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Cargo ship Vera Su runs aground near Varna, Bulgaria
A cargo ship ran aground early this morning near Yailata protected area close to Kamen Bryag village, local media reports.General cargo vessel Vera Su was built in 1989 and is operated by a Turkish company. It is a 3,217 gt. ship, 86 metres long and …
Sep 20, 2021 / Accidents
Dutch cargo ship EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA in danger of capsizing in Norwegian Sea; Crew partially evacuated
Dutch general cargo ship EEMSLIFT HENDRIKA issued a distress signal in the morning Apr 5 in Norwegian sea 60 nm west of Olesund, Norway. Caption: General cargo ship Eemslift Hendrika - Image courtesy of Kevin Mitchel Reportedly, the ship developed …
Apr 5, 2021 / Accidents
Norwegian Ship Design chosen to design the world’s first hydrogen powered cargo ship
HeidelbergCement Norway and Felleskjøpet AGRI has awarded Egil Ulvan Rederi the prestigious contract to build and operate the world’s first zero-emission cargo ship. The ship concept has been developed in close cooperation with Norwegian Ship Design …
Mar 29, 2021 / Vessels
Symphony orders new ECOBOX project cargo vessels from Ferus Smit
Symphony has granted Ferus Smit Shipyards the order for building two new ECOBOX XL project cargo vessels.The ships will be an evolution of the successful ‘Ecobox’ and ‘Ecobox DP’ series (image in header) that the yard already delivered to Symphony …
Feb 26, 2021 / Curious
Palau-flagged cargo ship ARVIN sinks in Black Sea, off Turkey
A Palau-flagged freight ship has sunk off the coast of Turkey's Black Sea province of Bartin, killing two crew members, the coast guard said on Sunday, adding that search and rescue operations for more crew members were continuing. Caption: General …
Jan 18, 2021 / Accidents
US Coast Guard medevacs man from cargo ship 250 miles off San Diego
The Coast Guard medevaced a 55-year-old man Thursday from a commercial cargo ship more than 250 miles west of San Diego.A person aboard the motor vessel Jal Kamadhenu, a 748-foot bulk carrier, contacted 11th Coast Guard District command center …
Nov 6, 2020 / Accidents
RLNI: Three Irish lifeboats called out to assist 4,000 tonne cargo vessel in danger (VIDEO)
RNLI lifeboat crews from Dunmore East, Kilmore Quay and Rosslare Harbour were requested to launch Tuesday 20 October after reports that a 4,000-tonne cargo vessel, the Lily B, had lost all power and was in danger of hitting rocks south of Hook Head …
Oct 22, 2020 / Accidents
MacGregor receives over USD 10 million crane order for four general cargo ships
MacGregor, part of Cargotec, has secured an order to provide cargo handling cranes for four 62,000 dwt general cargo ships to be built in Asia. The order is booked into Cargotec's third quarter 2020 order intake, with deliveries planned to commence …
Oct 9, 2020 / Curious
One dead, 4 missing after cargo ship catches fire in Southeast Sulawesi
One of six crew members aboard KM Yuliner was killed when the cargo ship burst into flames off the coast of South Buton regency, Southeast Sulawesi on Tuesday.Four other crew members went missing following the fire, while one survivor has been …
Sep 18, 2020 / Accidents
Alarms, shouts recorded before cargo ship Golden Ray overturned off Georgia
Sailors shouted above blaring alarms and other loud noises for several minutes as the cargo ship Golden Ray listed to one side and finally overturned a year ago along the coast of Georgia, according to an audio recording played Monday during a …
Sep 16, 2020 / Curious