Tag: Accident
Mutiny and Brawl on Board, Bulk Carrier Runs Aground
On June 17, the bulk carrier Benita went hard aground off Mahébourg, Mauritius on reefs reportedly after what looks like an attempted mutiny and...
Fire Aboard a Containership at the Port of Colombo
A container on board a ship birthed in the Colombo Port caught fire yesterday. The ship was reported to have arrived from India and...
Ship Out-of-Action — Suspected Main Engine Trouble (or) Propeller Damage!
The 1998-built OOCL Belgium, a Containership, when it was on its way from Montreal to UK, suffered unspecified damage and the surveyor recommended an...
A 3-Year-Old Girl Slips between the Railings on board a Cruise...
On June 13, a 3-year-old girl riding the carnival cruise ship, falls through the railings on its deck off Galveston.
The Cruise ship returned to...
Bulker Runs Aground, Ruins Coral Reefs
On June 13, a bulk carrier ran aground on Monad Shoal damaging an estimated 483 meters stretch of coral reefs, according to the PCG...
Black Out on Board a Bulk Carrier – Hits Three Other...
On June 13, A bulk carrier reportedly suffered an engine room power outage and collided with three vessels off Humen Port in Guangdong.
The accident...
Gas Leak Aboard an Aircraft Carrier Kills Two
On June 10, a sailor and a civilian worker were reportedly killed in an accident on board the indian aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya. The...
‘Noah’s Ark’ Collides with Coast Guard Ship in Oslo Harbor
Norwegian officials say a wooden exhibition ship built as a representation of Noah's Ark has collided with a Coast Guard vessel in the Oslo...
Tug Rams into a Hamburg Excursion Vessel, 15 Injured
On June 7, The German tug "Jörn" collided with an excursion vessel "Irma II” and critically injured six people, off Hamburg harbor. Nearly 40...
Beware! Even a Twist Lock from a Container Can Hurt You
Incident
The container vessel was berthed port side alongside at an Asian port and the cargo operation had started shortly after arrival.
The weather was good,...