Cargo Ships Archives - Page 15 of 16

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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Nefterudovoz-52M ship ran agound in river Volga

The bulk carrier Nefterudovoz-52M, which was loaded with 2,761 tons of steel, ran aground in river Volga. The ship was headed to Astrakhan from Rostov-on-Don, fully loaded with cargo. The cargo ship has encountered on a mud bank and the the bow part hit the bottom, but the other part of the hull stayed on water. There were no damages over the hull of the ship, so after being tugged back, the ship continue the voyage to Astrakhan. The reason for the accident most probably was human mistake, as the ship drifted a little for the navigation route and the bow hit a mud bank of the river.

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Singapore Car Carrier lost power 2 miles off Kea island in Greece

The car carrier City of Mumbai got engine blackout and full engine failure on 2.2 nautical miles off the Kea island, near Piraeus, Greece. The cargo ship was headed to Sagunto, when major problem in the engine system appeared and the ship started drifting close to the Greek shores. The distress signal was sent to the port authority, and from the coast guard planned to send tug to the accident position. Meanwhile the engineers on board of the car carrier City of Mumbai fixed the problem and the rescue operation was canceled. However, the ship was anchored in the port Lavrion for checking the problem with the engine. After completely solving the problem with the engine of the car carrier, the ship left the anchorage and resumed voyages.

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Capesize Bulk Carrier was sold for scrap

The cargo ship Bet Scouter (IMO: 9050010) operating under the flag of Isle of Man, was sold for scrap at price of 12,100,000 USD. The vessel was property of Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp, and operated as the part of the company's fleet for 17 years. The cargo ship Bet Scouter was built in 1995 in the shipyard of Santierul Naval Constanta in Romania. The Capesize drybulk vessel has overall length of 296.00 meters, beam of 46.00 meters and maximum draft of 10.20 meters. The cargo ship Bet Scouter has deadweight of 172,173 DWT and gross tonnage of 90,312 GRT. The ship has 9 holds and large cargo capacity, but in the years of financial crisis the company Seanergy Maritime Holdings Corp decided to sell it, instead of bankruptcy.

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Cargo ship rescued 7 seamen from life raft

Seven people were rescued from a life craft by the wood chip carrier Forestal Diamante. On board of the cargo vessel received the distress signal from the sinking ship Golden Eagle and headed to the accident area. The cargo ship Forestal Diamante reached the position, which was on about 300 miles North-West of Johnston Atoll, Hawaii. Navigating to the activated EPIRB system, the wood chip carrier found the life craft with seven people on board. After the successful rescue operation the wood chip carrier Forestal Diamante headed to the Johnston Atoll port in Hawaii, where the medical equips will care about the rescued people.

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Tanker ran aground in Svir River

The inland tanker Volgoneft-162 (IMO: 8867131) ran aground in the Svir River, north-east of St. Petersburg, Russia. The tanker was making a voyage between Kashper and St. Petersburg, carrying 4433 tons of heavy oil. Damage into the propulsion system and the steering gear changed the course and the ship has diverged from the navigation channel and ran aground into the mud bank. The tanker Volgoneft-162 got damage in the bow, near the bow thruster. There is no information for injuries and pollution of the water after the accident. On the position there are coast guard tankers and rescue boats.

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The container ship Emma Maersk

Container ships are among the most modern and most interesting vessels of the world. They have the most modern engineering and the most modern innovations in the hull design and propulsion system. Definitely the giant of container carrying is the cargo vessel Emma Maersk. This cargo ship is large, beautiful and environmental, including the most modern innovations of shipbuilding and engineering. Definitely Emma Maersk is the largest container ship of the world with capacity of 13,500 TEU according to company calculations. However the IMO calculations are giving even larger capacity of the cargo ship - 14,600 TEU. In both cases the figures are showing the Emma Maersk is large and majestic container ship. The overall length of the ship is 397.00 meters and beam of 56.00 meters. The depth of the hull of Emma Maersk is 30.00 meters and the maximum draft is 15.50 meters. Such measurements are good prove of the majestic design and size of the container carrier. E…

MOL sells 20 Capesize Bulk Carriers for scrap

The Japanese maritime transport company MOL plans to sell for scrap 10 to 20 Capesize Bulkcarrier, due to the debt crisis of the company and the worsening market trends. The president of Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Koichi Muto told on press-conference that the company is planning to sell up to 20 bulk carrier from its fleet in case to fill the debt hole in budget of the company for the fiscal year. The company scrapped four vessels during the previous year and all of them are 23 years old and more. The plans are the next scrapped ships to be with age over 15 years, and the first five ships will be sold in the end of March 2013.

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