RSS for Tradewinds, Casualties

Genco ship held

Aaron Kelley — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:31:37 GMT

Emergency preparedness questioned after authorities detain a panamax bulker in the port of Baltimore.

Vessels collide

Gary Dixon — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:36:26 GMT

Ferry and cargoship damaged in collision off Travemunde, Germany.

Booze blamed

Eoin O'Cinneide — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:31:42 GMT

Deaths of three Russians on Capital Products tanker last week linked to contaminated alcohol.

Welsh woe

Gary Dixon — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:07:31 GMT

Fastnet’s ferry Julia suffers more mechanical problems on new run from Wales to Ireland.

Norwegian knock

Gary Dixon — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 10:03:56 GMT

Polish ro-ro grounded in collision with Dutch cement carrier at Vatlestraum.

Rescue off US

Eoin O'Cinneide — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 09:58:31 GMT

Hand injury from watertight door on Greek BP-chartered aframax off US lands crewman in hospital.

Boxship attacked

Eoin O'Cinneide — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:41:21 GMT

E R Schiffahrt vessel ER Lubeck evades pirate assault in Somali Basin but sustains light damage.

AIDAluna dented

Gary Dixon — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:24:57 GMT

Second Costa Crociere-owned cruiseship bashed against quay, this time in La Palma, but no one hurt.

Belgian blaze

Gary Dixon — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:54:40 GMT

Fire in engine room of Boeckmans general cargoship cuts power off Morocco.

Bubble trouble

Eoin O'Cinneide — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:49:11 GMT

Defective compass puts Turkish ship on collision course with UK inspectors while Greek bulker freed.

Columbus crash

Gary Dixon — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:19:25 GMT

Hapag-Lloyd cruiseship in collision with cargo vessel while docking in rough seas at Iloilo, Philippines.

Teething trouble

Gary Dixon — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:00:12 GMT

Maiden voyage of relaunched Cork to Swansea ferry interrupted by mechanical fault in engine.

Men overboard

Gary Dixon — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 09:54:25 GMT

USCG searching for two crew who fell from deck of Hanjin Pretoria off Alaska.

Burgas beached

Gary Dixon — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:22:10 GMT

Bulgarian cargoship drags anchor in storm off Italy, becoming stuck on sand bar.

Marine meld

Jim Mulrenan — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 14:45:53 GMT

Insurance cover of Torm, Clipper, DFDS and other top owners in contention as Codan buys renewal rights to TrygVesta hull underwriting portfolio.

Breaking up

Gary Dixon — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:34:21 GMT

Russian reefer Petrozavodsk realises salvors' worst fears as it splits in two off Norway after grounding last May.

Rudder fails

Gary Dixon — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:04:38 GMT

Italian ro-ro cargoship needs tug assistance as it loses steering in storm off Sardinia.

Injury off UK

Eoin O'Cinneide — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:21:11 GMT

Crew member rushed to hospital with head injuries after incident on offshore vessel off Scotland.

‘Wind no factor’

Eoin O'Cinneide — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:54:43 GMT

USCG hit out at reports “strong winds” and “poor visibility” could have cause Eagle Otome crash off Texas.

Virus strikes

Eoin O'Cinneide — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:21:13 GMT

Passengers onboard Fred Olsen cruiseship Boudicca confined to cabins on Mediterranean trip.