Divers on Monday June 3rd recovered a body from the wreck tourist boat Hableany, which sank last Wednesday May 29th in Budapest after a collision with inland marine cruise vessel Viking Signy. Another body, identified by police as the eighth victim of the sinking, was pulled from the river 100km...
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Marine accident round-up : 5th June 2019
General cargo ship Romi (IMO 8922266) suffered a coolant leak in the engine power head when she was 25 miles south of Durlstone Head, en route from Drammen, Norway, to Barreiro, Portugal, with a crew of six on board. The captain reported the crew could not fix the issue and intended to contact the...
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Five reported injured in MSC Opera collision, most from falling or fleeing
Five of the 130 passengers on tourist ship River Countess were reported as injured as a result of the vessel being struck by cruise ships MSC Opera on Sunday morning June 2nd in the port of Venice. Four were tourists, aged between 67 and 72 years. Of these, an American woman was discharged after...
Only international action will stop increase in piracy, says BIMCO
Independent shipowners association BIMCO has noted that the latest annual report from the International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has shown that attacks in West Africa had helped push up piracy numbers in 2018. BIMCO said that, in terms of military and law enforcement, an international operation would...
Disparity in premium additions in wake of Fujairah attacks
A disparity in additional premiums for the new Listed Areas in the Middle East, implemented in the wake of attacks on four tankers off Fujairah on May 12th, has caused confusion between charterers and owners, reports Splash. In the wake of the attacks the Joint War Committee of the London market...
Marine accident round-up : 4th June 2019
South Korean rescue divers on Monday June 3rd performed test dives in the River Danube at Budapest as they prepared to attempt to reach the wreckage of the pleasure boat Hableany (Mermaid) that sank after a collision last week. The capsized vessel had been carrying mostly South Korean tourists when...
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MSC cruise ship slams into berth in Venice, hits smaller vessel
Cr uise ship MSC Opera (IMO 9250464) collided with berthed river cruise ship River Countess in Guidecca Canal, Venice on Sunday morning June 2nd, reportedly injuring at least four tourists on the River Countess. MSC Cruises said that the 2,679-passenger Opera, which is 54 metres high and 275 metres...
Marine accident round-up : 3rd June 2019
Passenger ship Galápagos Majestic (IMO 9695999) ran aground at the north coast of Santiago island in the Galapagos Archipelago, Ecuador, during the morning of May 31st, with 26 people on board. The hull was breached in the bow area and started to list to starboard side. Despite salvage attempts...
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Improper operation of shoreside crane caused accident, says USCG
A crane accident in the US Coast Guard buoy yard in Homer, Alaska, which resulted in the death of Chief Warrant Officer Michael Kozloski on January 31st, was caused by an improper operation of the shoreside crane, the USCG has said in the result of a Major Incident Investigation, released on May...
Irregularities reported in KMTC Hongkong fire
A week after a fire broke out on cargo ship KMTC Hongkong (IMO 9157753) at Laem Chabang Port, Thailand, it has been reported that not all cargo was correctly declared. It was further claimed by Deputy Transport Minister Pailin Chuchottaworn that some of the dangerous cargo was deliberately...
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