| 04/26 |
Northern Mariana Islands |
Cargo Vessel |
The U.S. Coast Guard launched a search and rescue operation after cargo vessel Mariana overturned in severe weather. The vessel had reported engine failure near Saipan. However, the Coast Guard lost communications with the Mariana and found the overturned vessel afterwards. Military divers later recovered one body from the overturned vessel. The Coast Guard decided to suspend their search for the remaining missing crewmembers after weeks of searching. |
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| 04/26 |
Germany |
Oil Tanker |
Oil tanker RLO Merchant collided with container ships W. Kampala and Vilnia Maersk, which were berthed at the Stromkaje quay in Bremerhaven, Germany. The tanker had tried to moor along the Vilnia Maersk for refuelling but ended up colliding with the vessel instead. |
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| 04/26 |
Turkey |
Non-descript Vessel |
Vessel Ceyo suffered a mechanical failure at Tuzla Anchorage off the Tuzla coast in the Sea of Marmara near Istanbul. Authorities sent a tugboat which towed and repositioned the vessel within the anchorage. |
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| 04/26 |
Bangladesh |
Bulk carrier |
Bulk carrier Hyderabad caught fire while discharging cargo at the outer anchorage of Chittagong, Bangladesh. Between the dockworkers and the vessel’s crew, they managed to contain the fire. No injuries or pollution were reported. |
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| 04/26 |
Russia |
Cargo Vessel & Fishing vessel |
Cargo vessel Eternal Light collided fishing vessel Khivach, significantly damaging the vessel. The owner of the fishing vessel filed damages of 24.11 million rubles leading to Russian authorities arresting the cargo vessel and detaining it in Amur Bay. |
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| 04/26 |
Indonesia |
Bulk carrier |
A fire started on board bulk carrier Xin Wu 16, formerly known as KM Bintang Mas HSB 7, while docked at Belawan Port in Indonesia. It had been preparing to discharge fertiliser cargo when thick smoke was seen from the fire. It took several hours to extinguish the blaze with no casualties reported. |
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| 04/26 |
Singapore |
Container ship |
A fire began on board Ever Lenient while docked at PSA Pasir Panjang Terminal in Singapore. Emergency response teams contained and eventually extinguished the fire. There were no reports of injuries or pollution. |
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| 04/26 |
English Channel |
General cargo vessel |
General cargo vessel RDJ Waalstroom caught fire while in the English Channel. The blaze began in the engine room, which was sealed off to prevent it from going further. One crewmember was airlifted with no other casualties reported. The vessel was left adrift following the fire, which caused it to drift into French waters. French authorities supported the ship with its situation and eventually towed it to the Port of Cherbourg. |
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| 04/26 |
Arabian Sea |
Bulk Carrier |
All crewmembers were rescued after major fire broke out on board bulk carrier Gold Autumn 200 nautical miles off the coast of Pakistan. The Pakistan Navy supported the vessel in evacuating all 18 crewmembers and fighting the blaze. |
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| 04/26 |
Democratic Republic of Congo |
Non-descript Boat |
At least 21 people were feared dead after a boat capsized and sank in Lake Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Local authorities reported only 23 people were rescued. A search was launched to find the remaining missing occupants. |
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| 04/26 |
Philippines |
Ferry |
A nine-year-old girl died and her twin sister went missing after a ferry capsized off Leyte province in the Philippines. The boat had been hit by strong waves before capsizing around 300 metes from shore. Ten people were rescued and later the body of the girl was recovered. Local authorities continued their search for her sister. |
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| 04/26 |
South Korea |
Two non-descript vessels |
The captain of a vessel died after two unnamed vessels collided off the coast of Gangwon province in South Korea. One of the vessels capsized as a result of the collision, and one crewmember was rescued quickly by local police. However, the captain of the vessel, initially reported missing, but was found by a civilian diver the next day. The captain was suffering from cardiac arrest when he was found but was declared dead in hospital. |
1 |
| 04/26 |
Ghana |
Two passenger boats |
Nine people were killed and another two went missing after a boat with passengers capsized in Volta Lake in Ghana. Initial reports said the incident occurred due to bad weather. Five survivors and nine dead were pulled from the water. |
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| 04/26 |
Germany |
Cargo Vessel |
General cargo vessel Widor had to be refloated after it ran aground near the port of Vierow. The vessel got stuck in shallow waters when entering the port, but its crew was able to refloat the vessel without any assistance. |
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| 04/26 |
India |
Oil platform |
Ten workers were injured after a fire started on board oil platform approximately 160 kilometres off the western coast of India. State-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC), the operator of the SHP Platform, reported the response teams successfully extinguished the fire and that the injured workers received medical care. |
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| 04/26 |
Turkey |
Tanker |
Tugboats and a pilot were sent by local authorities to assist crude oil tanker Elbus after it experienced engine breakdown in the Çanakkale Strait. The vessel was safely escorted to the Şevketiye Anchorage Area. |
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| 04/26 |
Turkey |
Cargo Vessel |
Cargo vessel Trackhound suffered engine failure off the coast of İstinyein the Strait of Istanbul. Local authorities dispatched tugboats to safely tow the vessel to Istanbul Anchorage. |
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| 04/26 |
Suez Canal |
Bulk carrier |
Bulk carrier Xin Tian Yuan was successfully refloated after it ran aground in the Suez Canal. The vessel’s rudder had experienced technical failure causing the ship to ground at kilometre 87 of the canal. It was successfully refloated and its crew managed to fix the fault. |
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| 04/26 |
Micronesia |
Non-descript Vessel |
A family of three was returned to Chuuk State, part of the Federated States of Micronesia, following search and rescue operations. Coast Guard crew located the missing family after receiving a report from authorities that the vessel was overdue. The family had departed Fananu Island for the short passage to Murillo Island but never arrived due to a failure of their single outboard engine. All three survivors were rescued and uninjured. |
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| 04/26 |
USA |
Motor yacht |
The Coast Guard rescued four people from a disabled 42-foot motor yacht adrift three miles southwest of Moriches Inlet, New York. No injuries were reported. Local police and responders were unable to assist due to hazardous weather conditions. A boat crew was launched, which later returned to the station due to the degrading sea state. An MH-60T Jayhawk helicopter aircrew then hoisted all four individuals and transported them to emergency medical services at Gabreski Airport. It was reported the vessel later washed ashore at Democrat Point, Fire Island, New York. |
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| 04/26 |
Puerto Rico |
Non-descript Boat |
Three federal agents and two boaters were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard during a search and rescue response involving two vessel which capsized off Toa Baja, Puerto Rico. As a Customs and Border Protection marine unit approached the boaters in 10-foot swells, their vessel also capsized, throwing the three agents into the water. The Station San Juan boat crew were unable to reach the agents, so a Puerto Rico police helicopter crew rescued one of the boaters and one of the CBP agents and transported them to Isla de Cabras. Coast Guard aircrew safely hoisted the remaining agents and boater safely aboard their aircraft. The survivors were treated for minor injuries |
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| 04/26 |
India |
Non-descript Boat |
Three people were reported missing after a boat capsizes in the Brahmaputra River in Assam state, India. Of the 19 people on board, only 16 were saved by local disaster response teams. |
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| 04/26 |
Philippines |
Ferry |
All 162 passengers were rescued after Ro-Pax vessel Our Lady of Fatima 03 ran aground off the Philippines’ Occidental Mindoro province. They were saved with support from the Philippine Coast Guard and transferred onto another ferry, Princess Christine II. There were no injuries reported. |
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| 04/26 |
Fiji |
Cruise ship |
Cruise ship Fiji Princess ran aground on a reef off Fiji following a severe squall. The ferry was brought alongside to evacuate its 30 passengers, plus 17 of its 31 crewmembers. The remaining crew checked the vessel damage with authorities saying its port stern quarter and part of the lower hull was damaged by the grounding. No injuries were reported. |
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| 04/26 |
Canada |
Barge |
A fire broke out on board a deck barge at a recycling terminal on Musqueam Drive on Fraser River, British Columbia. The vessel had been carrying scrap metal. The fire was brought under control and towed to shore, and there were no casualties reported. |
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| 04/26 |
Taiwan |
2 Container ships |
Containership Zeal Lumos collided with containership Haian Opus while departing Kaohsiung Port in Taiwan. Four of the latter’s containers fell into the water with several others left damaged. |
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| 03/26 |
Singapore |
Small pleasure boat |
A man died after the small pleasure boat he was in collided with a supply vessel off Singapore’s Southern Islands. He had been one of three people on board – the other two were safely rescued immediately after the incident. |
1 |
| 03/26 |
South Korea |
E-Cruise |
Sightseeing company E-Cruise temporarily suspended its tour services after one of its vessels ran aground in the Han River. The vessel had been carrying 359 passengers who were evacuated safely with support from local police and fire departments as well as Good Samaritan vessels. No injuries were reported among passengers. |
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| 03/26 |
Japan |
Tour boat |
One crewmember has died and a second reported missing after a boat carrying tourists ran aground in Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Good Samaritan boats helped pull people from the water after all 29 on board were thrown overboard. One was a crewmember who suffered cardiac arrest and was later pronounced dead in hospital. A second crewmember was allegedly swept away in the river. |
1 |
| 03/26 |
Indonesia |
Ferry |
Everyone was rescued from a ferry after it was hit by a high wave causing its bow to break off from the rest of the hull off North Maluku, Indonesia. Passengers and crew were able to evacuate into a liferaft as the vessel started to sink. They were found, rescued and taken to Gorontalo. |
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