A fire aboard the Iberotel Crown Empress forced more than 200 tourists to evacuate on Egypt’s River Nile. No injuries were reported as investigations begin.
The Wagenborg cargo ship Thamesborg reached Baie-Comeau, Canada, after a 10-week voyage and grounding in the Franklin Strait. The TSB is investigating the cause of the incident.
Eight months after grounding in Newfoundland, the MSC Baltic III remains in Cedar Cove as crews remove fuel, cargo, and prepare the vessel for winter, according to the Canadian Coast Guard.
Two people were killed and 20 injured after a floating crane capsized in Sevastopol’s Yuzhnaya Bay on 28 October. A criminal investigation has been launched to determine possible negligence, authorities said.
The Philippines’ Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) confirmed that 32 Filipino seafarers were rescued and repatriated from Fiji after months of reported abuse, contract substitution, and delayed wages.
A deadly fire at ASL Marine’s Batam shipyard killed 13 workers and injured 18. All work on the tanker was suspended as the company began a safety review.
Two seafarers are missing after the bulker HAILI 5 sank in a collision with Wan Hai A17 in the Pearl River Estuary; 13 were rescued and the containership is detained pending investigation.
The Stena Immaculate tanker, damaged in a North Sea collision earlier this year, has been sold and sent to Turkey for repair.
Salvage and firefighting teams continue efforts to recover the Cameroon-flagged LPG tanker Falcon after an onboard explosion in the Gulf of Aden left the vessel burning and adrift.
