| 07/26 |
Iran |
Bulk carrier |
Bulk carrier Luni split and partially sank off the coast of Bandar Abbas, Iran. The vessel was at an anchorage when it experiences water ingress before splitting in half and partially submerging. According to local reports, the vessel damaged its hull after it was involved in a collision with another vessel several days beforehand. All 23 crewmembers were rescued. |
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| 07/26 |
USA |
Ro-Ro ship |
A fire started on two lifeboats on board Ro-Ro ship Charles L. Gilliland while the vessel was at the Port of Baltimore, Maryland. Emergency services were dispatched to deal with the blaze, and there were no reported injuries. |
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| 07/26 |
Turkey |
Bulk carrier |
Bulk carrier Regalo ran aground off the coast of Tekirdağ, Turkey. It had been carrying 27,500 tonnes of rice at the time. No injuries or pollution were reported. |
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| 07/26 |
Montenegro |
Tour boat |
A tourist was seriously injured after being hit by a boat propeller in Montenegro. The tour boat had just dropped off the woman who went to swim at the Blue Cave on the Luštica Peninsula. The boat’s captain had reportedly panicked due to the strong current and waves pushing against the boat. He then started the engine while the woman was still near the vessel's stern. The woman’s legs were sliced in the incident. |
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| 07/26 |
USA |
Catamaran |
The United States Coast Guard hoisted a man from his disabled and flooding catamaran, Alakai, 23 miles offshore Kauai, Hawaii. A helicopter crew hoisted brought him safely to Lihue Airport where he was evaluated by EMS and released with no medical concerns. The vessel sunk shortly afterwards. |
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| 07/26 |
Russia |
River tour boat |
River tour boat Chayka collided with a bridge pillar in Saint Petersburg in Russia. The helm operator had suddenly lost control, which caused the vessel to strike the Troitsky Bridge. All passengers were safely evacuated, and there were no injuries were reported. |
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| 07/26 |
Cameroon |
General Cargo Ship |
General cargo ship Black Rhino and bulk carrier Sea Honor hit each other near the Port of Douala in Cameroon. All 15 crewmembers of the Black Rhino were evacuated and then the vessel was intentionally grounded. The Sea Honor was escorted to a nearby anchorage. Both vessels were damaged but there were no casualties reported. |
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| 07/26 |
Mexico |
Tanker |
A fire broke out on board tanker Hari Gyan off La Paz Bay, Baja California Sur, Mexico. A tug was dispatched to assist crewmembers in fighting the fire, but the blaze was extinguished before it arrived. No injuries or pollution was reported. |
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| 07/26 |
India |
Bulk carrier |
Bulk carrier African SJB sustained major damage after a steel slab fell into one of its holds while the vessel was at Paradip Port in India. The vessel was loading 33,000 metric tonnes of steel slabs when a lifting rope snapped causing a 27-tonne steel slab to fall and hit the hatch floor. It created a hole allowing water to enter the hold, which caused the vessel to become unstable. Loading operations were immediately suspended and repair teams came in to seal the damaged area. No injuries were reported. |
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| 07/26 |
Vietnam |
Speedboat |
Fifteen people died after a speedboat carrying 36 people capsized off An Giang province in southern Vietnam. Out of the 32 Indian tourists, 15 were confirmed to have been killed. The remaining 17 passengers were taken to hospital with 15 later discharged while the other two still in critical care. |
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| 07/26 |
USA |
Fireboat |
A New Jersey Carteret Fire Department fireboat after providing security for Fourth of July activities when its stern was hit by a breaching whale. The vessel suffered major damage causing it to take on water and eventually capsize. The vessel’s crew were rescued by a Good Samaritan boater and jetski. |
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| 07/26 |
USA |
Ro-pax Ferry |
One person was injured in a boarding incident on Ro-Pax ferry Island Home at Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts, USA. A vehicle was driving at a high speed onto the berthed vessel when it hit the ferry’s stern loading doors. The driver was injured and was taken away by emergency medical services. No other injuries were reported, but some of the vessel’s trips were cancelled that day. |
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| 07/26 |
India |
Container accident at Port |
A person died and another seriously injured after they were pinned underneath containers at Jawaharlal Nehru Port, India. Strong winds caused four empty containers to fall onto two nearby trucks. The two victims were reportedly standing on one of the vehicles helping to load and unload containers from other vessels. They were crushed underneath the containers. |
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| 07/26 |
Vietnam |
Fishing vessel |
A fisherman died after fishing vessel BTh 98379 TS sank about 10 nautical miles southeast of Phu Hai Port, Vietnam. The vessel had collided with cargo vessel Viet Thuan 1107 causing all 17 crewmembers of the fishing vessel to be thrown into the water. Nearby fishing boats rescued all the fishermen. Unfortunately, one later died. |
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| 07/26 |
Paraguay |
LPG Tank barge |
Five workers died after an LPG tank barge exploded on the Paraguay River. A sixth worker, the only survivor, was outside the barge at the time and was rescued with minor injuries. Its cargo tanks were empty of fuel according to local news reports. |
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| 07/26 |
USA |
Non-descript Boat |
A boat struck a pontoon on Herrington Lake in Kentucky injuring four people with one suffering traumatic injuries. A fifth person was initially reported missing with rescue teams working to locate them. Unfortunately, they were found dead two days later and their remains were recovered. |
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| 07/26 |
USA |
Non-descript Boat |
One person died and another four were injured after a small boat ran hit an aluminium walkway on Sauvie Island in the Willamette River, Oregon. A woman was found dead while four others had to be taken to hospital. |
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| 07/26 |
USA |
Fishing vessel |
The U.S. Coast Guard saved two men after a 12-foot fishing vessel capsized offshore Keaau Beach Park. A Coast Guard helicopter crew located the men sitting on an overturned vessel, safely hoisted them, and brought them ashore to the air station in Kapolei, Hawaii. |
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| 07/26 |
Poland |
Bulk carrier |
A fire broke out on board bulk carrier Sion Star at the Port of Gdansk, Poland. The vessel had been carrying scrap metal when the fire started in one of its holds. Crewmembers were unable to control the fire, so around 100 firefighters were sent to tackle the blaze. It was eventually brought under control the next morning. No injuries among the crew were reported. |
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| 07/26 |
Pakistan |
Tour boat |
Seven people were killed and another two were reported missing after a tour boat capsized in Saifullah Lake in the Kalam Valley in northern Pakistan. All nine passengers on board were members of the same family. Search and rescue teams recovered seven bodies and continued their search for the remaining two occupants. |
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| 06/26 |
USA |
Cargo vessel |
Cargo vessel Onego Otra ran aground in the St. Lawrence River after experiencing a rudder problem. Initial attempts to free the vessel failed, and it was stuck outside the shipping channel for about a month until they eventually removed almost 5,000 tons of cargo allowing it to be pulled free. Two tugs escorted the refloated vessel to Sorel. No injuries or pollution were reported. |
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| 06/26 |
Vietnam |
Fishing Vessel |
A fire broke out on an anchored fishing vessel near the mouth of Thi Nai Lagoon in Bình Định Province, Vietnam. The blaze destroyed 16 fishing vessels as it jumped from vessel to vessel. Emergency services brought the fire under control later the same day. |
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| 06/26 |
USA |
Submarine |
Sixty-four people had to be taken to medical centres after being exposed to diesel fumes on board USS Nebraska. The US Navy submarine was alongside in Kitsap Naval Base in Washington, USA. The fumes were emitted as its backup diesel generator was in operation. Both naval personnel and civilians were taken for treatment while the rest of the crew worked to clear the submarine’s interior spaces. |
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| 06/26 |
UK |
USV & Racing yacht |
A Royal Navy uncrewed surface vessel (USV) collided into a racing yacht, Lutine. The 55-foot X-55 racing yacht was under sail and had right of way at the time. Both vessels were damaged in the incident. |
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| 06/26 |
France |
Inland vessel |
A fire broke out on board inland cruise ship Botticelli while berthed in the Eastern Basin at the Port of Honfleur in France. Local firefighters and emergency crews fought to contain the fire for several hours. Everyone was safely evacuated from the vessel including 132 passengers and 31 crewmembers. The vessel was significantly damaged in the incident. |
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| 06/26 |
Greece |
Oil Tanker |
Oil tanker YM Jupiter was towed to a Turkish anchorage after it experienced mechanical failure northeast of Psathoura, Greece. The vessel had lost propulsion while sailing prompting Greek authorities to deploy a tug to assist the tanker. It was safely towed to Canakkale Anchorage in Turkey. All were reported safe. |
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| 06/26 |
India |
Cargo vessel |
Multiple compartments of cargo vessel Sitthaa flooded while the vessel was Tiruchendur coast in India. The Indian Coast Guard sent a specialist team to work with salvage experts to oversee emergency repairs and dewatering operations to successfully bring the flooding under control. The vessel arrived at Tuticorin Port to undergo repairs. All crewmembers were reported safe. |
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| 06/26 |
Greece |
Ro-pax Ferry |
Ro-Pax vessel Kissamos was successfully refloated after it ran aground off Milos, Greece. It had been carrying 1,246 passengers and 108 crew when a technical fault caused a temporary loss of propulsion. The vessel then grounded after drifting into shallow waters. It was refloated under its own power and returned safely to Milos. |
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| 06/26 |
North Sea |
Ro-Ro Cargo ship |
Ro-Ro cargo vessel Norstream spent nearly two days disabled following engine failure and a funnel fire in the southern North Sea. A turbocharger failure caused one of the vessel's two main engines to break down. This left it operating with a single engine, but this was followed by a fire in the funnel. However, crewmembers quickly brought it under control. The vessel took shelter in an anchorage around 10 nautical miles north of Margate in the southeast coast of England. It then continued its journey and safely arrived at Tilbury in the UK. |
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| 06/26 |
North Pacific Ocean |
Sailing vessel |
Three people were rescued from their disabled vessel Mizuya by the U.S. Coast Guard, Canadian Coast Guard and Japan Coast Guard approximately 950 miles southeast of Adak, Alaska. The crew first reported they lost control of the 40-foot sailing vessel’s rudder and were unable to manoeuvre. The Coast Guard crews worked together to find the vessel and save all three sailors. |
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