A Cyprus flagged bulk carrier sailed into and severely damaged a railway bridge while transiting the Panama Canal on 23 June. The 37,332 dwt Bluebill was en route from South Korea when it collided with […]
http://safetyatsea.net/news/2020/bulk-carrier-destroys-bridge-in-panama-canal/
Empty of its storm battered cargo, the 5510 teu APL England is en route to Zhoushan, China for repairs, after agreeing to a AUD22.5 million (USD 15.4 million) Australian clean up operation. The Singapore flagged […]
http://safetyatsea.net/news/2020/apl-england-heads-for-china-empty-of-cargo/
Mauritian authorities seized drugs worth almost USD740,000 and arrested four crew members during a search of a livestock carrier arriving at Port Louis, Mauritius. The haul comprised 39 kilos of cannabis, including 2 kg of […]
http://safetyatsea.net/news/2020/drugs-seized-crew-arrested-in-mauritius/
Almost three years after the fatal collision between the container ship ACX Crystal and the guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald that claimed the lives of seven US Navy sailors, a US judge has dismissed two lawsuits […]
http://safetyatsea.net/news/2020/judge-dismisses-lawsuit-in-uss-fitzgerald-collision/
A fire that started in the cargo area of a RoRo vessel in the Port of Jacksonville shortly after completing loading operations has finally been fully extinguished after smouldering for a week. At a press […]
http://safetyatsea.net/news/2020/vessel-fires-flare-up-off-the-us-coast/
The master of the APL England which jettisoned some 50 containers in heavy weather off the east coast of Australia has been charged, bailed, and awaiting trial. Captain Mohamad Zulkhaili Bin Alias, 43, won a […]
http://safetyatsea.net/news/2020/apl-england-master-charged-and-bailed/
With dozens of seafarers stranded for months due to the air flight suspension following the COVID-19 spread, a Bangladeshi airline, on 10 June, operated a special flight to ferry 45 Indian seafarers back home. The […]
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The ore carrier Stellar Banner was successfully refloated on 4 June, after grounding over three months ago outside the Ponta da Madeira Terminal, Brazil. Owned by South Korean ore carrier specialist Polaris Shipping, the Stellar […]
http://safetyatsea.net/news/2020/bulk-carrier-refloated-off-brazilian-coast/
An Iranian flagged cargo vessel sank in Iraqi waters on 4 June, leaving one crew member dead and two others missing. The head of Iran’s maritime and port association, Nader Pasandeh, said that the 650 […]
http://safetyatsea.net/news/2020/one-seafarer-dead-in-iranian-vessel-sinking/
Twenty of the 48 crew on board the Al Kuwait livestock carrier in Fremantle, Australia have now tested positive to COVID-19, with one transferred to hospital after his condition became serious. Local inspector for the […]
http://safetyatsea.net/news/2020/covid-19-toll-for-livestock-carrier-crew-hits-20-one-hospitalised/