Tag: grounding

About 22 crew members were safely evacuated by the Philippine Coast Guard and local authorities, after a bulk carrier, carrying 22 crew and loaded with 20,000 bags of cement, ran aground approximately 100 yards Southeast of Lighthouse Station Tubigan Point, San Jose, Antique, on Monday.

ATSB issued an investigation report on the near grounding of the bulk carrier 'Aquadiva' in the Newcastle Harbour, NSW, on 12 February 2017. The report revealed that bridge resource management techniques were not effectively implemented throughout the pilotage.

While sailing off the harbour near Berwick Pier, UK in the morning hours of 2 September, the crew of the dredger 'Gypsey Race' found a woman clinging to the north wall, and headed to her aid. However, whilst the crew were undertaking lifesaving activities, the vessel grounded on sand and rocks. 

All 12 crewmembers of the stranded container ship 'Jin Hua' were safely rescued, Taiwan's Maritime and Port Bureau informed. The authorities are now examining a plan to salvage the vessel when the weather conditions allow it. The ship's condition has now gotten worse and there are concerns that oil may leak.

According to One Ocean Expeditions, its ship, the 'Akademic Ioffe', ran aground in the western Gulf of Boothia on Friday, August 24. However, in the latest update, the company informed that the passenger ship has now been refloated. All passengers are reported as safe.

Seven ships grounded off Kaohsiung Port in Taiwan due to heavy winds and waves, which were caused by a storm that hit Taiwan. All 88 crew of the seven ships that were stranded are reported safe, Taiwan’s Maritime and Port Bureau informed. Local authorities are waiting for weather conditions to improve to start response operations.

After a cargo ship ran aground off Helsingborg, Sweden, local authorities managed to refloat it, with no pollution reported. The Swedish Coast Guard also performed a sobriety test on the Master of the ship and it handed the case over to the police, as it was suspecting that he was under the influence.

The ill-fated car carrier 'Makassar Highway' has been successfully towed and moored in the harbor area of Oskarshamn in the early hours of 2 August, 9 days after it ran aground off the Swedish coast, on the Baltic sea, according to the latest update by the Coast Guard. 

On Tuesday night, the towing operation of the grounded car carrier 'Makassar Highway' started for Oskarshamn. The towing takes place in a speed of two knots and is followed by Coast Guard units in case any oil is released. At the current rate, the ship is expected to arrive at Oskarshamn overnight towards Thursday.

Strong winds have caused an small oil leak during fuel oil removal operations from the grounded car carrier 'Makassar Highway' off the Swedish coast, according to the latest update from the Coast Guard. Approximately 7000 liters of oil have been removed so far by Coast Guard ships.