Tag: grounding

The Canadian Coast Guard continues salvage operations on the MSC Baltic III, a container ship that ran aground near Wild Cove on February 15 after suffering a power loss. 

In its latest BSAFE case study, Britannia P&I Club presents an incident where a cross-channel ro-ro ferry lost control during departure in severe weather, ultimately grounding after a series of misjudgements. 

Passenger Motor Vessel (KMP) Gerbang Samudra 2 ran aground in the waters of the Bali Strait on  June 22, 2025, approximately 100 meters from the LCM Pier at Gilimanuk Port, Bali, Indonesia. 

New Zealand’s Transport Accident Investigation Commission (TAIC) has issued a report regarding the grounding of a fishing vessel that happened due to the route not being properly appraised, planned, documented, or resourced before departure.

The U.S. Coast Guard is actively responding to a marine casualty involving the Honorable James L. Oberstar, a U.S.-flagged, self-discharging bulk carrier that ran aground on June 8 in the St. Marys River near Neebish Island, Michigan.

The Guyanese-flagged cargo vessel Hein partially submerged after running aground on the southern side of Monas Island on 11 June. 

A tugboat towing two empty barges ran aground on 8 June in the Kazachinsky District of Krasnoyarsk Krai, Russia, along the Yenisei River, spilling about 30 metric tons of diesel fuel into the water.

Pandi Liquidadores S.R.L. has reported that there has been an increasing amount of groundings taking place in the Parana River in Argentina.

A cargo vessel ran aground on 1 June on a coral reef in Ao Jak Bay, in Thailand’s Mu Koh Surin National Park, raising environmental concerns.

A bulker ran aground in Öresund in Sweden, making it the second vessel grounding to be reported in the area in the last week.