Tag: grounding

Following the Crimson Polaris grounding that occurred off the coast of Hachinohe on August 11, the bow part of the fragmented hull was towed into Hachinohe Port.

Following the grounding incident of Crimson Polaris that occurred off the coast of Hachinohe on August 11, NYK will make a total of 11 dispatches of 10 employees each (totaling 110 employees) by September 11 to assist with the area clean-up.

Following the grounding incident of the wood-chip carrier "Crimson Polaris" off Hachinohe, the vessel’s hull split into two pieces and began spilling oil. 

A ship ran aground in a northern Japan harbour, then split in two and was leaking oil, but there were no injuries among the 21 crew, the Japan Coast Guard said.

The owner of the Ever Given that got stuck in the Suez Canal for a week, is expected to receive several legal claims.

A total of 120 passengers were safely evacuated from the cruise ship 'American Jazz' after the vessel ran aground near Canton, Kentucky, on Thursday. 

Seafarers’ unions recently welcomed the release of the MV Ever Given which was under detention in the Suez Canal by Egyptian authorities.

After 106 days stuck in Suez Canal, the Ever Given container ship finally started its journey, as the owner and insurers reached a compensation settlement with the canal authority.

In its transportation statistics 2020, TSB Canada recorded a total of 262 marine accidents (resulting directly from the operation of a ship), down from the 2019 total of 267 and below the 10-year average of 289. In 2020, the proportion of shipping accidents was 84% of marine accidents, comparable to the previous 10-year average of 82%.

UK MAIB issued an investigation report on the grounding of the Ro-Ro freighter ferry MV Arrow off Aberdeen Harbour, Scotland, in June 2020. The investigation revealed that the ship grounded because its bridge team lost situational awareness in thick fog.