Bunkering – DONGBANG GIANT No 1
The South Korean flag and owned deck cargo ship DONGBANG GIANT No 1 called offshore Malta for uplifting bunkers on Sunday 7th May, 2023. She arrived at Bunkering Area 3 around 1240 hrs for bunkering operation by Zeta Energy tanker LEYONA of which she received fresh water, stores and provision. She was built in South […]
Casualties – Collision between 2 ferries at Palermo Port – 03.10.2021
On Sunday 3rd October, 2021 morning the Tirrenia ropax RAFFAELE RUBATTINO coming from Naples, Italy collided with the berthed Siremar ferry ANTONELLO DA MESSINA at Palermo Port, Sicily. It seems there was a stern thruster failure with both ships sustained damages with ANTONELLO DA MESSINA nose damaged while RAFFALE RUBATTINO had stern ramp and starboard […]
Yachting – LADY SARYA owner dies – 23.02.2021
One of the Italian built legendary superyachts around is the 1972 built LADY SARYA. She was built by Nuovi Cantieri Apuania in Marina di Carrara, Italy, for New York property developer William Levitt as LA BELLE SIMONE She use to host the most glamorous celebrities of the era, including Gregory Peck, Frank Sinatra, Michael Caine, […]
Bunkering – MPP Ship PAN NAVIGATOR – 08.12.2019
On Sunday 8th December, 2019 at 0412 hrs the 2000 Dutch built vessel PAN NAVIGATOR was berthed at Magazine Wharf, Grand Harbour for bunkering operations by Go Fuels tanker BAWA-I. She arrived from Linden, Guyana and departed to Marina di Carrara, Italy. PAN NAVIGATOR was built by Bodewes Shipyard at Hoogezand in Netherlands as the […]