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Freighter Drifted After Engine Failure

A general cargo ship suffered engine or mechanical failure and started to drift in the southern direction in the Crete sea, Greece, reports Maritime Bulletin. 

What happened?

General cargo ship ASLI ELIF suffered engine or mechanical failure at night Oct 22 and started drifting in the southern direction in the Crete sea, south of Milos island, Greece. 

Taken on tow

The ship was taken on tow in the morning Oct 23 by Greek tug MENTORAS (IMO 9061722), to port of destination, Marmaris Turkey. 

About the...

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Bulk Carrier Drifted After Engine Failure

Bulk carrier suffered engine failure and drifted in Bosphorus in Beykoz area, Istanbul, reports Maritime Bulletin. 

What happened?

Bulk carrier SANTORINI started to drift in Bosphorus in Beykoz area, Istanbul, after suffering engine failure at around 0000 LT Oct 14. She was transiting Bosphorus in the southern direction. 

Anchor dropped

Judging from available visuals, the bulk carrier had dropped anchor in emergency, to avoid a serious accident. 

Tug support

Tugs responded and the ship was taken...

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Two General Cargo Ships Troubled by Mechanical Failures

Two general cargo ships were troubled with a nearly 3 hours interval in Bosphorus, early in the morning Oct 3, reports Maritime Bulletin.

What is the reason?

Steering failure

VARNAVA suffered steering failure and started to drift in the Beykoz area at around 0040 UTC Oct 3.

She was towed by tugs to Byyukdere anchorage, Bosphorus. As of 0630 UTC Oct 4, she remained at anchor. The ship was transiting Bosphorus in the northern direction.

Engine failure

NEW LEO suffered reportedly an engine failure, at...

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Container Ship Disabled After Engine Failure

A container ship suffered engine failure and was disabled on Aug 6 east of Cam Ranh, Vietnam, en route from Saigon, reports Maritime Bulletin. 

What happened?

Container ship PROMOTE suffered engine failure and was disabled on Aug 6 east of Cam Ranh, Vietnam, en route from Saigon to northern Vietnamese port. 

Towed to anchorage

The Coast Guard responded immediately and sent a tug. The ship was then towed to safe anchorage in Phan Rang waters, south of Cam Ranh. 

As of Aug 7, the ship is probably...

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Mega Container Ship Went Out of Control After Engine Failure!

Mega container ship went out of control distressed when entering Xiamen on arrival from Iran, reports Maritime Bulletin.

What happened?

Iranian mega container ship went out of control after engine failure.

The incident happened while she was approaching Xiamen Container Terminal with pilot on board, in port’s fairway, around 0530 Beijing time Jun 9. 

No traffic block

Giant ship was ordered to keep her course as far as moment permits, in order to leave fairway and avoid possible traffic blocking. 

Anc...

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Product Tanker Ship Suffers Engine Failure in Arabian Sea

According to an article published in Maritime Bulletin, a product tanker suffered engine failure in the Arabian sea.

What happened?

The product tanker GHETTY BOTTIGLIERI suffered engine failure on May 23 in the Arabian sea while en route from Amsterdam to Singapore with ETA Jun 2, according to AIS.

Tanker towed to safety

A salvage company was contracted, tanker understood to be taken on tow by tug GLADIATOR early Jun 1, the port of destination unknown.

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[Watch] Bulk Carrier Disabled! Blackout & Engine Failure!

A Very Large Bulk Carrier got disabled after engine failure and a blackout, while leaving Jiangyin port, Yangtze river on Apr 27, reports Maritime Bulletin.

What happened?

Very Large Bulk Carrier MAX WARRIOR suffered engine failure and a blackout on Apr 27. The bulk carrier was leaving Jiangyin port, Yangtze river, upstream from Shanghai. 

Carrier went out of control!

The ship had two pilots on board and assisting tugs. 

The Bulk carrier went out of control in heavily trafficked area with strong...

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Distressed LPG Tanker Towed To Safety

  • An LPG tanker suffered engine problems in South Norway.
  • It was caught in stormy and was adrift at sea.
  • It was tugged to safety and currently anchored in Lyngdal Norway.

According to an article published in Maritime Bulletin, an LPG tanker ran into engine problems in South Norway.

What happened?

On February 11, the LPG tanker suffered engine failure when it was enroute west of Farsund, southern Norway.

Caught in stormy seas

The tanker started going adrift after it was tossed around in stormy seas....

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