Twenty crew members of the MFV Armana were safely rescued after their fishing vessel caught fire off the coast of South Africa. The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) confirmed…
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South Africa Launches Another Search for Lost Containers
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has initiated a search operation for five empty containers lost overboard by the MV MSC Taranto, a Mediterranean Shipping Company containership, off the…
https://gcaptain.com/south-africa-launches-another-search-for-lost-containers/
‘Ultra Galaxy’ Salvage in South Africa Moves to Wreck Removal
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has reported that the salvage operation for the Panama-flagged general cargo ship, MV Ultra Galaxy, grounded on South Africa’s west coast, has shifted…
https://gcaptain.com/ultra-galaxy-salvage-in-south-africa-moves-to-wreck-removal/
Salvage Operation Begins to Recover Stricken Fishing Vessel South of Cape Town
A frantic rescue operation was launched early on Friday morning to save 26 fishermen after their fishing vessel caught on fire in the waters south of Cape Town, South Africa….
https://gcaptain.com/salvage-operation-begins-to-recover-stricken-fishing-vessel-south-of-cape-town/
Chinese Cargo Ship Allowed To Dump Toxic Cargo In South African Waters
South African authorities have made plans to dump unstable chemicals at sea after a reaction with rainwater at the time of offloading from NS Qingdao, a bulk carrier, in Durban. The Department of Forestry, Fisheries, and Environment signed off on an emergency order which would allow the carrier to dump its reactive cargo between St. Helena Bay and Mzansi.
NS Qingdao had arrived at Durban Port in late October leaking toxic fumes. Its cargo included 1,500 tons of Sodium Metabisulphite, Caustic...
SAMSA: MSC boxship released from detention after container loss
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has released from detention MSC Palak, a 9,411 TEU containership that lost more than 20 containers overboard in Algoa Bay last week. The post…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/samsa-msc-boxship-released-from-detention-after-container-loss/
MSC-operated ship loses over 20 containers overboard off South Africa
Earlier this week, a containership operated by Swiss shipping major Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) lost more than 20 containers overboard during a stormy weather in Algoa Bay near the city of…
Stricken Chinese supertanker reaches Durban
The stricken Chinese-flagged crude oil tanker Yua Hua Hu has arrived in the Port […] The post Stricken Chinese supertanker reaches Durban appeared first on Offshore Energy.
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/stricken-chinese-supertanker-reaches-durban/
Vessel Fire Under Control at Port of Cape Town
A fire has been contained onboard a vessel berthed at the Cape Town Container Terminal.
The COSCO SHIPPING Lines container ship, COSCO SÃO PAULO, built in 2013 and currently sailing under the flag of Hong Kong, was stationed at berth 602 when Port Control reported seeing smoke billowing from the cargo hold around 13h00 on Tuesday, 26 May. Smoke had also been seen earlier when the vessel arrived outside the Port of Cape Town from Durban on Monday, 25 May.
Transnet National Ports Authority at the...
http://www.sashippingnews.com/2020/05/28/vessel-fire-under-control-at-port-of-cape-town/
Distressed Crude Carrier off Port St Johns
The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) and the Maritime Rescue Coordinating Centre (MRCC) is currently coordinating an emergency response to an immobilised large crude carrier, “YUAN HUA HU”, 309000 dwt built 2015, offshore of the former Transkei Coastline. The tanker is safely anchored 1 nautical mile off Dome Bluff on the outskirts of Port St Johns and being monitored by the MRCC. The tanker is not carrying any cargo. All 27 crew on-board the casualty vessel is reported to be...
http://www.sashippingnews.com/2020/05/28/distressed-crude-carrier-off-port-st-johns/