Casualties – FELICITY ACE sinks off the Azores – 01.03.2022
On Tuesday 1st March, 2022 around 0900 hrs local time Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) car carrier FELICITY ACE that caught fire in the Atlantic last February 16th while carrying nearly 4,000 cars from Germany to the US sunk despite several efforts to tow her safely. The 6,400 CEU ship sank 220 nautical miles off the coast of Portugal’s […]
Casualties – 4th body recovered from Ropax EUROFERRY OLYMPIA update no 1 – 24.02.2022
On Thursday 24th February, 2022 rescue crews have recovered a fourth body from the ropax EUROFERRY OLYMPIA that caught fire while sailing from Igoumenitsa, Greece to Brindisi, Italy last Friday 18th February. The body was found in the ship third garage, Greek Authorities said, bringing the total number of unaccounted passengers to seven. Earlier authorities […]
Broken Up – Greenpeace Ship ESPERANZA – 21.02.2002
After 2 decades the Greenpeace ship ESPERANZA has arrived at the port of Gijon, in Spain on Saturday 12th February, 2002 for recycling procedures by DDR Vessels XXI, one of the 2 companies specialised in ship recycling authorised by the EU. She was built in Poland by Stocznia Polnocna at Gdansk as yard number B98/04 […]
Tugboat News – MULTRATUG 17 once again in Malta – 22.12.2021
On Wednesday 22nd December at 0555 hrs the 2008 built 70 tons of bollard pull tug MULTRATUG 17 entered Valletta once again berthing port side alongside Gun Wharf, part of Valletta Cruise Port. She called the first time last 10th June – Read more here – https://maltashipnews.com/2021/06/11/tugboat-news-multratug-17-24-and-27-at-malta-june-2021/ Upon berthing, all Customs & Health Related Paperwork was done crew […]
Tugboat News – Vernicos Scafi Tugs acquire GARIBALDO – December 2021
Vernicos Scafi Tugs and Salvage Maritime Co, the Greek company also owned by the Italian Scafi group active in towage & salvage in Greece, the Eastern Mediterranean, the Black Sea and the Red Sea, has announced the purchase of the tugboat GARIBALDO. GARIBALDO was built in China by Guangdong Hope Yue Shipbuilding Industry at Guangzhou […]
Casualties – Tanker FILICUDI M disabled – 26.11.2021
On Thursday 25th November at 0625 hrs the 2005 built Italian flag and owned chemical/oil products tanker FILICUDI M left Sarroch, Sardegna, Italy bound to Augusta, Italy. On the night of Friday 26th November the Italian Coast Guard (Guardia Costiera) of Mazara Del Vallo was engaged in rescue operation after an Engine Room Fire which […]
Haifa Port – August, 2021 movements
The Port of Haifa is the largest of Israel’s three major international seaports, the others being the Port of Ashdod, and the Port of Eilat. It has a natural deep water harbor, which operates all year long, and serves both passenger and merchant ships. It is one of the largest ports in the eastern Mediterranean in terms of freight volume and […]
Casualties – OCEAN TRADER on Fire after explosion in Jebel Ali Port – 07.07.2021
Late on Wednesday 7th July, 2021 an explosion aboard the 1993 built container ship OCEAN TRADER berthed at Dubai’s Jebel Ali port late caused a large fire and was felt across the city. There were no reported deaths or injuries and the fire was brought under control, authorities said. OCEAN TRADER was berthed at the […]
Tugboat – 2006 built CARLO MAGNO
One of the Italian powerful anchor handling tug (aht) around is the 2006 built CARLO MAGNO. She was built in Italy by Cantieri Navale Rosetti Marino Spa at Ravenna, launched on 7th September 2005 and completed on 27th February, 2006 built to a Rolls-Royce Marine UT514L design and handed over in March 2006. She’s 55.4 […]
Offshore – Egyptian supply vessel MARIDIVE 703
One of the first anchor handling tug/supply (AHTS) responder to EVER GIVEN aground accident in the Suez Canal on Tuesday 23rd March, 2021 was the 150 tons bollard pull AHTS MARIDIVE 703. She was built in China by Jiangsu Zhenjiang Shipyard at Zhenjiang in 2011 and homeported in Belize City (BLZ Flag). She’s 71 metres […]
