Tanker explosion, fire, Bangkok. 1 crew killed, 3 injured
Product tanker AMPAR 8 suffered explosion, followed by fire, in the afternoon Mar 27 in Chao Praya river mouth, Bangkok area, Thailand, while mooring at the Bangchak depot in Phra Khanong district. The ship arrived from Koh Si Chang Anchorage with cargo of some 3,000 tons of reportedly, crude oil (offloaded from large tanker). One crew died in the explosion, three were injured. Tanker drifted downstream for some 3 miles, and finally, managed to drop anchor. Fire was extinguished by firefighters in about an hour.
General cargo ship aground in Oslo Fjord
General cargo ship FEED RANA ran aground south of Fredrikstad, Norway, Skagerrak, at around 1030 UTC Mar 30, while en route from Sarpsborg to Rissa, both Norway. Seemingly, the ship strayed off fairway. No leak reported, refloating plan agreed upon by Oslo Fjord Traffic Control Center and ship’s manager. FEED RANA is in ballast.
CHIPOLBROK general cargo ship troubled in Xiamen
General cargo ship KRASZEWSKI suffered blakcout after generator failure, followed by engine failure, in Xiamen harbor while proceeding to berth on arrival from Taiwan, in the morning Mar 29. Tugs were sent to assist and take the ship under control, because she threatened other ships around, and/or could hit port constructions. Tugs ensured ship’s safety until problem was fixed, and KRASZEWSKI resumed power. She was berthed at around 0100 UTC Mar 29.
Russian general cargo ship hard aground, Japan sea
General cargo ship VIKTOR ran aground at around 1740 UTC Mar 27 in Japan sea near Malaya Kema village, Primorskiy Region, Russia, being en route from from Plastun to Amgu, Primorskiy Region coast. According to track, the ship ran aground at full speed so she should be hard aground. 9 crew were evacuated, no spill reported, 2 tugs sent to assist.
2 general cargo ships collided in Kiel Canal head-on, both severely damaged
General cargo ships PAIVI and BJOERKOE collided head-on in the morning (around 1000 LT) Mar 29 in Kiel Canal just below Old Levensau Bridge, sailing in opposite diretions – PAIVI was transiting Canal in western direction, while BJOERKOE was transiting in eastern direction. Both ships’ bow sections and forecastles were breached, severely damaged. PAIVI was berthed in Kiel Canal near collision site, BJOERKOE was taken out of Canal and berthed at Kiel, both ships had to be towed. As of 1540 UTC Mar both ships remained berthed.
Mega container MARY MAERSK stuck in Rostock City harbor
On the 1st of April 2022, the mega container MARY MAERSK entered the port of Rostock. The reasons are still unknown. Miraculously, no person was killed or injured, and no other major ship was damaged. However, a large number of yachts and entire marinas were damaged by the 399 meters long and 59 meters wide container ship. The MARY MAERSK was unable to come to a stop according to early reports and therefore ended up in the city harbor of Rostock.
The mega-ship is too long to turn around in the narrow harbor and therefore has to be towed 13 Kilometers backwards out to sea by tugs. A FleetMon spokesperson said, “We were shocked and fascinated at the same time when we saw the MARY MEARSK right outside our office.” In the meantime, the ship is back again on the open
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