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Shipping News and information / Explosion and fire on ferry LISCO Gloria

« on: October 09, 2010, 09:55:58 AM »

Nearly 240 people were rescued from a ferry in the Baltic Sea in the early hours of Saturday after an explosion on the ship set it on fire. Around 20 people were injured, largely from smoke inhalation, three badly enough to be taken by helicopter to hospital, while rescuers said many were traumatised by the experience. Authorities in Cuxhaven said there was an explosion at around midnight on the upper deck of the Lithuanian ferry the Lisco Gloria.  Six ships went to the scene to help, including the ferry Deutschland, onto which the passengers were transferred and then taken to Kiel, arriving at around 6 am. The Lisco Gloria owner, DFDS Seaways, said it was very grateful for the swift assistance offered by the authorities.  

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Shipping News and information / Greece detained abandoned vessel loaded with contraband cigarettes

« on: October 05, 2010, 02:09:50 AM »

On October 3 general cargo La Suerte was seized by the hellenic coast guard half a mile off Ag.Nikolaos Methana, Saronic gulf carrying contraband cigarettes.The vessel had been abandoned by her crew. La Suerte IMO 8976877, dwt 655, built 1978, flag Tanzania, owner unknown. Vessel changed names many times, on a pic she

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Shipping News and information / Indian ocean under siege

« on: September 30, 2010, 02:40:24 AM »

Situation with Somali piracy in Indian ocean turned into real hot one, Indian ocean is under siege. In Tanzanian waters there were at least 5 attacks during 3-4 days, plus battle between pirates and Tanzanian Navy patrol boat. Pirates highjacked two vessels, Indian asphalt tanker Asphalt Venture and Iranian dhow, later freed by Italian ITS Libeccio:
On 29 September, the EU NAVFOR Italian ship ITS Libeccio freed an Iranian-flagged pirated dhow, which had been located off Tanzania yesterday by an EU NAVFOR French Maritime Patrol and Reconnaissance Aircraft (MPRA). The French MPRA located the dhow towing a whaler and two skiffs, indicating that it had possibly been pirated. The MPRA maintained surveillance until ITS Libeccio arrived in the area and launched her helicopter to investigate.
In the north pirates highjacked Greece freighter Lugelo, but fleed vessel being unable capture crew, sheltered in engine room, and afraid navy would free vessel and capture them. Two previously highjacked vessels, Thai trawler Prantalay 14 and Korean VLCC Samho Dream in full load, used as mother-ships, spotted in area where Lugela was highjacked, approx. in 10 38N 056 44E, and they

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Shipping News and information / Pirates highjacked tanker off Tanzania

« on: September 29, 2010, 09:00:22 AM »

Ecoterra Intl reports 29 September at 0058 UTC in 07 09 S 40 59 E (120 nm east off Dar es Salam Tanzaina) Somali pirates highjacked asphalt tanker Asphalt Venture, enroute Mombasa

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Shipping News and information / Vessel lost and found

« on: September 21, 2010, 10:20:41 AM »

Russian general cargo Adreum disappeared in May 2009 in China waters, off Shanghai. Later vessel was tracked down to North Korea, and then lost. In spring 2010 vessel was noticed in China and S Korea ports, as Yang Gak Do 3, North Korea flagged. Investigation began in May 2009 in Vladivostok Russia, where shipowner is located, Seaservice Shipping Co. Ltd (Morskoy Servis). Investiogation found out, that one of Company

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Shipping News and information / Belgian, Ukranian and US vessel attacked in Cameroon: Update on abducted sailors

« on: September 17, 2010, 01:45:37 AM »

During bandit raid off Duala Cameroon on September 12 three vessels were attacked and looted, 6 seamen from two of them were abducted.
Bandits attacked vessels: General cargo Salma IMO 7382469, dwt 2906, built 1975, flag S-Kitts, owner Sea Partners Maritime Odessa Ukraine. Supply vessel Marilyn McCall IMO 8964707, grt 279, built 1997, flag Vanuatu, owner Seacor Holdings USA. Dredger Amerigo Vespucci IMO 8310645, dwt 4853, built 1985, flag Luxembourg.
From Salma were abducted 4crew  

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Shipping News and information / Boxship boarded by pirates, but crew locked in safe compartment

« on: September 09, 2010, 04:44:31 AM »

In a second attack in the Gulf of Aden at 0540 UTC (08h40 local time) on 08. September 2010 Antigua&Barbuda-flagged, 735-teu boxship MV MAGELLAN STAR was targeted and boarded by pirates in position 13 23 N 049 58 E. The vessel had delivered goods to Indonesia and was on her return voyage.
The ships crew locked themselves in a safe room and requested for assistance. Apparently there is at present a stand-off between the pirates and navies, which could reach the scene. Further reports are awaited. As of July 19 crew 11: Bulgarian 1, Filipino 6, Polish 1, Russian 2, Ukranian 1 (ITF)
A third attack has been reported today involving Jamaica-flagged 28,200 dwt MV MILTIADES with 23 crew on her way from Suez to India with fertilizer. Reportedly five or six pirates were arrested in the unsuccessful attack and the vessel is said to sail free.
Ecoterra Intl

Magellan Star IMO 9242572, dwt 7933, built 2002, flag Antigua, manager  Dr. Peters GmbH
Miltiades IMO 8208323, dwt 28126, built 1983, flag Jamaica, manager Primal Shipmanagement Inc. Athens.

Mikhail Voytenko
Maritime Bulletin
http://www.odin.tc/eng

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Shipping News and information / MV OLIB G pirated in the Gulf of Aden

« on: September 08, 2010, 03:32:57 PM »

September 8, 2010, EU NAVFOR Public Affairs Office
Early on the morning of 8 September, the Merchant Vessel (MV) OLIB G, flagged Malta, was pirated in the East part of the Gulf of Aden. After report from a merchant vessel that a skiff was approaching MV OLIB G, and after several unsuccessful attempts to make contact with the vessel, the USS PRINCETON warship of Task Force 151 launched its helicopter. The helicopter was able to identify two pirates on board MV OLIB G.
The MV OLIB G was sailing West in the Internationally Recommended Transit Corridor through the Gulf of Aden with a cargo of ballast. The MV OLIB G, deadweight 6,375 tons, has a crew of 18, among which are 15 Georgian and 3 Turkish. Olib G. IMO 8026608, dwt 6406, built 1988, flag Malta.
Mikhail Voytenko
Maritime Bulletin
http://www.odin.tc/eng

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Shipping News and information / Third Canadian vessel in less than a month ran aground in Nunavut waters, Canada Arctic

« on: September 02, 2010, 01:59:26 AM »

Canadian tanker Nanny ran aground in Simpson Strait, Nunavut, Arctic region, on September 1. Salvage under way, no spill reported. In Nunavut waters on August 8 ran aground tanker Mokami, refloated same day. Cruise ship Clipper Adventurer ran aground in Nunavut waters on August 27.
Nanny IMO 9051399, dwt 9176, built 1993, flag Canada, owner Coastal Shipping Ltd. Mokami IMO 8700151, dwt 2500, built 1989, flag Canada, owner Coastal Shipping Ltd. Mokami on the rocks, CBC News pic.
http://www.odin.tc/eng/articles/616-Third-Canadian-vessel-in-less-than-a-month-ran-aground-in-Nunavut-waters-Canada-Arctic.asp

Mikhail Voytenko
Maritime Bulletin
http://www.odin.tc/eng

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Shipping News and information / Belgian VLCC collided with Chinese freighter, 6 missing

« on: August 31, 2010, 10:29:29 AM »

BEIJING, Aug 31 (Reuters) - An empty French oil tanker and a Chinese cargo vessel collided off the coast of China's eastern Zhejiang province on Tuesday, Xinhua News Agency reported.
Six people were missing after falling overboard from the Chinese vessel but no oil spill was reported because the tanker, the Flandre, was not carrying oil when the accident occurred at 11:10 a.m. (0310 GMT), Xinhua said, citing the Zhejiang Maritime Safety Administration. The Flandre was sailing to the United Arab Emirates from Ningbo in China, it said.
Flandre IMO 9235256, dwt 305688, built 2004, flag  French Southern Territories. At 1020 UTC AIS shows tanker anchored off Taizhou.

Mikhail Voytenko
Maritime Bulletin
http://www.odin.tc/eng

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Shipping News and information / Piracy attack in South China sea, fifth in a row

« on: August 30, 2010, 12:18:31 PM »

ReCAAP - On 30 Aug 10 at or about 0254 hrs, a Hong Kong-registered bulk carrier, Ideal Bulker was underway at position 2

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Shipping News and information / Cruise ship Clipper Adventurer stranded in the Arctic: Update

« on: August 30, 2010, 12:22:41 AM »

AP: Clipper Adventurer exploring the Northwest Passage in the Arctic has run aground on a rock that wasn't on the map. Robert Bradbury of the Canadian Coast Guard said today they got the call about the stranded Clipper Adventurer late on Friday August 27 2010. Mr Bradbury said the icebreaker Amundsen had been dispatched to the area and was expected to start removing passengers within a couple of hours. He said there were 197 people on board and no one was reported injured. The passengers will be moved via the icebreaker to Kugluktuk, Nunavut, about 50 nautical miles away. The 90-metre cruise ship is operated by Ontario-based Adventure Canada. The company said efforts by the crew to dislodge the vessel were unsuccessful and now rests with a slight list.

IMO Number: 7391422
Name: MV Clipper Adventurer
Owner: ISP (International Shipping Partners)
Port of registry:  Bahamas
In service: 1975
Status: In Service
General characteristics (Refitted in 1998)
Tonnage: 4,000 tons
Length: 100.58 m (330.0 ft)
Beam: 16.31 m (53.5 ft)
Draught: 4.72 m (15.5 ft)
Ice class: A-1
Propulsion: 2 MAN B&W diesel propulsion engines rated approx 2,640 SHP each
500 HP bowthruster
controllable pitch propellers
Speed: 12 knots
Capacity: 122
Crew: 72
Built in 1975 in the former Yugoslavia as the Alla Tarasova, she underwent an $13 million refit in 1998.
During the summer of 2009 Adventure Canada of Missauga, Ontario, Canada took clients into and out of the North West passage on the Clipper Adventurer.
On 27 August 2010, the Clipper Adventurer ran aground of an uncharted rock in the waters of Nunavut's Coronation Gulf during a cruise. As of 29 August 2010, the rescue operation is still ongoing.

Passengers rescued from ship stranded in Arctic
Coast Guard spokesperson Theresa Nichols said the operation to remove passengers from the grounded ship began at approximately 4 p.m. ET August 29. "They're ferrying them now to the Amundsen," Nichols told The Canadian Press in an interview from Winnipeg. "They think that whole process will be about four hours." The ship's 110 passengers and 69 crew members are all said to be fine.


Mikhail Voytenko
Maritime Bulletin
http://www.odin.tc/eng

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Shipping News and information / Possible highjack and overdue which also may be highjack

« on: August 27, 2010, 01:08:18 AM »

News agency Ecoterra Intl reports August 27 possible highjack of a Spanish fishing vessel in Indian ocean, no confirmation or rejection yet. News really worrying, as we know that Spanish fishing vessels in Indian ocean have armed guards on board.
Ecoterra Intl also reports, that

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Shipping News and information / Beached tanker exploded in Tema Ghana, dozens injured

« on: August 26, 2010, 10:08:18 AM »

Four persons were killed and 70 others injured when the

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Shipping News and information /

« on: August 20, 2010, 01:11:22 AM »

On 18 Aug 10 at or about 0350 hrs, a Vietnam-registered bulk carrier, Vinalines Star was underway at position 3.05 N 105.24 E (approximately 11 nm west of Pulau Mangkai, Indonesia) when six robbers boarded the vessel via the starboard quarter. The robbers armed with knives, entered the bridge, tied up the duty officer and a member of the crew. They brought the crew to the Master