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17 People Go Missing After Cargo Ship Collides With Fishing Boat

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A gruesome accident involving a cargo ship and a fishing boat has left 17 missing in the waters of Indonesia. The incident happened when the Indonesian Bulk Carrier MV Habco Pioneer collided with a fishing boat, late Saturday.

17 people from the fishing boat are now missing off the main island of Java. The boat carrying 32 people capsized in the Indramayu district, revealed Deden Ridwansyah, the Search and Rescue Agency in charge of the rescue operation.

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NTSB Finds Complacency, Lack Of Procedural Compliance At Issue In Marine Accidents

Act on seafarer crew changes to avert humanitarian crisis

The National Transportation Safety Board Thursday found that a lack of procedural compliance and complacency were key factors in several marine accident investigations concluded so far in 2021.

The NTSB determined the probable cause of the flooding of the towing vessel Alton St. Amant on May 17, 2020, in Harvey Canal, New Orleans, Louisiana, was the absence of shipyard pre-inspection and monitoring procedures for water transfer, which resulted in potable water tanks overflowing through their...

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Global Container Loss Doubles, Nearly 3000 Containers Lost At Sea Within 90 Days

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This year Maersk has been involved in 2 containers lost at sea incidents involving 2 of its Containerships. The incidents happening within weeks of each other have resulted in the loss of 1010 containers cumulatively.

The latest incident involving the 13100 teu Maersk Eindhoven lost 260 containers. The global container loss has nearly reached 3000 in the transpacific route since November. The latest incident happened 45 nautical miles north of Japan in the middle of the Pacific on February 17....

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Maersk Box Ship Loses 750 Containers In The Pacific

Maersk Essen enters the port of Los Angeles enroute to APM Terminals Pier 400 Los Angeles, California USA

Maersk Essen, a 13100 TEU container ship, lost about 750 containers in the Pacific on 16th January 2021.

The ship was sailing from Xiamen, China to Los Angeles, California, when the containers have been reported to have fallen because of rough weather.

According to a statement by Maersk, all crew members are safe and a detailed cargo assessment is ongoing while the vessel continues on her journey. The US Coast Guard, flag state and relevant authorities have been notified as well.

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Video: Vessel Capsizes In Hormuz Strait – One Dead, 6 Missing

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The crew of an Iranian vessel which capsized in the Strait of Hormuz a couple of days ago is still missing.

The vessel was heading to the port of Bandar Abbas.

The Iranian rescuers are still searching for the six crew members whereas one has already been confirmed dead as reported by the Iranian Ports and Maritime Organisation.

Image Credits: Breaking news – YouTube

The ship had seven crew members, six Iranian citizens, and one Indian citizen when it capsized southeast of Larak Island.

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Oil Tanker Hit By An Explosion Off Saudi Arabian

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In the Red sea, about 125 miles north of Saudi Arabia’s border with Yemen, an oil tanker has suffered a blast attack. The Athens-based TMS Tankers said the Maltese-flagged vessel was “attacked by an unknown source” after it had finished discharging and was equipping to depart the dock in Shuqaiq, Saudi Arabia.

TMS Tankers made a statement saying, “The Agrari was struck about one meter above the waterline and has suffered a breach. It has been confirmed that the crew is safe and there have been...

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Watch: Cable Laying Vessel Catches Fire And Sinks In East China Sea

South Korean cable-laying vessel sank in the East China Sea

According to Korean media reports, a South Korean cable-laying vessel sank in the East China Sea, around 31 nautical miles off Tongyeong, South Korea.

The 6,204-tonne vessel names Responder suffered a fire on September 11th around 3.50 AM. There were around 60 crew members on board the vessel at the time of the fire.

All the crew member were rescued before the vessel sank after several hours of firefighting. The Korean-registered Responder is operated by KT Submarine.

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Deadly Explosion Rips Open Product Tanker In Dung Quat Port Area, One Crew Dead

Deadly Explosion Rips Open Product Tanker In Dung Quat Port Area, One Crew Dead - Photo - NgugenNgoc

In a deadly explosion onboard the product tanker Trung Thao 36 BLC has resulted in the death of one crew member. The incident happened in the anchorage area of the Quang Ngai Port Authori in Vietnam.

One of the cargo tank located midship caught fire and eventually exploded, rupturing open the shipside of the oil tanker.

As per the port authority, the ship has 8 cargo holds and the explosion occurred in the cargo hold number 3. At the time of the explosion, there was no cargo on board the tank.

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Real Life Incident: Ship-To-Ship Transfer Ends In Tragedy

Ship-To-Ship Transfer Ends In Tragedy

A chemical tanker planned to take on stores while underway via a small re-supply boat. The weather was fine with a slight sea and swell and light winds. The Masters of the two vessels had agreed on a rendezvous point and to undertake the ship-to-ship transfer operation on a heading of about 305° and at a speed of about four to five knots.

The tanker’s crane would be used to bring the stores on board. The re-supply boat came alongside the tanker and, without any lines attached, the tanker’s...

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14 Filipinos Missing After Boat Collision With Hong Kong-Flagged Vessel

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The search for 14 Filipino fishermen is on after it was alleged that they went missing on the 28th of June, 2020, after the collision of their boat with a Hong Kong-flagged vessel, off the coast of Occidental Mindoro.

Image Credits: Pamalakaya Pilipinas – Twitter

The incident came to light after the Philippines Coast Guard (PCG) received a distress call from the crew of the foreign vessel.

Fermin Soto, the general manager of the Irma Fishing and Trading has confirmed the incident and claims that...

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