Russia-Ukraine War – Missile Hits on Naval Vessels – 17.06.2022
On Friday 17th June, 2022 the Ukrainian Forces hit the Russian naval tugboat RFS SPASATEL VASILIY BEKH SB-739 with two Harpoon missiles in the Black Sea the first time it has claimed to have struck a Russian vessel with Western supplied Harpoon Missiles. The naval tug was transporting ammunition, weapons and personnel from the Black […]
Casualties – Tugboat FRANCO P sank with 5 fatalities and 1 rescued off Bari, Italy – 19.05.2022
On the evening of Wednesday 18th May, 2022 the 1978 built tugboat FRANCO P issued a distress call while she was towing the crane barge AD 3 sparking a rescue mission and request for aid assistance from all vessels in the area. The search for the seamen – 4 Italians (2 from Puglia & 2 […]
Casualties – Sailing tourist catamaran OLE CUARTO sinks off Cartagena, Spain with 33 souls rescued – 14.11.2021
Maritime search and rescue (SAR) teams and Good Samaritans came to the aid of the 33 passengers aboard the sightseeing catamaran OLE CUARTO after she broke apart and sank off Cartagena in Spain’s Murcia province on Sunday, November 14th. OLE CUARTO had just departed the Port of Cartagena when the incident occurred at around 1620 […]
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION – Fishing vessel with 400 souls ran aground while entering Pozzallo Port – 09.11.2021
On Tuesday 9th November, 2021 after 2100 hrs with Easterly Wind blowing 20 knots a wooden stern fishing trawler packed with 400 souls ran aground whilst entering Pozzallo Port scrambling all Law Enforcements units including commercial tugboats. Weather conditions were hampering the situation with the strong wind and sea very rough of which at one […]
Casualties – EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA Salvage Update (0815 UTC) -07.04.2021
Boskalis has confirmed that its subsidiary Smit Salvage has been hired to salvage the EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA which is currently adrift as an abandoned ship after a heavy list with all crew rescued off the coast of Norway last Monday 5th April, 2021. Read also yesterday article – https://maltashipnews.com/2021/04/06/casualties-crew-abandon-ship-eemslift-hendrika-05-04-2021/ Salvage team arrived as early as Tuesday […]
Casualties – Crew Abandon Ship EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA – 05.04.2021
In the morning of Monday 5th April, 2021 the 2015 built the multipurpose ship (MPP) EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA issued distress call in Norwegian sea 60 nm west of Olesund, Norway. Reportedly, the ship developed a heavy list after cargo shift. According to local media, 8 crew out of 12 were already evacuated, understood by helicopter. Salvage […]
Passers By – Naval Units during January 2021
Various naval units pass the Malta-Sicily straits like other ships and to mention some – New Year started with an interesting Russian Navy Vessel – SB 565 PROFESSOR NIKOLAY MURU, a 2014 built and June 2015 commissioned rescue ship on passage from Astrakhan, East Russia bound to West Russia stopping for few days off Pantelleria, […]
Casualties – COSTA CONCORDIA – 13.01.2012
On Friday 13th January 2012 at 2145 hrs COSTA CONCORDIA ran aground off the eastern shore of Isola Giglio with 3,229 passengers and 1,023 crew. She left Civitavecchia Port around 1915 hrs and was bound to a week long Mediterranean Cruise. As she made her way north west along the Italian coastline at 2130 hrs, Captain […]
Naval Ships – Russian Navy Project 745 Rescue Tug VIKTOR KONETSKY – 07.09.2019
During 6th December, 2013 upon completion of state tests held in Kronshtadt, VIKTOR KONETSKIY, a rescue tug of Project 745 MBS was commissioned. She was built by Yaroslavsky Shipbuilding Plant, Central Russia to the design of Vympel Design Bureau OJSC. The vessel was built under the state order for RF Ministry of Defense. The tugboat […]
Casualties – Grimaldi’s GRANDE EUROPA fire – 15.05.2019
Grimaldi’s car carrier GRANDE EUROPA caught fire off the island of Palma Di Majorca, Spain on Wednesday 15th May according to the Spanish Sea Rescue Society (Salvamento Maritimo). Additionally, Salvamento Maritimo, the team that helped extinguish the fire, stated via twitter that the 15 crew members that were onboard the vessel were promptly evacuated by […]
