Casualty – Japanese Purse Seiner OOHAMA MARU No 8 capsizes – 06.01.2025
The Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed today Tuesday 7th January 2025, that five Indonesian citizens who were reportedly members of the crew on a capsized 30.15 metres purse seiner OOHAMA MARU No 8 in Japanese waters yesterday Monday 6th were safe. According to the ministry’s Citizen Protection Director, Judha Nugraha, the Indonesian Embassy in […]
Casualty – Pusher tug SHOEI MARU capsized after collision – 23.11.2024
Last Saturday 23rd November around 1800 hrs local time the pusher tug SHOEI MARU and the 229 metre bulk carrier YIANNIS NG that had just departed the Port of Kobe collided with each other. None of the 21 crew members of the bulker were injured, but the pusher tug capsized due to the force of […]
Aerial Photography – UNISTREAM loaded with Wind Turbine Blades – 05.08.2023
On Saturday 5th August, 2023 the Chinese built MPP UNISTREAM loaded with wind turbines, the giants of renewable energy was photographed from the air by MALTA SHIP PHOTOS (MSPAP) underway to her next port after she uplifted bunkers. UNISTREAM was built in China by Heshun Shipyard at Qingdao in 2010 as the DUTCH KATJA trading until […]
Accident – Fatality after person overboard from MSC WORLD EUROPA at Malta – 14.02.2024
On Wednesday 14th February, around 1630 hrs, few minutes before her departure the cruise liner MSC WORLD EUROPA reported that a male soul fell overboard while she was still berthed at Pinto 1 and 2 wharf. Immediately a securite VHF message was issued with AFM with CPD informed. At 1633 hrs Pilot Boat FOXTROT reported […]
Maritime Accident – Harbour Pilot dead following ship boarding mishap in Turkey – 04.02.2024
On Sunday 4 th February the Turkey’s Ministry of Transport and Infrastructure has confirmed that a local maritime pilot identified as Oguz Kok died as a result of a vessel boarding accident that occurred in the Bosphorus Strait. He was attempting to board the Cook Islands-registered bulker NEW SIHAM at the southern entrance of the […]
Migrant Rescue Ship – THEBACKLASH leaving Malta fresh from refit/drydocking – January, 2024
With 26 hospital beds the 2000 built vessel, THEBACKLASH left Malta last Monday 29th January, 2024 passing breakwaters at 0931 hrs after 4 months refit including drydocking. She was originally built as the HAVILA STAR in Norway by Kleven Verft – Ulsteinvik, with yard number 288 for Atlantic Offshore Rescue – Aberdeen, UK. During 2007 […]
Casualties – IOM flag Cargo ship VERITY sank after collision – 24.10.2023
Early Tuesday 24th October, 2023 morning around 0500 hrs the Isle of Man (IOM) flag general cargo ship VERITY sank after she was involved in a collision with the Polish owned BHS flag bulker POLESIE. She was underway to the Immingham ,UK, carrying steel from the northern German city of Bremen, when she collided […]
Casualties – One dead in fire onboard car carrier FREMANTLE HIGHWAY – 25.06.2023
Around 2230hrs on Tuesday 25th July, the Dutch coastguard received a report that a major fire broke out on the car carrier FREMANTLE HIGHWAY with 23 crew members onboard at the time and was sailing 27 kilometres north of Ameland. She left Bremerhaven, Germany around 1430hrs UTC bound for Egypt. The fire erupted around 2130hrs […]
Casualties – Investigation Report Ready of Fatal Collision Off Puerto Rico – July 2023
The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) Atlantic Area has taken final action on its investigation involving the deadly collision between a U.S. Coast Guard cutter and a small fishing vessel off Puerto Rico last year. The collision took place on Monday 8th August, 2022, around 1345 hrs , approximately 4 miles northeast of Dorado, Puerto Rico, […]
Casualties – 2 Dead firefighters in Grimaldi’s ship blaze at USA – 05.07.2023
2 firefighters were confirmed dead after the Grimaldi conro ship GRANDE COSTA D’AVORIO caught fire at the Port of Newark in New Jersey late Wednesday, 5th July, 2023. Firefighters were dispatched around 2130 hrs local time for a report of multiple vehicles on fire on board the 2011 Croatian built ship that arrived from Baltimore […]
