Capesize bulk carrier Cape Falcon has been refloated off Gladstone after being aground since 18 September. The vessel remains detained pending safety checks and further investigation.
Capesize bulker Cape Falcon remains aground off Gladstone, Australia, after two attempts to move the vessel failed. ATSB has opened an investigation into the grounding.
The 80,000 dwt bulker First Margaux made contact with Chinese fishing vessel Luqing Yuanyu 108 in heavy traffic off Singapore. AIS tracking indicated the fishing vessel remained afloat.
A fire aboard Ocean Melody killed 25 people during repair and inspection work at Qingdao Beihai shipyard in China. Five people were injured and 12 evacuated safely.
The Ocean Winner crew search has expanded in the Bay of Bengal after an empty lifeboat and the vessel’s EPIRB were recovered. Twenty-two seafarers remain missing.
The third engineer of Minoan Pioneer is missing after an unidentified projectile caused a blackout and accommodation fire near Al Khasab in the Strait of Hormuz on 3 August 2026.
Bulk carrier Luni split in two and partially sank off Bandar Abbas. No authoritative cause has been released, while reports refer to an earlier collision and more than 50 deficiencies.
TAIC found that poor planning, weak risk control and a damaged web sling contributed to a serious injury aboard the Thor Nitnirund in Cook Strait.
LH2 Shipping secured NOK 344.3 million in Enova funding for two liquid hydrogen-powered bulk carriers, advancing Norway’s push to commercialize zero-emission shipping and expanding its hydrogen vessel pipeline to six ships.
