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Evacuation in the Gulf of Mexico, because of the hurricane Debi

A strong storm and hurricane, called "Debi", will pass through the Gulf of Mexico. The heavy storm will hit with strongest power the region, which has a lot of oil platforms. Till that moment 13 platforms are fully evacuated, because of the coming hurricane. The volumes of the crude oil extraction in the region decreased with 7.8%, while the natural gas volumes decreased with 8.16%. The bitted experience, which the crude oil companies had in this region, with the sinking of BP platform, increased the requirements over their job and made the fines and restrictions higher.

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LNG Lerici gas carrier

The cargo ship LNG Lerici is gas carrier, which is really large and impressive vessel. The construction of the hull and the improved design are making this vessel strong, powerful and profitable. The ship was built in the Fincantieri shipyard in 1998 and operated by LNG Shipping S.p.A. The improvements integrated into the design, stability and safety on board are making the ship important for the maritime transport. LNG Lerici has length of 216.14 meters, beam of 33.90 meters, depth of 21.26 meters and draft of 8.20 meters. The total height of the ship is 54.00 meters and the air draft is 46.00 meters. The ship has large cargo capacity, as the deadweight is 35,761 tons, gross tonnage is 46,555 GRT and the net tonnage 13,966 tons. The ship has improved design, so the cargo capacity is 65,299 cubic meters, which is quite high value for the gas carrier with such size.

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Pirates attacked LNG Aries

The cargo ship LNG Aries was attacked by pirates off Masirah Island, Arabian sea. The cargo ship was carrying natural gas, when one skiff with 5-6 persons aboard attacked the ship and fired several shots to the LNG Carrier. The pirates were not able to board the cargo vessel, due to good maneuvers of the duty navigation officer and the army forces interaction of the closest military ship. On board of the cargo ship LNG Aries there were no armed guard in spite of the area of operation. The pirates attacks became more frequent again, as they attacked around the shores of Somalia a few cargo vessels. The LNG Carriers are quite defenceless, as the cargo on board is highly explodable. On board of the skiff, which attacked LNG Aries there were also RPG, which might cause serious damage of the vessel with such kind of cargo, but fortunately it was not used by the pirates.

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Hakki Cillioglu went ashore in Black Sea

The cargo ship Hakki Cillioglu ran aground during a storm in Black Sea. The ship was moored into the port of Pitsunda, Abkhazia when strong winds broke the ropes and the ship went aground on the nearest beach. There are no damages over the hull of the cargo ship Hakki Cillioglu, and the freighter Apsini tried to pull is back to the sea, but failed after snapping of two ropes. There is no planned salvage operation for bringing the ship back at sea, as it is not clear if the shipowner has funds to pay about it. The cargo ship was staying into the port for several months, because the vessel suffered damage into the steering gear and needed to be repaired. Because of this fact the ship was left by many crew members. It is not clear what will be the future of the cargo ship Hakki Cillioglu and the shipowner still do not comment the accident.

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Freighter with 100 immigrants ran agrount in Puerto Rico

The The cargo ship Jireh ran aground in Puerto Rico after strucking a reef. The ship was on route to St Martin with 100 immigrants, when a navigation error caused damage of the hull and the ship ran aground on the Mona Island. Large part of the passengers and the crew left the vessel and stayed on the island waiting for Coast Guard to come to the scene of the accident. The ship has serious damages into the hull, but no injuries and pollution was reported.

The distress signal was sent from the cargo ship was sent at 0650 on Thursday and the Coast Guard immidiately sent helicopter to the scene. The federal and state agencies were also notified for the accident and for the immigrants. All the local authorities are working together doe transfer of the passengers and crew on board to the closest port.

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Container ship got engine failure off Thessaloniki

The container ship Jaguar got blackout and was disabled near Greece. The vessel left Thessaloniki port with course to Piraeus, while a few miles off suffered engine failure and left drifting. The cargo ship sent distress signal, but meanwhile the problem was fixed by the duty engineers and the vessel returned to the Thessaloniki port. After inspection and repair by the local specialists, the vessel resumed the voyage to Piraeus. On board of the container carrier there were 1122 TEU for various ports in Greece and Black Sea. The accident caused no damages, no pollution and no injured crew members. The ship is working as freighter collecting container from various small ports for large container ships, which are making long international voyages.

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Trans Scandic was sold to Khatanga Sea Port

The chemical tanker Trans Scandic (IMO: 9000247) was sold to the company Khatanga Sea Port Company on 9th June 2012. The tanker was previously owned by Seatrans - Bergen, Norway and with the brokerage of Rossfraght was sold to the Russian company. The vessel was built in 1992 in Suerken Hermann in Papenburg, Germany and till that moment was operating under the flag of Malta. The ship Trans Scandic has length of 117.00 meters, beam of 20.00 meters and draft of 6.20 m. The ship is quite large for the chemical tanker and has deadweight of 6,760 DWT and gross tonnage of 5,025 GRT. The ship will operate in inner fleet into the Russian country and is the first chemical tanker of the company.

Cargo ship with bitumen cargo on board sank near Philippines

The general cargo ship Chang Da 12, which was carrying 6,000 tons of bitumen cargo, went aground near the coast of Pangasinan, Philippines and then broke-in-two after heavy storm. The ship was abandoned by the crew immediately, as the vessel had no documents for carrying bitumen on board. The freighter Chang Da 12 was in rough seas, when due to navigation error hit a shallow and went aground. The crew on board left the vessel, because after the distress signal the ship will be rummaged by the customs of Philippines. A few minutes after the crew left the ship, the hull of the vessel cracked and broke-in-two. The cargo on board spilled into the ocean, but will not cause environmental disaster. The salvage operations and the spill clean will start after approve from the customs.

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Ocean Comet bulk carrier

The maritime transport felt serious problems during the financial crisis, as the value of cargoes transported around the world is decreasing with every quarter. However, in spite of the financial crisis the companies are investing a lot of money in new vessels, which are more modern, more economy and more profitable. The Capesize bulk carrier Ocean Comet is one of the modern ships, which was built last years. The vessel was completed in March 2008 in Imabari Shipyard by the famous Asian shipbuilder Namura Shipbuilding Co Ltd. The ship Ocean Comet has deadweight of 176,943 DWT and gross tonnage of 89,603 GRT. The ship is large, with improved cargo holds and strong engineering. The overall length of Ocean Comet is 288.97 meters, while the length between perpendiculars is 279.00 meters. The beam of the vessel is 45.00 meters, the depth is 24.40 meters and the maximum summer draft is 17.93 meters. Such large size and modern design are giving large cargo capacit…

General Cargo ship and tug collided in Volga River

The Russian general cargo ship Sv. Georgiy Pobedonosets loaded with steel hit a tug OT-2117 in Volga River. The cargo ship lost control due to failure in the steering gear and without any control struck a tug, which was pushing 4 barges. The accident happened near Samara on the 1743 kilometer mark on Volga River. After the collision the tug got hole in the engine room portside and was grounded by the crew to avoid sinking. The engine room of the tug flooded by water ingress, but fortunately there were no injured crew members. The repair of the tug should be done uderwater as the investigations of the incident will be done by the local authorities. The cargo ship Sv. Georgiy Pobedonosets got no damages and underway reached the Samara port, where will be arrested for investigation.

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