Casualty – US Sanctioned Russian ro/ro ship URSA MAJOR sinks in the Mediterranean Sea – 23.12.2024
On Monday 23rd December, 2024 before midday a distress call by ro/ro ship URSA MAJOR was being transmitted stating that the ship is in trouble after an engine room explosion and with restricted manoeuvrability and we are going to try to repair it with the vessel listing badly. URSA MAJOR was in the same area […]
Casualty – General Cargo Ship ISA STAR abandoned after Engine Room Flooding – 05.12.2024
On Thursday 5th December the Polish Built ship ISA STAR sent a distress call while sailing in the Red Sea. The crew reported flooding in the engine room and announced their intention to abandon ship. In response to the master’s request for assistance, EUNAVFOR ASPIDES launched a rescue operation and dispatched a Marine Nationale (French […]
Casualties – 1952 built self discharging bulk carrier MICHIPICOTEN taking water – 08.06.2024
On Saturday 8th June, 2024, at 0653 hrs Canada Time the US Coast Guard (USCG) received a distress call from the 1952 built self discharging bulk carrier MICHIPICOTEN with 22 crew onboard that she collided with something underwater on Lake Superior and is taking on water. The bulker is approximately 35 miles southwest of Isle […]
