All 16 crewmembers were rescued after Sealloyd Arc issued a distress call and sank off Phuket. Authorities are containing an oil slick, recovering floating containers, and planning salvage.
The cargo ship Razouk, previously damaged in a reported Black Sea attack, grounded near the Bosphorus on 1 February 2026. Turkey’s coastal safety authority evacuated the captain on 3 February.
Tanker Seaways Kenosha rescued 27 mariners after Venezuelan-flagged fishing vessel La Pena caught fire and sank in a remote eastern Pacific area.
Late-January storms worsened cracking and buckling on the grounded MSC Baltic III near Lark Harbor, Newfoundland. Salvors found heavy icing; nearly 1,700 tonnes of fuel and most containers were removed.
Singapore-flagged bulker Devon Bay sank in the South China Sea while trading between Gutalac and Yangjiang, leaving two seafarers dead and four missing as regional search and rescue operations continue.
The Iranian-flagged cargo ship Rona sent an SOS in the Caspian Sea off Turkmenistan. Turkmen coast guard units rescued all 14 crew from Iran and India as the vessel sailed on a route linking Iran and Russia.
Russian captain Vladimir Motin is on trial at London’s Old Bailey for gross negligence manslaughter after container ship Solong hit anchored tanker Stena Immaculate in March 2025, killing crewman Mark Angelo Pernia.
Twenty-one fishermen were rescued after the fishing vessel Silver Dorado caught fire about 1 nautical mile off Noordhoek, Gqeberha, with NSRI and local fishing vessels recovering all crew safely and uninjured.
Container vessel CMA CGM Niagara reportedly makes contact with the barge Harbour Jupiter in the congested Strait of Malacca. All crew are safe, and authorities have begun a formal inquiry into the incident.
