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Watch: Tankers FRONT EAGLE and ADALYNN Collide in Strait of Hormuz
A collision between two crude oil tanker ships occurred in the Strait of Hormuz, and it is affecting ships and safe navigation in the Arabian Gulf. The five-year-old Front Eagle, 300,000 DWT and managed by Greece-based Anglo-Eastern Ship MGMT …
Jun 17, 2025 / Accidents
Fire Contained on Ro-Ro Vessel Delphine in Zeebrugge
On April 16, a fire broke out aboard the Maltese-flagged Ro-Ro cargo vessel Delphine while it was docked at the CLdN terminal in Zeebrugge, Belgium. The blaze started around 15:00 local time on one of the ship’s vehicle decks. Emergency response …
Apr 18, 2025 / Accidents
UPDATE: Fugro Mercator safely brought to port
Fugro reported on Friday (March 28th) that the Fugro Mercator was successfully towed to a shipyard for inspection. The geophysical survey vessel had run aground on the north coast of Elba, Italy, on 22 March. With no injuries to people and no harm …
Mar 28, 2025 / Accidents
LPG tanker NP Bangpakong runs aground off Koh Larn coast in Thailand
A gas tanker carrying liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ran aground off the coast of Koh Larn, near Ta Waen Beach, Pattaya City, in the early hours Tuesday, causing alarm. The vessel, named NP Bang Pakong was en route from Bang Pakong District, …
Mar 26, 2025 / Accidents
Incident with the Fugro Mercator
On 22 March, Fugro received report that the geophysical survey vessel Fugro Mercator had run aground on the north coast of Elba, Italy. The authorities were immediately notified, and the Italian coastguard arrived on site swiftly to provide support …
Mar 24, 2025 / Accidents
Crowley's Update #4 on Stena Immaculate Incident In The North Sea
Crowley continues to work closely with U.K. agencies to support response operations resulting from container ship Solong striking the Crowley-managed tanker Stena Immaculate while at anchor on Monday, March 10. A fire onboard the Stena …
Mar 13, 2025 / Accidents
UPDATE 3: The captain of a cargo ship Solong arrested over the North Sea crash
The captain of a cargo ship has been arrested after it collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea. The Portuguese-flagged Solong and the US-registered tanker Stena Immaculate crashed off the East Yorkshire coast at about 10:00 GMT on Monday. …
Mar 12, 2025 / Accidents
UPDATE 2 After Collision between Oil tanker Stena Immaculate and cargo ship Solong in North Sea
On March 10, 2025, a significant maritime collision occurred in the North Sea off the coast of EastYorkshire, UK, involving the Portuguese-flagged cargo ship Solong and the US-flagged oil tanker Stena Immaculate. Incident Details: Time and …
Mar 11, 2025 / Accidents
WATCH: AIS data reconstruction video of the collision between oil STENA IMMACULATE and container ship SOLONG in the North Sea
AIS data reconstruction of the collision between the US-flagged oil tanker ship STENA IMMACULATE and the Portuguese-flagged container ship SOLONG in the North Sea. The container ship Solong collided with the anchored oil tanker Stena Immaculate at …
Mar 10, 2025 / Accidents
UPDATE: 32 casualties brought ashore in Grimsby after the collision between oil tanker Stena Immaculate and cargo ship Solong
32 casualties have been brought ashore in Grimsby after an oil tanker and a cargo vessel collided about 10 miles off the coast of East Yorkshire Emergency response - including the coastguard rescue, lifeboats and firefighting helicopters - have been …
Mar 10, 2025 / Accidents