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A Danish vessel that collided off the Swedish coast, leaving behind one dead crew member and one more missing, has begun taking on water. It is likely to sink soon, the Swedish Coast guard reported on Wednesday.

At least one individual, a Danish crewman from Karin Hoj, passed away in the collision with the Carrier. The accident took place when it was foggy and dark off Bornholm in the wee hours on Monday.

Karin Hoj capsized owing to the collision. It remained afloat. It was gradually towed toward...

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Nine members of a crew perished when the cargo vessel they were transporting sank off Yantai City in the Shandong Province in east China, per the Beihai Rescue Bureau of the country’s transport ministry.

Early on Sunday morning, the cargo vessel named “Tianfeng369” sank in seawaters 30 nm northeast of Yantai. Per Xinhua news agency, 14 members of the crew were on board the cargo vessel when it got struck by lightning.

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At around 4:43 a.m., the rescue bureau got the report and...

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Five individuals had been missing after yet another coal-carrying vessel sank on Monday in the Pasur River of the Sundarbans’ mangrove forest. This was the third time such an incident has happened since February 2021, raising concerns regarding water pollution.

MV Fardin-1, the lighter barge or shallow-draft vessel, transporting 600 tons of coal had sunk after it had collided with a vessel at about 9:30 pm. The accident took place close to Harbaria-9 of the forest, outside the main channel of...

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A coal-carrying cargo ship ended up capsized in Bangladesh. The ship MV BB-1148 was carrying 800 tons of coal through the Pashur channel near Mongla Port of Bagerhat in Dhaka when the incident happened. The vessel had 12 seafarers on board, all of whom swam across the channel to safely reach the shore.

Ship Collided & Sank

The ship sank as it collided with another vessel while passing through the Banishanta area of the channel. The Sub-inspector of Mongla police station revealed that the incident...

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The iconic Chilkat, Alaska’s state ferry which had long retired from passenger service is now lost forever. Popularly remembered as the first “Blue Canoe” sank in a Windstorm that engulfed the Anacortes of Washington.

The out of service ship didn’t have any fuel or pollutants onboard so there was no danger of environmental consequences. Everyone just feels that an inevitable part of history is lost and are planning to raise the vessel

It was built in 1957 .M. Martinac Shipbuilding Company in...

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A bulk carrier has sunk in the Philippines sea but the crew has been rescued by a fishing vessel. 14 Chinese seafarers and 8 Bangladeshi seafarers were part of the crew at the time of the sinking. The ship is managed by Dalian Chain Star Ship Management.

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Ship Listed & Sank

The Bulk Carrier, Yong Feng was on its way to deliver timber from Papua New Guinea to China when the cargo shifted and the ship listed before sinking into the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/22-crew-members-rescued-from-bulk-carrier-sinking-in-philippine-sea/

A 71 meters long ferry Agenor Gordilho was sunk in the water off Salvador, Brazil as part of an artificial reef.

The Ropax ferry with 300 passenger capacity Agent Gordilho was built in 1972 and has served for 45 years.

The tug Vega was also sent down along with the ferry.

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