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Shipping News and information / Containership Dali IMO 9697428 destroyed bridge in Baltimore

« on: March 26, 2024, 09:30:11 AM »

Early Tuesday  morning the Containership Dali IMO 9697428 hit and destroyed  the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore Maryland. The bridge collapsed.
The ship was on the way from Baltimore to Sri Lanka.

source of Picture: German t-online
Peter

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Shipping News and information / Accident Julietta D IMO: 9590618 and Tanker Pechora Star IMO: 9488322

« on: January 31, 2022, 08:45:29 PM »

After a ship collision on the North Sea off the Dutch coast, 18 people have been rescued. The crew of the freighter Julietta D was taken off board by helicopter, the Coast Guard announced on Monday. The ship is now adrift about 24 kilometers off the coast of The Hague and has to be towed ashore.

In the morning, the Julietta D collided with the tanker Pechora Star in violent gusts of wind with speeds of up to 120 kilometers per hour. The tanker is said to be stable and has not lost any cargo.


Both ships were anchored off Ijmuiden, about 30 kilometers west of Amsterdam. The anchor chain of the Julietta D broke for an unknown reason. The ship was damaged in the collision and the engine room quickly filled with water, the Coast Guard said. Two rescue helicopters and several lifeboats were deployed to rescue the crew. A Belgian coast guard helicopter was also alerted. (APA/dpa)

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Shipping News and information / Northsea Ration IMO: 9334296 hits quay wall in Hamburg

« on: November 25, 2020, 09:07:54 PM »

the Malta flagged Chemical Tanker hits this afternoon the quay wall in Hamburg. Nobody was injured.

https://www.mopo.de/hamburg/polizei/im-video-hamburg-ottensen--hier-kracht-der-frachter-in-die-kaimauer-37660962

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Shipping News and information / 2 Tankers are attacked in the Gulf of Oman

« on: June 13, 2019, 08:58:40 AM »

German "BILD" Zeitung and ageny REUTERS inform that 2 Tankers are attacked in the Gulf of Oman

Tanker Kokuka Courageous from German Schulte Reederei seems to be on fire, the ship is evacuated One of the 21 crew memeber has a small injury. The rest is ok.
                                                             

the other tanker is from Frontline.

It seems they were attacked by torpedos.

Greeings
Peter

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Shipping News and information / Collision Paksoy1 and EEMS Cobalt North sea near Borkum

« on: November 16, 2018, 10:00:38 AM »

Near the Northsea island Borkum yesterday night 21:30 was a collison between the turkish flagged Paksoy1 and the Netherlands EEMS Cobalt. No one was injured.
The vessels were tighted into each other.
Today is as second try the were seperated.

source:havariekommando Cuxhaven sorry only in German
https://www.havariekommando.de/DE/startseite/startseite-node.html

https://www.havariekommando.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/DE/2018/20181115_Kollision_EEMS_Cobalt_01.pdf?__blob=publicationFile&v=1

greetings: Peter

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Trip reports / Shipspotting in Soutampton 19.5 and 22.5.17

« on: May 18, 2017, 09:16:31 AM »

Hi all,
on the way to WSS annual meeting I have on Friday 19.5.2017 some hours  and the whole monday time for shipspotting in SOU. I read a lot of passengervessels will be there at this time.
What is the best place for spotting. I think I will go to Hythe ( where I will sleep from Sunday to Monday) and take the ferry. Is there another place in walk distance? What about a trip on monday to the isle of wright?
Thakns for your help

Peter

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Shipping News and information / shipspotting buenos aires

« on: May 06, 2017, 04:43:16 PM »

Hi
end of the year i will be for some days in Buenos Aires.
Does someone know nice places.
is there the possibilty to make a trip on the rio de la plata.
Are there ferries you can sit outside to Colonia or Montevideo.
Is a daytrip to Monteviedeo worth? Places?
Thanks for the help.

Peter

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Shipping News and information / Cape Leonidas blocks the Elbe

« on: January 17, 2017, 01:53:11 PM »

the 7 years old,  300 m long bulker  Cape Leonidas loaden with coal (?) from Narvik blocks the river Elbe in front of Kollmar.
the Cape Leonidas has a break down of the engine. 4 Tugs are on side. Actually ships with a length under 150m can pass all others has to wait inbound round Helgoland or outbound in her harbourplaces.


sorry only in German
http://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/schleswig-holstein/300-Meter-Frachter-blockiert-die-Elbe,havarie412.html
https://www.abendblatt.de/wirtschaft/hafen-und-schifffahrt/article209303547/Riesenfrachter-blockiert-Fahrrinne-der-Elbe.html
Peter


the Cape Leonadis reached the destination Hansaport with 4 large tugs.
https://www.abendblatt.de/wirtschaft/hafen-und-schifffahrt/article209303547/Riesenfrachter-blockiert-Fahrrinne-der-Elbe.html

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Shipping News and information / Maersk buys Hamburg S

« on: December 01, 2016, 10:40:19 AM »

Maersk and Hamburg S

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Shipping News and information / Funnels

« on: January 14, 2016, 10:35:24 PM »

is there any function to find the shipping companie when you knows the funnel.

dark blue funnel large white A
4 small lines (waves) 2 white, 2 light blue.
thanks for the help
peter

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Trip reports / Shipspotting in Singapore

« on: December 18, 2015, 09:39:00 AM »

Hi all,

end of Dezember I'm 1 week in Singapore. Where are the best places for shipspotting.
Thanks for the help

Peter

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Trip reports / Chittagong scrapping yards help needed

« on: December 18, 2015, 09:37:38 AM »

Hi all,

in January I'm some days in Chittagong for business. Is there any chance, any help or information to take phtos from ships in the scapping yards. Any help is appreciated.
Thanks
Peter

anyone an idea Lappino helped but I want a second chance.
Thanks

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Shipping News and information / big barbeque on MSC Katrina

« on: November 20, 2015, 11:21:13 PM »

https://www.havariekommando.de/

this Friday on the MSC Katrina L= 366m W= 48m Flag panama was a fire in one container loaded with charcoal. 2 teams of firefighters came from Cuxhaven on the ship to extinguish the large grill.
The ship is now safe in Hamburg.

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Shipping News and information / Stena Jutlandica collied with a tanker

« on: July 19, 2015, 08:53:52 PM »

in front of the shwedish island Vinga collied the Stena Jutlandica with a danish tanker TERNVIND. The S.J. was damaged seriously and has a hole with some sqm. The captain feaches the harbour with 620 pax on board.


Gl

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Shipping News and information / accident Celestyal Crystal hits a Tanker

« on: June 28, 2015, 07:36:24 PM »

last night round 1:30 the Celestyal Crystal hits with the bow the tanker STI Pimlic The C.C was in the north of Dardanellen on the way to Istambul.
The C.C has 853 passengers and 382 crew members. No one was seriosly injured.
see: http://www.schiffe-und-kreuzfahrten.de/reederei/celestyal/celestyal-crystal-krachte-mit-dem-bug-in-ein-tankschiff/70502/
sorry all in German.
greetings

Peter

by the way why has the situation changed. Some years ago shipspotting was in front of naming casualities and now I got this information from a forum where norwegian Hurtigruten is the main threat ( thanks Zotti!!) we should no longer discuss what is a good shipphoto  we should come back to be the first in naming important information on ship industrie!