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The cause of the crash is unclear A fishing boat and a cargo ship collided on Saturday in the North Sea off Thyborøn in northwestern Jutland.According to Danish sea rescue, neither the seafarers nor the fishermen were in danger of dying after the crash.The fishing boat had a crew of six, all from Belgium while the cargo ship with 22 people on board, is registered in Malta.After the collision the fishing boat proceeded to Thyboroen, while the cargo ship was detained by Danish authorities.The cause of the crash was unclear.Source: The Malta Independent

Subsea 7 shipping vessel involved in incident in the North Sea An investigation is under way after a shipping vessel collided with an oil rig in the North Sea.Aberdeen-based offshore firm Subsea 7's vessel the Seven Atlantic is understood to have collided with a Gaz de France platform in the Dutch sector of the North Sea on Saturday.It is believed the vessel has since arrived in Rotterdam for repairs.A spokesman for Subsea 7 said nobody was hurt during the incident.He said: "We can confirm that an incident has occurred involving Subsea 7 vessel, the Seven Atlantic."All personnel on board the vessel are safe and accounted for."The vessel has arrived in port and demobilised to allow for an investigation into the incident to get under way."Source: STV

Two people were rescued from the sea after the collision A website cameraman captured the moment when a yacht and an oil tanker collided in the Solent during the annual Cowes Week sailing regatta. Two people were rescued from the sea after the collision. One was taken to hospital and later discharged.Solent Coastguard was alerted at 15:20 BST on Saturday that the yacht Atlanta of Chester had been involved in the incident.The collision involved the tanker Hanne Knutsen off Egypt Point, Isle of Wight. The footage was taken by Tim Addison, who was filming racing for cowes.co.uk, the website of the Cowes Harbour Commission.

These ships are owned and operated by Polsa Shipping Lines Inc The Philippine Coast Guard over the weekend ordered the suspension of five cargo ships owned by a firm whose vessel collided with a Monrovian-registered vessel and sank off Sarangani last Aug. 9.Ordered suspended were five cargo ships owned and operated by Polsa Shipping Lines Inc., in the wake of the incident involving the M/V Bulk Carrier-I.M/V Bulk Carrier-I sank after colliding with HS Puccini off Tampuan Point in Maasim, Sarangani province.A news release posted Sunday on the Coast Guard website said the five suspended ships were:M/V Bulk Carrier-IIM/V Bulk Carrier-IIIM/V Bulk Carrier VM/V Bulk Carrier VIIIM/V Hummer H2PCG spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Algier Ricafrente said the suspension order came from Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA) Administrator Emerson Lorenzo.With the suspension, the Coast Guard Station Cebu directed all its detachments to refrain from receiving Master's Oath of Safety Departure (MOSDs) of ships owned by Polsa.The Coast Guard said Polsa has to comply and satisfactorily pass the additional International Safety Management (ISM) audit inspection, Seafarers Identification Record Book (SIRB) and Qualification Document Certificate (QDC) of officers and crew before it can resume its operations.Source: KBK, GMA News

Having a large hole ripped in its hull The Darwin Harbour Master is investigating an incident where a pilot boat crashed into fuel tanker and had a large hole ripped in its hull.On thursday afternoon the Darwin Port Corporation pilot boat had the large gash on its ports side repaired at Cullen Bay Slipway.Darwin Port Corporation spokeswoman Melissa Reiter said the pilot boat collided with the ship's stern on Tuesday afternoon.Ms Reiter said the large hole was above the water line so the boat managed to make it to port under its own steam. "There was a small risk that it would sink," Ms Reiter said.The pilot boat was chaperoning the fuel tanker Cyprus Galaxy into the harbour when the incident happened.Ms Reiter said the pilot boat was travelling beside the ship at high-speed when it crashed.Source: NT News

These collisions are common due to more vessels and whales The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) issued a notice providing guidance in reducing the risk of collision with cetaceans (e.g., whales, dolphins, porpoises). Seafarers are reminded that the Australian Whale Sanctuary encompasses all Commonwealth waters from the three nautical mile state waters limit out to the limit of the EEZ.The purpose of this Marine Notice is to provide guidance to shipowners and operators in reducing the risk of collision with cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises), in accordance with IMO Circular MEPC.1/Circ.674.Collision with cetaceans (ship strikes) is an issue of growing concern and has become more common due to the increase in both vessel traffic and whale populations. Ship strikes can cause damage to property and increase the risk of death and injury to people and animals. Damage to vessels, ranging from minor to extreme, includes cracked hulls, damaged propellers, propeller shafts and rudders, damaged port and starboard aft strut actuators, broken steering arms and ruptured seawater piping.FOr more information, click here.Source: AMSA

Unusual that the two vessels collided when the sea lanes were not congested Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) investigators are looking at human error as the likely cause of the collision between two vessels on Tuesday night.PCG commandant Admiral Ramon Liwag said on Thursday there was no sign of bad weather or mechanical problem when the accident happened.MV Bulk Carrier I and the Monrovian-registered container vessel MV HS Puccini Tuesday night.Liwag said it was unusual why the two vessels collided when the sea lanes were not congested.Ayoko magbigay ng ano pero apparently nakikita natin hindi nasusunod ang tinatawag na rules of the road. Dapat magtatawagan sila saan dadaan. Baka may human error on both sides, he said in an interview on dzXL radio.Maraming nagtataka, maluwag ang karagatan, bakit nagbungguan? May regulations, may radio, he said.At least two of the 23 crewmembers of the MV Bulk Carrier I, identified as Juanito Minoy and Edward Paller, were reported missing.The initial investigation showed that the MV HS Puccini skippered by Captain Marko Kralj was bound from Hong Kong to General Santos City.On the other hand, MV Bulk Carrier I skippered by Captain Pedrito Serencio was bound from General Santos City to Dumaguete City (Negros ...

Experience Feedback Tanker was proceeding with a Pilot on board to anchor in the designated area for bunkering in a large Asian port. While she approached on a southeasterly heading, a large multi-tug tow was observed right ahead on a reciprocal course.The Pilot informed the VTS of his intention to pass red to red with the tow, and after passing, to adjust the planned track to arrive at the designated spot in the anchorage area. He then ordered starboard ten in order to pass the tow to port and reduced the speed quickly from harbour full ahead to dead slow ahead.A short while later, the rudder was ordered back to midship. By then, the vessel had already attained a considerable rate of turn to starboard, so the Pilot ordered the rudder to port ten, followed immediately by port twenty and finally hard to port. However, the vessel continued her rapid swing to starboard, forcing the Pilot to order increased ahead speeds in an attempt to arrest the starboard swing.Despite these actions - putting the rudder hard to port and increasing the speed to full ahead - the vessel continued her starboard swing. Simultaneously, the vessel was closing rapidly with an ...

The troubled vessel had collided with another vessel On July 30, Ikaruga, an NYK containership, rescued 23 sailors from a troubled cargo vessel in the Malacca and Singapore straits.Ikaruga was sailing from Colombo, Sri Lanka, to Singapore, when a distress call was sent at around 11:50 p.m. (local time) on July 29 from the troubled vessel. Singapore Port Operation Control Center asked Ikaruga to assist, and rescue operations were immediately set in motion.The troubled vessel had collided with another vessel, and at about 0:48 a.m. on July 30 Ikaruga arrived on the scene to rescue all 23 sailors (1 Bulgarian, 8 Ukrainians, 14 Filipinos) from two lifeboats.The rescued sailors are in good health and disembarked from Ikaruga at Singapore at around 10:50 a.m. on July 30.About IkarugaCaptain: Molina, Arnold B.Flag: Singapore Crew: 22 Russian and Filipinos (including the captain)Gross Tonnage: 18,619 tonsType of vessel: ContainershipSource: NYK Lines

The exact cause of the collision is being investigated A cargo ship has sunk after it collided with another vessel off the coast of the central-southern coast of Thailand, but crew members were able to exit safely.The collision happened on Tuesday morning off Thailand's Chon Buri province in the Udom Gulf harbor, local marine police told the Bangkokg Post. There were no reports of casualties.According to the marine police, the Unison Vego vessel, a large cargo ship which is registered in Panama, struck another large cargo ship, the Ocean Tower, which was unloading at that time. The Unison Vego was trying to anchor at Siam Seaport Harbour in Udom Gulf when its engine suddenly shut down and rammed into the ship, the police said.The collision caused a large hole in the Ocean Tower, which gradually sunk, but the 20 crew members were able to evacuate the ship without incident. The ship sunk with most of the machinery that was being unloaded still inside the ship.The exact cause of the collision is being investigated.Source: BNO News