Maritime News Archives - Page 27 of 32

Cargo ship ran aground in Scotland

The cargo ship Coastal Isle went aground in rocks one nautical miles off Bute, Scotland. The ship was proceeding through the Great Crumbae, when due to navigation error of the duty officer, the ship struck rocks. The vessel Coastal Isle sent distress signal to the Clyde Coastguard about the accident. The coast guards monitored the situation of the vessel before arriving of the tugs. The ship has no serious damages of the hull, and was able to continue the voyage to Greenock, where will have full inspection. There are no injured seamen and no pollution in the vicinity of the accident. The cargo ship was operating fully loaded with cargo from Belfast to Greenock. The weather in the area was good, the sea was calm and only the low concentration of the duty officer caused this incident.

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Pelorus yacht

The second largest and most expensive yacht of the world is Pelorus, property of the Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich. This is really amazing and extremely expensive yacht, which is valued at price of 300 million USD. The yacht has length of 115.00 meters, beam of 17.20 meters and maximum draft of 4.66 meters. The gross tonnage of the yacht Pelorus is 5317 GRT and on board there are 9 cabins with capacity for 18 passengers. Such large dimensions are impressive, but even more interesting is the interior and luxury inside. Pelorus is created to impress and to show the richness of her owner. The yacht was built in 2003 in Lurssen yards in Bremen, Germany. The interior and exterior design is made by the yacht architect Tim Heywood, who created some of the largest yachts of the world. The yacht has powerful engineering, propulsion system, strong hull and stabilizers, which made the cruise really calm and beautiful.

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CMA CGM sells La Compagnie du Ponant

CMA CGM Group signed agreement to sell the luxury French cruise company La Compagnie du Ponant to Bridgepoint. The Compagnie du Ponant is one of the largest and most profitable French cruise companies, with turnover of 80 million EUR for the last year. The company operates with 6 luxury cruise ships, which carrier over 20,000 passengers during 2011. The company specialized in 5 star luxury cruises in the Arctic and Antarctic, while offer high quality service and really top class interior. The cruise ships of the company are really beautiful and the staff operating on them is about 580 people. The price of the deal is not announced, but according to the statement of Bridgepoint, they will provide to La Compagnie du Ponant the resources it needs to fulfil its ambitions.

Livestock carrier Zein I caught fire in Tuzla

Fire erupted in the engine room of the merchant ship Zein I, while being in dock for repair. The accident happened in Shiprepair Yard in Tuzla and the authorities reports for no injuried crew members of the vessel. The fire started from short circuit in the engine room and quickly enlarged to whole quarterdeck of the ship. The firefighters struggled with the fire more than 15 hours, before getting control over it and finally extinguished it. During the process of extinguishing the fire, participated tugs, rescue and fire boats and firefighters from the Shiprepair Yard in Tuzla. The livestock carrier Zein I suffered serious damages in the engine room, the superstructure and the aft cells, which will keep the vessel in port for longer than expected.

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Bulgarian cargo ship Seawind sank in Brazil

The Bulgarian general cargo ship Seawind sank near the shores of Brazil. The cargo ship was on anchorage in front of port Fortaleza. On board of the cargo ship there were 13 seamen, 2 of which were Bulgarians. All the seamen were rescued and there are no reports for injuries. The information from master of the ship Nikolai Simeonov was that the ship started flooding from the starboard side on 27th June and for a few hours the water in engine room was over 20 cm. According to the master of the ship, they could not react because the water ingress was too fast.

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Pirates attacked the bulk carrier Namrun

Pirates attacked the Turkish bulk carrier Namrun in Arabian Sea, on 110 miles north of Socotra. The ship was on route to Greece, while attacked by 7 pirates on board of a skiff. The pirates were heavily armored with RPG, grenades and machine guns, as even made a few shots to the cargo ship. The armed private guards on board of the bulk carrier Namrun returned the fire and contacted the Military Ships in the vicinity. The pirates move away after the returned shots, but the Dutch naval vessel HNLMS Evertsen offensed them and arrested all the pirates. There were no injured crew members of the Turkish cargo ship, but three of the pirates were killed during the arrest.

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Fishing ship sank in La Perouse Strait

The fishing ship Argonavt with 8 seamen on board sank in La Perouse Strait between Russia and Japan. The ship suffered water ingress from the engine room, which quickly flooding the entire ship and the vessel lost stability. The ship Argonavt sank a few minutes after the accident and sank in La Perouse Strait. All the crew members were rescued by Cambodia-flagged cargo ship, which was in vicinity. The weather was good and there were no storm in the region, during the accident, so most probably the accident was caused by human mistake.

Samsung Heavy Industries delivered the oil tanker Stena Supreme

A new Suezmax crude carrier was completed in Samsung Heavy Industries and delivered to the ship-owners Concordia Maritime. The ship was christened Stena Supreme and will be the largest vessel in the fleet of the ship-owner. The vessel was built according to the latest standards of the South Korean Shipyard and combines new technologies in the engineering, hull design and cargo holds. The ship was built with double hull and double sides technology, following the best practices of the Asian shipyard. The ship has length of 274.23 meters, beam of 48.00 meters and depth of 23.20 meters. Stena Supreme has length between perpendiculars of 264.00 meters and maximum summer draft of 16.00 meters. The vessel has designed deadweight of 146,700 DWT ahd cargo volume of 175,000 cubic meters. Really the ship is one of the most profitable and largest ships, built last year. The main engine of Stena Supreme is MAN B&W 6S70ME-C8, which has total output power of 21,100 hp. Th…

NYK Vega

The container ships are some of the most profitable ships of the world, carrying various types of cargo on distant points. One of the largest and most interesting container ships definitely is NYK Vega. The ship has length of 338.20 meters, beam of 46.00 meters and summer draft of 14.50 meters. The vessel is really large, with good cargo capacity and definitely reliable and economy engine. The cargo vessel NYK Vega has deadweight of 100,900 DWT and gross tonnage of 97,825 GRT. The large measurements and the extended cargo spaces are making the ship really modern and profitable. The cargo capacity on board is 8,600 TEU, which is definitely among the giant container carriers of the world. The ship is really modern with strong propulsion system and really economy engine. The vessel NYK Vega was built in 2006 in the shipyard of Hyundai Heavy Industries, which is one of the highest quality and most modern yard of Asian Shipbuilding. The vessel was designed accor…

Eos super-yacht caught fire in Norway

The super-yacht Eos fired, while being at anchor near Oslo. The yacht had 18 people on board - guests and crew, but all were rescued. The super-yacht Eos is sailing yacht, which is used for private cruises of her owners. The accident happened on 20-th June, when the duty officer on board sent distress signal for fire on board. The firefighting team arrived, but due to the position of anchorage the salvage operations were complicated. The crew on board drove the yacht, closer to the shore and the firefighters successfully suppressed the fire. There are serious damages over the super-structure of the yacht. There are no injured people and no information about pollution at the fire position.

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