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There have been no reports of injury or pollution Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, based in Astoria, Ore., is monitoring a 584-foot cargo vessel that ran aground on the Columbia River, Thursday, at approximately 6:10 p.m.No injuries were reported and an aerial inspection by an MH-60 Jayhawk helciopter crew, from Coast Guard Air Station Astoria, found no visibile signs of pollution.The cargo vessel Luminous Ace grounded at mile marker 40 after an electrical outage caused the vessel to lose all steering capabilities. The vessel, which is not obstructing the navigable waterway,has dropped a shore side anchor to prevent any further movement while tugs transit to location.While anchored, Luminous Ace regained power and propulsion. The tugs are planning to transit the vessel, at high tide, to an anchoring location near Astoria. Next high tide occurs on Friday at 1 a.m.Source: USCG

Master and other deck officers gathered on the bridge to celebrate an officer's birthday The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) issued the report of its investigation of the grounding of a feeder container ship on the south coast of Spain on 15 February 2011. The container ship was en route from Algeciras to Valencia. Shortly after midnight on 15 February, the master and other deck officers gathered on the bridge to celebrate an officer's birthday. A number of alcoholic toasts were consumed.The celebration ended at about 0200, leaving the officer of the watch alone on the bridge. The ship/s voyage data recorder reveals that shortly thereafter the ship's course was radically changed. The chief mate, who normally stood the 0400-0800 watch, arrived on the bridge at about 0600 to find it unmanned and the ship aground with the engine at full speed. The master was called and came to the bridge minutes later.At about that time, the Spanish Coast Guard called to inquire as to the status of the ship. The master initially stated that all was well and that the ship was anchored. He later reported that the ship was aground. With tug assistance, the ship was refloated ...

Scatarie Island, once a navigational nightmare for shipping traffic, has claimed its first victim Just past 2 a.m. Tuesday, a former Great Lakes shipping vessel now known as MV Miner broke free of its towing line and ran aground on the small island off the coast of Cape Breton."As the tug was towing it to Europe in heavy seas, it broke its tow line and the barge drifted," said Seward Benoit, senior response officer with the Canadian Coast Guard environmental response."He couldn't get back alongside of it because the seas were running too hard. It drifted and landed on Scatarie Island."The ship was en route to Aliaga, Turkey, where she will be dismantled for scrap.The 12,000-tonne, 222-metre vessel has a cargo capacity of over 28,000 tonnes, but was empty at the time."It ended up on the north side of the island between the lighthouse and northwest cove," said local resident Bob Martell."Where I live I can see right across there at night, the lights on the boats and everything. I'm living in Mira Gut for 43 years, I've never actually seen a boat hit and stay there and sink, but you hear about it."Wrecks near Scatarie Island include the 1911 ...

First Salvage Attempts Fail Dutch maritime authorities have confirmed that an extremely large containership has ran aground on a sandbank near the Belgian border and efforts are feverishly underway to set the ship free.A representative for Zeeland Region Safety, Aart Oosten, reported to AFP that the 360-meter-long MSC Luciana ran upon a sandbank in the Westerschelde, a large sea channel connecting the Antwerp port with the North Sea. Oosten continued that the ship is well, although truly stuck, as attempts to pull her loose have already proved unsuccessful.The MSC Luciana ran aground at approximately 8:30 am (0630 GMT), and the efforts for removal became more difficult with the receding low tide. Oosten stated that there are several groups meeting with the Dutch maritime authorities to see how they will proceed with setting free the Panamanian-registered vessel. gCaptain reported that among the salvage groups involved, Multraship and URS are leaders in the efforts.Oosten continued to say that, so far, the Luciana poses no threat to the environment and her crew remains on board.It is unclear the exact plan of action to remove the MSC Luciana from one of the world's busiest sea lanes. The vessel remains stationary just 87 miles southwest ...

Post-Panamax vessel was sailing from Vale's Tubarao port The RDB Ocean of Joy, a Hong Kong-flagged dry-bulk carrier, ran aground in the Port of Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday, Brazil's Navy said.The ship, a 92,500 dead-weight-tonne "post-Panamax" sized vessel, was sailing from the Port of Tubarao northeast of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil's Espirito Santo state, according to information from marinetraffic.com, a world-wide ship-tracking service.Post-Panamax ships are too large to pass through the Panama Canal's locks. The Navy said it did not know what was aboard the vessel.Tubarao, Brazil's largest port by volume moved, is owned and operated by Rio de Janeiro-based Vale SA (VALE5.SA), the world's second-largest mining company. Tubarao is Brazil's main iron-ore port as well as a major steel, grains, coal and bulk commodities port. Vale said the ship is not theirs.Vale's press office said it was not the owner either of the cargo or of the vessel.Tugs and support vessels have the situation under control, a press office official with Brazil's Navy in Rio de Janeiro said.According to records plotted on marinetraffic.com, RDB Ocean of Joy followed an erratic course as it entered the narrow mouth of Guanabara Bay on Wednesday morning. After entering the bay ...

221 rescued The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) reported on Sunday that 221 passengers and crew were rescued when their interisland ferry ran aground as it neared port in Cebu City in the Visayas.Among those rescued were several ranking government officials as well as Korean and Japanese tourists who were on board the fast craft "Weesam Express 8" on their way from the island province of Bohol to Cebu, said Commander Rolando Punzalan, the chief of the PCG station in Cebu.Punzalan said the ferry left Tagbilaran City in Bohol at 4:30pm on Saturday and was to arrive in Cebu City two hours later at 6:30pm.But 30 minutes before its expected arrival, Punzalan said the PCG received a distress signal from the captain who reported the ferry ran aground near Cebu's neighboring city of Talisay.Among the rescued passengers were Dr. Susana Madarieta, the regional head of the Department of Health; Efren Carreon, the regional chief of the National Economic and Development Authority; and Edward Villarta, the regional head of the National Bureau of Investigation.One of the passengers, who requested anonymity, complained the PCG craft and other vessels arrived late at the scene, resulting in a long delay in the rescue efforts that ...

Checking Batanes waters for oil spill after a cargo vessel ran aground The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) is checking the waters of Basco, Batanes for an oil spill after a cargo vessel carrying 18 crewmembers and construction equipment ran aground there last weekend.PCG spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Algier Ricafrente said the MV Wakay Trader was being towed some 100 meters southwest of Basco Pier at 2:30 p.m. Sunday when it ran aground."(The Coast Guard Station in) Basco is continuously monitoring MV Wakay Trader so the station could immediately respond and extend assistance in case an oil spill occurs," the PCG said in an article posted Tuesday on its website.The PCG also advised the vessel's master to file a marine protest explaining how the incident happened.According to the PCG, the vessel was loaded with 579 cubic meters of gravel and sand, and two heavy equipment.The vessel already had engine trouble on Saturday while it was anchored some 300 yards west of Basco Pier.However, the vessel drifted on the shallow water until it went aground.At around 9:30 p.m. Sunday, the crewmembers found a hole inside the engine room and saw water coming in at about one drum every three minutes.They decided to transfer ...

The crew was not hurt On Aug 31, 2011, at 1.30 p.m. the "Dana 1" manoeuvred into a wrong harbour basin while entering the port of Neustadt coming from Flensburg in order to take a cargo of grain, and subsequently ran aground.The captain from Belorus had requested his brokerage regarding the berth and where he was to turn the ship around. The captain then turned the ship not as he was told off the quay of the Federal Navy but off the harbor entrance and then headed back into the side channel of Wiek the depth of whiich was 3.3 m. Shortly thereafter the "Dana 1" got stuck.Luckily the ground was very muddy, so that the ship was able to refloat with own power.Now the captain was also to head for the correct basin, and shortly thereafter moored at the grain elevator. The Maritime Safety Authority in Hamburg imposed the ship to be detained until an expert has checked it. The crew of 9 was not hurt.Source: Vesseltracker

It developed serious engine problems and dropped anchor One of the biggest offshore oil rig vessels of the country, Badrinath (old name Gattisburg), is now stranded 1.9 nautical miles from Karwar port. It has been anchored near Devgadh island.The vessel was headed to Singapore from Mumbai to get refitted. It developed serious engine problems and dropped anchor off Karwar port. Experts from Mumbai Great Offshore Company have been sent to fix the vessel's problems.The vessel had just finished a mission to remove the oil residues at two locations over 600 feet depth in the Arabian sea where MV Rock and MV Pavit had sunk off Mumbai coast sometime ago.However, Badrinath sustained severe engine fatigue in the process, resulting in it getting stranded near Karwar on its way to Singapore. The Uttara Kannada district administration has allowed the vessel to be anchored near Devgadh island for carrying out the repairs and also providing logistic support to the crew.The vessel did not have enough supplies when it left Mumbai and supplies like fuel, water and food are also being rushed.Ports minister Krishna J Palemar said that the company had paid the anchorage charges to Karwar port and the port department has directed ...

No crew members were injured The Tropical Shipping cargo vessel Tropic Sun's journey that began Sunday on St. Thomas ended aground near a popular dive site off Salt Island in the British Virgin Islands at about 10 p.m. the same night.No crew members were injured when the 363-foot, battleship-gray hulk collided with the island's western corner. The vessel ran aground about 4.7 miles south east of Road Town, said Chris Haycraft, managing director of Island Shipping and Trading, which represents Tropical Shipping in the BVI."The ship hit the rocks pretty hard," Haycraft said.The adjacent historic Wreck of the RMS Rhone park is closed until further notice, said Joseph Smith Abbott, director of National Parks Trust.The site is known as one of the British Virgin Islands' most popular diving destinations."It was really close to the Wreck of the Rhone," Leonard said. "It didn't seem as if there were any leakages. And all the containers were intact. Everything was in place."Tropic Sun's itinerary included trips from St. Thomas to Tortola and from Tortola to St. Maarten, during which the collision occurred.By Monday, an investigation had not revealed why the ship ran aground, said Linton Leonard, information and education manager of the Department ...