IMO 8911516, built 1991) had to cancel its sailings between L'Île-Rousse and Marseille due to technical problems on June 27. 153 passengers were diseembarked in Bastia and boarded the Napoléon-Bonaparte, 219 passagers remained aboard. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Scwabedissen, 1-7-09]

 

30,277-gt cruise ship Royal Princess (IMO 9210220) suffered fire and arrived in Piraeus, Greece for repairs at a local shipyard on June 26. Princess Cruises was forced to cancel Royal Princess' June 13 voyage, which was already underway, as well as its June 25 cruise due to the blaze and subsequent repair schedule. The ship is expected to leave the yard in Piraeus on July 4 and arrive in Venice on July 7 on time for its next scheduled cruise. The cause of the fire is still undetermined. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-7-09]

 

38,772-gt Malta-flagged cruise ship Oceanic (IMO 5260679, built 1965), underway from Iceland with 848 passengers, was detained in New York Harbor after a routine safety inspection by U.S. Coast Guard detected a small hole in its hull and other deficiencies on June 25. It was determined the damage occurred after the vessel left Reykjavik, Iceland on June 19 but before it arrived at its port of call in New York. The vessel was expected to be taken to dry dock in New Jersey for repairs. The vessel had been scheduled to depart for final destination of Venezuela. The several hundred passengers were taken to hotels. The repair proposal will be reviewed and approved by the Coast Guard and the vessel's classification society. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-7-09]

 

995-gt Norwegian ferry Kragerø (IMO 9331373), with vehicles and 98 passengers, ran aground between Skåtøy and Bærø on June 27 at 1930LT. The vessel developed a slight list, passengers and 1 crew member were evacuated. The vessel was refloated on June 28 at 0830LT by the Coast Guard vessel Noren with tug assistance. The vessel is to be repaired at the Nymo yard in Grimstad, to which it proceeded under own power. The vessel is managed by the Kragerø Fjordbåtselskap A/S. [From our Sr. Correspondent Tim Schwabedissen, 1-7-09]

 

M/V Vogo Balt-213 (IMO 8841632) ran aground on river Don, Russia, km-mark 3,026.4 on June 28 at 0730LT. Two tugs were dispatched to assist. [From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko, 1-7-09]

 

Tug Larin with barge VD-4001 collided with berthed M/V Saphire (IMO 8871338) on river Don, Russia, km-mark 3,103.4 on June 26 at 2210LT. Hully damage to M/V Saphire reported. [From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko, 1-7-09]

 

 

Tanker Volgoneft-151 (IMO 8864763) lost starboard propeller on Koshiknskiy Channel, Ladozhskoye Lake, Russia, km-mark 1,307.8, on June 29 at 0035LT. [From our Moscow Correspondent Mike Voitenko, 1-7-09]