Ships Accidents Archives - Page 9 of 12

OceanJet 6 ferry ran aground with 200 passengers

The passenger ferry OceanJet 6 ran aground in the port of Cebu City, Philippines. The vessel ran abround near the pier into the aquatory of the port with 197 passengers on board. The vessel was on route from Tagbiliran, Bohol to Cebu and almost finished the voyage, when the ship hit a mud banks and was not able to refloat by itself. The navigation officers from the ferry OceanJet 6 send signal to the coast guard for the accident and the ship BRP Davao del Norte transfered the passengers to the pier. The accident finished without any injured people and with no serious damages of the ferry, but many of the passengers were scared, as there were no information how and when they will be rescued. They reported that waited more than 2 hours before the ship BRP Davao del Norte started the rescue operations.

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General cargo ship ran agound in Greece

The general cargo ship Stella, which is operating under the flag of Ukraine ran aground Andros island, Greece. The ship hit rocks of a shallow, due to navigation error and oversight of the duty officer to the real ship's position. Too much reliance on navigational equipment often causes such accidents and even can cause ship's sinking. The general cargo ship Stella got got some damages of the hull, but there is no accurate information before the salvage operations complete. On the scene of the accidents was sent to Coast Guard patrol boat, which will try to tug the vessel and refloat it. The general cargo ship Stella was operating under ballast from Chalkis to Romania, where has chartered cargo, but most probably will have serious delay. After refloating of the vessel, the general cargo ship will be towed to the closest port for inspection and repair. There is no pollution and injured people during the accident.

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Fire on board of chemical tanker Bunga Alpinia

The chemical/palm oil tanker Bunga Alpinia caught fire, while berthed alongside at Petronas Chemicals Methanol Sdn Bhd terminal in Labuan, Malaysia. The fire started, during the cargo operations this morning (on 26th July 2012) and caused missing of 5 crew members and serious injured of 1 person. Bunga Alpinia chemical tanker was operating in East Africa and arrived to discharge cargo in Malaysia, when fire on board started from technical breakdown. On board of the ship there were 29 crew members - 23 Malaysians and 6 Filipinos. The port authorities send immediately tugs for fire fighting, but still there is no details if the fire is extinguished. The ship is loaded with methanol, as it is highly explodable cargo. The local authorities are investigating the reasons for the accident and still search for the missing 5 crew members.

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Dangerous cargo exploded on Maersk Kinloss

Dangerous cargo had been exploded on board of the container ship Maersk Kinloss in Iliychevsk, Ukraine. During the discharge of the cargo, the dock workers noticed that several containers are seriously damaged, due to explosion on board. The container, which caused explosion was loaded with the dangerous cargo of aluminum phosphide. The fire caused damage of the container and cargo inside and also serious damaged the nearby containers. On board of the container ship Maersk Kinloss there were total 2082 containers, 683 of which were discharged in the port of Iliychevsk. The dock workers found 3 TEU with the cargoes aluminium phosphide and oxidizer, which were stowed in the cargo hold. Such stowage is violating the safety regulations and might cause serious accident with the vessel (same as thos of MSC Flaminia). The main reason for the accident might be not correctly declared cargo. The port authorities evacuated the ship and vicinity, as the burning alumini…

MSC Flaminia fire is under control

The fire on board of the container ship MSC Flaminia is under control and the ship is on 260 nautical miles off European Coast. The tug boat Anglian Sovereign is monitoring the temperature on board of the trans-ocean container ship with special laser technology. The fire is extinguished but the dense smoke is still getting out of the cargo holds of the ship. The salvage team is not able to get control of the bridge and engine room of MSC Flaminia, but after the smoke stops, they will board the ship and get control of it. The three tugs are monitoring any part of the ship and if the temperature increase or the fire start in any place, they will continue fire fighting, but now there is no rudiments of acting fire on MSC Flaminia.

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Cargo ship Dae San in distress after water ingress

The North Korean general cargo ship Dae San sent distress signal for water ingress in Arabian sea. The accident happened a few nautical miles off Oman coast on route to Dubai. The vessel was operating with cargo to and after the distress signal there is no communications and information about the ship. The weather conditions in the vicinity are good, there is slight wind, but no storm or anything. Most probably the ship god water ingress in the engine room, because of technical problems. The rescue boats were sent to the scene of the accident, but there is no information for the vessel. The company Daesan Shipping is not commenting the information, as they also have no contact with the vessel.

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Asia Star reported position on way to Borneo

The cargo ship Asia Star, which was missing after engine failure reported position in Sandakan, Borneo with fixed problem with engine and no damages. The cargo ship disappeared from the radars and had no connection on the VHF radio with traffic control of Luzon, Philippines. The cargo ship Asia Star sent distress signal on 22nd July 2012, but due to the bad weather the tugs were not able to complete the salvage operations. Till that moment the ship disappeared and there were no information, as even the company operator Inter Shipmanagement thought it sank. Fortunately, the problem on board was fixed the ship resumed voyage, reporting its position from the destination port Borneo, Malaysia. The crew on board has no injuries and the ship has no damages.

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Cargo ship Alushta ran aground in Russia

The general cargo ship Alushta ran aground in Russian Onega Lake. The vessel was on route from Perguba to Lyskovo, when hit a mud bank, which was not still updated on the chart. The ship's hull got serious damages, but no spillage and pollution was reported in the region. The general cargo ship Alushta was loaded with gravel cargo, which should be discharged in Lyskovo. The ship was not able to refloat by itself, so the salvage operations with two tugs were held, but some part of the cargo should be discharged to lighten the vessel. The damages of the hull will not cause the sinking of the vessel, but definitely their repair will cause serious delay in ETA of the ship.

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Asia Star ship is missing after distress signal in South China sea

The cargo ship Asia Star is missing after a distress signal sent on 22nd July 2012. The vessel was on route from Dalian to Borneo, Malaysia, when due to engine failure sent distress signal to CG Station in Luzon, Philippines. The known position of the ship Asia Star was 11 nautical miles west of San Fernando City in Luzon, Philippines. The coast guard sent a tug to the vessel, which arrived to the scene and saw the drifting ship, but because of the bad weather, the tug returned into the port and was not able to tow the ship. Since this moment, there is no contact and no information for the cargo ship Asia Star. The heavy sea and the strong winds, made the shipping in South China sea really terrible and dangerous, which caused missing of two cargo ships and several boats. The coast guard informed the vessels in the region to be careful and to watch for any signs and information for the cargo ship Asia Star, which might have sunk or still drifting in distress…

Cargo ship Ashraf is missing in South China sea

The cargo ship Ashraf is missing since 21st July 2012. The last known position of the ship was in South China sea on 12 nautical miles off Botolan, Luzon. The vessel sent distress signal for engine failure and started drifting, during a heavy storm in the sea. The resque boat was sent to the scene of the distress signal, but this was not in position. There were no visual signs of the vessel and no radar and radio contact. The rescue boat returned to the port of Luzon and warning to all cargo ships in the vicinity was sent. The cargo ship might be in disaster or even sank, because the storm and the bad weather in the region caused serious programs for the shipping in South China sea.

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