Further details on the history of the 2,750 tons of ammonium nitrate that exploded in the Port of Beirut last Tuesday August 4th, and of the cargo ship that brought it to Beirut, have been uncovered by the New York Times. It has been revealed that the Rhosus did not sink until 2018, and it…
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The threat of a large environmental impact on Mauritius as a result of the grounding of bulk carrier Wakashio has increased significantly after the hull of the vessel was breached. The newcastlemax Wakashio ran aground off Pointe d’Esny, on the south-east coast of the island, on July 25th, while en...
Orient Queen (IMO 8701193), a 1989-built, Bahamas-flagged, 7,478 gt cruise ship owned by Med Cruises Inc care of AMC For Tourism Co Ltd of Beirut, Lebanon, which was docked just tens of metres away from the source of the huge explosion that devastated Beirut last week, has capsized as a result. Two...
The Lebanon headquarters of France-based container shipping company CMA CGM, which is located a few hundred metres from the site of Tuesday’s explosion in Beirut, has been severely damaged. The shipping company has said. It added that the 11,400 teu containership CMA CGM Lyra, which was in the Port...
A dangerous fire aboard container ship MOL Prestige (IMO 9321029) in 2018 was caused by inadequate maintenance, Canada’s Transportation Safety Bureau (TSB) has concluded On January 31st 2018, a fire broke out in the engine room of the MOL Prestige while she was under way about 150 nm to the...
At least four ships – Jouri (IMO 9174475) City of Rome (IMO 9174763) Raouf H (IMO 8325535) and Mero Star IMO 8321682) could have been moored in the vicinity of Tuesday’s massive explosion in the port of Beirut, which looks to have put the port out of action for the foreseeable future. Lebanon has...
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Swells around grounded bulk carrier Wakashio (IMO 9337119) off Mauritius has led to increased vigilance. Ocean water has been battering Mauritian waters since early on August 2nd. A staff of 20 salvors were assessing the damage. Repair work should begin this week. There were hopes that refloating...
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A massive explosion struck the port of Beirut in the early evening of Tuesday August 4th. Lloyds List Intelligence and Marine Traffic listed the following vessels as being close to or at the port at the time of the explosion. The largest vessel close to the explosion was CMA CGM Lyra (IMO 9410806)...
The 20 crew members of the Wakashio (IMO 9337119), which grounded on the reefs of Pointe-D’Esny, Mauritius, on July 25th, tested negative in an initial screening on July 29th. A 300-metre boom has been placed around the perimeters of the ship, but so far there is no sign of an oil leak. The traces...
Quadrant Chambers reports that the UK Supreme Court will hear the shipowners’ appeal from the decision in Alize 1954 v Allianz Elementar Versicherungs AG (The CMA CGM LIBRA) [2020] EWCA Civ 293, after granting permission to appeal. The appeal will consider the legal test for unseaworthiness, the...