Casualties – Fire breaks out on ropax EUROFERRY OLYMPIA with 290 souls on board – 18.02.2022
On Friday 18th February, 2022 around 0224 UTC the 1995 built ropax EUROFERRY OLYMPIA with 239 passengers and 51 crew members while she was on her way to Brindisi Port from the Greek city of Igoumenitsa fire broke out near the island of Corfu in the Ionian Sea. near the island of Corfu in the […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – THOMAS ZAFIRAS from 14.08.2021 to 24.08.2021
The 5 year old 249.90 metre long Aframax type crude oil tanker THOMAS ZAFIRAS called at Palumbo Malta Shipyard. She entered Grand Harbour on Saturday 14th August, 2021 passing breakwaters at 1603 hrs on completion of her sistership ELIAS TSAKOS. She was assisted by 4 tugs bound for drydocking at Dock 6 the same like […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – ELIAS TSAKOS from 02.08.2021 to 14.08.2021
The 5 year old 249.90 metre long Aframax type crude oil tanker ELIAS TSAKOS called at Palumbo Malta Shipyard. She entered Grand Harbour on Monday 2nd August, 2021 passing breakwaters at 1558 hrs. She was assisted by 4 tugs bound for drydocking at Dock 6. She was built in Romania by Daewoo Mangalia Heavy Industries […]
Yachting – 2019 built ELEMENTS at Malta – 12.07.2021 to 14.07.2021
On Monday 12th July, 2021 at 1544 hrs the 2019 built MLT flag 80 metre superyacht ELEMENTS entered Grand Harbour, Malta during her maiden call coming from Faliro, Greece after embarking harbour pilot at pilot station, 1 nm off GH at 1535 hrs. She was built in Izmit, Turkey by Yachtley Gemi Yapim San. ve […]
Palumbo Malta Shipyard – Cruise Liner MSC FANTASIA from 09.06.2021 to 23.06.2021
Another MSC Crociere cruise liner seen in the second quarter of 2021 was the 2008 built MSC FANTASIA. She entered Grand Harbour on Wednesday 9th June at 0847 hrs coming from Augusta, Sicily berthing starboard side alongside at Parlatorio Wharf assisted by tug SEA SALVOR of which by 0938 hrs pilot was completed. On Wednesday 16th […]
Cruise Liners – SAGA ROSE
One of the elegant Ocean Liners we had around was undoubtedly the SAGAFJORD. She was built in 1965 as yard number 1366 by Société Nouvelle des Forges et Chantiers de la Meditarranee, France for Norwegian America Line costing around $30 million as a combined ocean liner/cruise ship trading until 1980. in 1983 she was sold to Cunard […]
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION – Over 400 illegal immigrants disembark after mutiny occured – 06/07.06.2020
After the mutiny saga for the crew and Maltese security personnel aboard the short sea ferry boat EUROPA II after threatening with knives and gathering sleeping bags and other material including gas to set up a blaze and with at least more than 3 hours to take a decision from MALTA VTS and other authorities […]
Casualties – RMS TITANIC – 14.04.1912
108 years ago on the night of Sunday 14th April 1912 RMS TITANIC during her maiden voyage struck an iceberg, buckling part of her hull and causing her to sink in the early hours of 15th April. 706 of her 2,224 passengers and crew survived. Her loss was the catalyst for major reforms in shipping safety and […]
Virtu Ferries – September 2019 Special Offers – 28.08.2019
Virtu Ferries with the largest High Speed Catamaran (HSC) operating in the Mediterranean and the second largest in the world SAINT JOHN PAUL II has launched their Sepember 2019 offers. SAINT JOHN PAUL II was built to conform not only to the obligatory International Maritime Organisation (IMO) High Speed Craft Code 2000 but also to […]
