Casualties – 2008 built yacht ATINA sank after fire blaze in Italy – 10.08.2024

The 2008 built yacht ATINA sank after a fire broke out aboard in the evening of Saturday 10th August while she was anchored in the Gulf of Olbia in Sardinia, Italy. Dramatic footage released by the Olbia Coast Guard showed the flames spread from the aft portion of the vessel until ATINA was entirely engulfed […]
Casualties – 4 Fishermen rescued after their fishing boat MFA 1564 SANT ANNA capsized and sunk – 30.06.2024

On Sunday 30th June, 2024 around 0300 hrs the Maltese fishing support vessel SAN PIETRO called Marsaxlokk VTS stating that she was proceeding around 20 nautical miles to assist another fishing boat in distress. Malta’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) was informed and immediately deployed a MELITA SAR rescue Launch & Helicopter from the Armed Forces […]
Casualties – Rescue Operations from capsized tanker PRESTIGE FALCON off Oman – 17.07.2024

Omani authorities say nine members of 16 crew comprising of 13 Indians and three Sri Lankans have been rescued, after going missing when their tanker capsized off the coast of Oman last Monday 15th July, 2024. One other has been found dead. The Indian Navy announced that 8 Indians and 1 Sri Lankan from the […]
Casualties – Allision between 2 tankers outside territorial waters of Malta – 07.07.2024

On Sunday 7th July, 2024, at 1815 hrs the 1998 built Malta (MLT) flag and owned Chemical/Oil Products tanker SANTA MARTINA reported to Valletta VTS that at 1720 hrs the Cameroon (CMR) Flag 120 metre oil carrier ANGELO 2 allided with her while she was anchoring outside territorial waters (otw). No injuries and No Pollution […]
Casualties – Cargo Ship HAYRIYE ANA and container ship EF OLIVIA collide off Sicily – 22.04.2024

On Monday 22nd April, 2024 around 1130 hrs MRCC Rome issued a distress warning following a collision between the 118m long general cargo ship HAYRIYE ANA and the 220 metre container ship EF OLIVIA about 14 miles from Capo Passero, at the coordinates of Area of Latitude 36° 27′ North and Longitude 15° 15′ East. […]
Casualties – RoRo ship CAROLINE RUSS disabled for few minutes – 05.04.2024

On Friday 5th April, 2024 the German built and owned Roll On Roll Off (RoRo) ship CAROLINE RUSS reported to Valletta VTS at 1432 hrs that while she was underway to Valletta from Palermo with her scheduled port of call she had a main engine failure , approximately 4 miles off Fish Farm Area (AJD Tuna Ranch). […]
Casualty – Fishing Vessel KAPITAN LOBANOV sunk after missile hit with fatalities – 19.03.2024

The 1977 built RUS flag and owned fishing vessel KAPITAN LOBANOV sunk last Tuesday 19th March with 3 crew members killed and 4 others with injuries after she was accidentally struck by a missile fired from a Russian Navy ship in the Baltic Sea off Russia’s Kaliningrad region Around 1100 hrs Kalin grad time her crew […]
Casualty – Oldest Laker CUYAHOGA Catches Fire – 15.03.2024

Around 1400 hrs Canada time of Friday 15th March, 2024 , the oldest laker that sails the Great Lakes – CUYAHOGA caught fire which a preliminary investigation found the cause to be welding, which ignited paint on the inside of the cargo hold and took about three hours to put out. According to the USCG […]