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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 ...

There is seem to be no leakage of fuel or oil The most popular dive site in the British Virgin Islands was closed to visitors Monday after a cargo ship ran aground in the Caribbean marine park.Joseph Smith Abbott, director of the islands' National Parks Trust, said the Wreck of the RMS Rhone park would be closed until further notice.The local disaster management agency was investigating the accident and drawing up a plan to get the Tropical Shipping company's ship off the rocks.Chris Haycraft, managing director of Island Shipping and Trading, Tropical Shipping's agents in the British territory, said the cargo ship was headed from Tortola to St. Maarten when it crashed into the rocks about 10 p.m. Sunday.There are a few visible holes in the ship's hull, but there doesn't seem to be any leakage of fuel or oil, said Kevin Rowlette, a towing company employee who examined the grounded vessel.The sunken steamer RMS Rhone at the heart of the park was not hit by the grounded ship. It is the remains of a British mail ship that sank with 125 people aboard in 1869.The territory created an 800-acre (320-hectare) national park around the wreck in 1980.Source: AP

The captain got stuck in the bathroom because of a jammed lock A Finnish ferry has run aground while its captain was stuck in the bathroom.One member of staff managed to slow the island-hopping tourist ferry down, but the vessel, carrying 54 passengers, slammed onto a rock near the shore of Helsinki, the Finnish coastguard said Friday.The captain got stuck in the bathroom because of a jammed lock and yelled for help, the coastguard said.Some passengers were bruised and tableware was broken in the incident. The coastguard is investigating whether the captain's actions amounted to criminal endangerment."He was stuck in the toilet. As soon as the staff member got the door open, it was too late," said Jan Sundell, head of investigation.Source: Reuters

None of the crewhave been injured A ship laden with gravel has run aground in the entrance of Littlehampton Harbour in West Sussex.The coaster vessel, Mungo, became stranded in the mouth of the River Arun at about 1500 BST on Wednesday.A coastguard rescue team, Shoreham RNLI lifboat and a tug boat have been sent to the scene. None of the four crew and two pilot staff have been injured.Littlehampton Harbour Board said they would attempt to refloat the ship at next high water on Thursday.Alan Waters, of Solent Coastguard, said: "There are four crew and two pilots on board the vessel."None of them have sustained injuries and all will remain onboard for the time being."Once the tug has arrived on scene we will reassess the situation in conjunction with the Littlehampton Harbour Master."A spokeswoman for Littlehampton Harbour Board said: "At the time of the incident, the vessel was making a routine entry to Lton Harbour and first indications are that she may have suffered a possible failure of her steering."Currently the entrance is partially blocked but navigable with care.""Attempts will be made to refloat the vessel at the next high water."Source: BBC News

The captain was brought to shore where a blood sample was taken Underway from Sczcecin to Gothenburg, carrying a cargo of sodium silicate, the "Alva" ran aground north of Landskrona in the morning of Aug 17, 2011, at 4 a.m.The 63-year-old Latvian captain on board the freighter was arrested later. The ship had failed to change course as it passed the island of Hven in the northbound direction. When the Swedish Coastguard proceeded with the "KBV 003" and subsequently boarded the ship, they smelt alcohol on the bridge, and a subsequent alcohol meter test captain confirmed that he had been drinking alcohol.The captain was later brought to shore where a blood sample was taken. Three divers started to assess the damage, and if the Swedish authorities give permission, it is then up to the company and the insurance company to prepare a salvage plan.The freighter has a six-man crew and was the third this year to run aground in the Øre Sound.Source: Vesseltracker