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Shipping News and information / Re: Pirates

« on: March 29, 2023, 09:20:21 AM »

The 'Monjasa Reformer' was boarded by pirates in the early morning of March 26, 2023. The crew mustered in the citadel, while the ship was off the coast of the Republic of Congo. The AIS was turned off since 0000 UTC. There were no contacts, no news on the crew and the ship's status. The last position was 05

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Shipping News and information / Re: Swedish website FAKTAOMFARTYG closed

« on: March 06, 2023, 10:42:17 AM »

It's still available via
https://web.archive.org/web/20230228050955/https://faktaomfartyg.se/

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Shipping News and information / Re: Loss of HTMS Sukhothai FS442

« on: December 20, 2022, 09:17:21 AM »

Reports with photos and video:
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-64035391
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/12/19/asia/thailand-warship-sinks-intl-hnk-ml/index.html
https://marineschepen.nl/nieuws/Thais-marineschip-gezonken-in-storm-181222.html
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2463789/navy-ship-sinks-in-storm-10-of-31-missing-sailors-found?view_comment=1
https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2464084/lost-vessel-a-workhorse-of-the-fleet
https://www.ccma.cat/324/busquen-33-desapareguts-en-el-naufragi-duna-corbeta-de-la-marina-tailandesa/noticia/3202676/

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Shipping News and information / Re: COOL GIRL detained in Vigo

« on: October 05, 2022, 09:29:27 AM »

Ship due to leave on Oct 25:
https://www.atlantico.net/articulo/vigo/barco-retenido-tiene-previsto-partir-dia-25/20221004230029943691.html

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Shipping News and information / Re: COOL GIRL detained in Vigo

« on: October 05, 2022, 08:36:03 AM »

Here is the full report:
https://www.farodevigo.es/mar/2022/10/03/retienen-mercante-vigo-navegar-76732432.html

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Shipping News and information / Shipping warned to keep distance of gas leaks after Nordstream pipeline sabotage

« on: September 28, 2022, 08:23:37 AM »

https://maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=49280
https://maritimedanmark.dk/?Id=49282
https://www.forsvaret.dk/da/nyheder/2022/gaslakage-i-ostersoen/
https://www.kustbevakningen.se/fler-nyheter/kustbevakningens-roll-i-anslutning-till-de-lackande-gasledningarna/
https://sverigesradio.se/artikel/kustbevakningen-rycker-ut-till-gaslackan-fartyget-klarar-att-ga-in-i-ett-gasmoln--2
https://marineforum.online/unerklaerliche-lecks-in-den-gasversorgungsleitungen-nord-stream-1-und-2/
https://www.soefart.dk/article/view/870232/overvagningsfly_og_krigsskibe_i_naerheden_af_laekagestederne
https://www.soefart.dk/article/view/870225/dansk_institut_har_registreret_rystelser_fra_eksplosion
https://www.sjofartstidningen.se/sjofarten-varnas-for-gaslacka/

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Shipping News and information / Bulk carrier grounded off Gibraltar after allision with LNG tanker

« on: September 02, 2022, 09:21:45 AM »

The 'OS 35' was in allision with the LNG tanker 'Adam LNG' (IMO: 9501186) on Aug 29, 2022, at around 8 p.m. UTC, while leaving the anchorage off Gibraltar Point en route to Flushing with 24 crew members on board. The tanker was anchored in pos. 36

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Shipping News and information / Fire aboard Stena Scandica off Gotland

« on: August 30, 2022, 08:32:02 AM »

https://www.sjofartstidningen.se/stena-scandica-snart-i-hamn/
https://www.di.se/nyheter/eldharjade-stenafarjan-ror-sig-langsamt-mot-hamn/?fbclid=IwAR1TWSz04zA0ZDO4iBzSIsxqr8bO6B3F7SBOkeDXLmjh3__j5tTXqsF0dVI
https://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/a/Rr3w62/brand-pa-bildack-pa-fartyg

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Shipping News and information / Excursion ship Spirit of Norfolk gutted by fire - 106 passengers rescued

« on: June 09, 2022, 09:31:42 AM »

https://coastguardnews.com/unified-command-continues-response-to-spirit-of-norfolk-fire-2/2022/06/08/
https://coastguardnews.com/unified-command-continues-response-to-spirit-of-norfolk-fire/2022/06/08/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=16&v=8EaEITLVlGw&feature=emb_title
https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/photos-fire-burns-through-excursion-boat-spirit-of-norfolk

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Shipping News and information / Maersk ship DYROS loses at least 90 containers in Pacific Ocean

« on: March 25, 2022, 09:47:08 AM »

https://gcaptain.com/maersk-dyros-cargo-loss-pacific/

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Shipping News and information / Re: What is happening to ships in Ukrainian ports?

« on: March 25, 2022, 09:46:12 AM »

an Alligator-class tank landing ship - identified as either the Orsk or the Saratov - exploded at the port of Berdyansk.
https://www.maritime-executive.com/article/video-russian-tank-landing-ship-explodes-at-port-of-berdyansk

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Shipping News and information / Re: What is happening to ships in Ukrainian ports?

« on: March 24, 2022, 08:13:31 AM »

The Russian military mined the recommended routes from the Bosphorus to Odessa and said that these were Ukrainian mines. This was reported by the head of the Institute of Black Sea Strategic studies Andriy Klymenko. The seaport of Sochi sent a warning to shipowners and captains of ships in the region about the threat of

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Shipping News and information / Re: What is happening to ships in Ukrainian ports?

« on: March 23, 2022, 08:23:09 PM »

Food supplies running low on foreign ships stuck in Ukraine
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/food-supplies-running-low-foreign-ships-stuck-ukraine-2022-03-23/

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Shipping News and information / Re: P&O Ferries halts sailings before

« on: March 23, 2022, 09:00:57 AM »

All crews have been sacked. All. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union claims replacement staff are being paid less than

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Shipping News and information / Re: P&O Ferries halts sailings before

« on: March 22, 2022, 11:54:46 AM »

P&O's ferries are 'ships of shame', with new crews paid just $2.38 an hour
https://theloadstar.com/pos-ferries-are-ships-of-shame-with-new-crews-paid-just-2-38-an-hour/