Check out this incident video coming to us from Barranquilla, Colombia where a cargo ship allided with a pier on the Magdalena River. According to reports, the incident took place around 1140 LT January 16 as the MV Murueta arrived from the Netherland Antilles with a cargo of salt. Both the ship...
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Watch: Dramatic Rescue After Cargo Ship Grounds Near Istanbul
Turkish emergency crews have rescued 16 crew members from a cargo ship which ran aground near Istanbul on Wednesday. The Comoros-flagged ship, named Natalia, ran aground in heavy seas early Wednesday while en route to Istanbul from Russia, according to reports. Due to the conditions, rescuers were...
Watch: Ferry Rams Pier in Front of San Francisco’s Ferry Building
A ferry crashed into a pier in front of San Francisco’s iconic Ferry Building on Friday afternoon, causing minor injuries to two passengers. The Coast Guard said it was notified of the allision by a crew member aboard the ferry San Francisco at about 2:40 p.m. There were reports of two minor...
Video Shows Violent Mooring Line Break in Brazil
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx9IsmL9nR8 A new video posted online shows the moment a mooring line securing an MSC ship to a dock in Brazil snapped. You can see the line break at approximately the 45 second mark. Many commenters online were shocked at how violent it was; it almost sounded like a...
Incident Video: Cement Carrier Aground on Breakwater in Iceland
An aging cement carrier ran aground on a breakwater on the west coast of Iceland over the weekend. Reports say the 1976-built Fjordvik was inbound to the Port of Helguvik with a pilot on board when it apparently missed the harbor entrance and ended up pinned against the rocky breakwater on...
Incident Video: Fire Erupts After RoRo Crashes Into Crane in Barcelona
A roll-on/roll-off ferry crashed into a gantry crane while docking at the port of Barcelona on Wednesday, causing the crane to collapse and sparking a large fire. The ferry, named Excellent, is operated by Italy’s Grandi Navi Veloci. According to reports, the vessel was in the process of docking...
Incident Video: CMA CGM Containership Allides with Pier in India
A CMA CGM containership allided with the pier Jawaharlal Nehru Port outside Mumbai, India on Saturday, causing damage to the pier and unknown damage to the ship. The vessel has been identified as the CMA CGM Mumbai, a 335-meter containership that was only recently delivered earlier this year....