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British-flagged cargo ship Verity sinks in North Sea after collision with bulk carrier Polesie; P&O cruise ship Iona joins search for 'several missing'
A British cargo ship has sunk after it collided with another vessel in the North Sea off the German coast this morning, with several people still missing as rescuers desperately search for survivors. British-flagged vessel Verity collided with …
Oct 24, 2023 / Accidents
P&O Britannia crashes into oil tanker amid Mallorca storm (Video)
A cruise ship broke free from moorings and collided with a freight vessel during a storm in Mallorca, Spain. Passengers on Britannia, a P&O Cruises ship based in Southampton, described "being pushed ashore by tugs whilst confined to our …
Aug 28, 2023 / Accidents
Suez Canal tugboat sinks after collision with tanker
A Suez Canal tugboat sank on Saturday and one of its crew was missing after it collided with a Hong Kong-flagged LPG tanker though shipping traffic in the strategically important waterway was largely unaffected, the canal authority said. Convoys of …
Aug 8, 2023 / Accidents
One dead in cargo ship fire on board Fremantle Highway, electric car suspected source, Dutch Coast Guard says
One person died and several others were hurt when a fire broke out on a cargo ship carrying cars off the northern tip of Netherlands, forcing several crew members to jump overboard, the Dutch coastguard said on Wednesday. Caption: Smoke rises …
Jul 26, 2023 / Accidents
USCG response to vessel fire at Port Newark continues
The Unified Command consisting of the Coast Guard, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Newark Fire Department, and Gallagher Marine Systems is continuing its response to the fire aboard the vessel at Port Newark. The Unified Command, response …
Jul 10, 2023 / Accidents
Updates on the missing OceanGate submarine looking at Titanic wreckage (Video)
A massive search and rescue effort is under way in the North Atlantic after a submersible exploring the wreck of the Titanic went missing on Sunday (Jun18) The research vessel Polar Prince lost contact with the crew of the Titan sub an hour and 45 …
Jun 21, 2023 / Accidents
Equinor: Gas leak at Melkøya stopped
The gas leak that occurred at the Hammerfest LNG plant at Melkøya on 31 May has been stopped and normalisation is under way. Equinor’s emergency response organisation has been demobilised and the emergency services have left Melkøya. The leak …
Jun 1, 2023 / Accidents
Ship briefly runs aground in Egypt’s vital Suez Canal, is later refloated
Hong Kong-flagged Xin Hai Tong 23 is quickly rescued and taken elsewhere by tugboats, in incident reminiscent of 6-day clogging of critical waterway by Ever Given vessel A Hong Kong-flagged ship briefly ran aground Thursday in Egypt’s vital Suez …
May 26, 2023 / Accidents
Three crew missing after tanker catches fire off Malaysia (Video)
Three crew members of a Gabon-registered tanker were missing after the vessel caught fire on Monday in waters off Malaysia's southern coast, Malaysian maritime authorities said. The tanker was on its way from China to Singapore with 28 crew members …
May 3, 2023 / Accidents
Three crewmembers dead after Ukraine-bound cargo ship sinks off Turkish coast
A Guinea-Bissau flagged cargo ship sank off the Mediterranean coast of Turkey on Wednesday (Apr 05), with 14 crew members on board. The ship, Joe 2, was en route from the Turkish port of Iskenderun to Ukraine and was carrying aluminum cargo, …
Apr 6, 2023 / Accidents