Tag: grounding

The German Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation (BSU) published its interim accident report on the containership MUMBAI MAERSK, which ran aground while entering the Weser fairway, on 2 February 2022.

An LNG carrier ran aground in the Suez Canal, on February 1, but did not pose any threat to maritime traffic through the waterway.

An MSC containership grounded off Batam after departing Singapore. According to reports, there are no injuries and the vessel is now sitting on an even keel.

The UK Maritime Pilots Association praised the actions of three ship pilots who managed to prevent the grounding of one of the world’s largest containerships in the Solent after a loss of engine power.

Reports from Vietnam indicate that a cargo vessel was stranded in the storms and was washed ashore in the high surf, on January 26.

A Chinese freighter ran aground on a giant coral reef off Japan on January 24, with the crew requesting assistance from the Japan Coast Guard.

The Captain of the cargo vessel Ever Forward, that got stuck in the Chesapeake Bay in 2022, has given up the pilotage license in Maryland and reportedly agreed to never seek one again.

The cargo ship MKK 1, that was travelling from Ukraine to Turkey, was grounded in Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait on January 16, and traffic in the strait was suspended.

A CMA CGM containership that was outbound from Antwerp faced potential mechanical troubles, that led to the grounding of the vessel in the Western Scheldt estuary, on January 13.

The containership MSC Elaine was successfully refloated after becoming stranded at the port of Gioia Tauro, obstructing access to the large container port in southern Italy.