30 March 2023
Ship explosions, fires and sinking reported in the weekend
Ship explosions aboard two ships in Asian waters and a laden bunker vessel sunk off Tunisia while grounded. All during the weekend.
Marine Incidents
From collisions and groundings to fires and piracy, this category covers all the latest news on accidents and marine incidents at sea.
Ever Forward refloated again after grounding
The Ever Forward container ship refloated on Sunday morning after remaining stuck in the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland for over a month.
Giant crane vessel tilted during operation
A giant semisubmersible crane vessel tilted during a lifting operation onboard in Åmøyfjorden north of Stavanger, Norway.
Resuming operations in Durban port after floods
Transnet gradually resuming operations at its Durban port following the severe flooding in KwaZulu-Natal province.
Durban floods knock out South Africa’s largest port
Torrential rain is the worst phenomenon in more than six decades. The Durban floods have knocked out operations at SA's largest port.
Contaminated bunker fuel cases in Singapore worth $120m.
Singapore’s contaminated bunker fuel outbreak is likely to cost tens of millions of dollars and keep lawyers busy for years to come.
Containership lost engine power off California
Containership lost engine power and on Friday afternoon it began to drift about 12 miles from the coast of California.
Lightering operation from USCG to refloat Ever Forward
USCG has decided that the best strategy to refloat the EVER Forward is a lightering operation which could take another two weeks.
Seafarer abandonment cases rising
Seafarer abandonment cases are on the rise once again. Hence, the legal committee at the IMO put fixes in place to help the stranded crew.
The first refloat attempt for Ever Forward fails
After more than a week of dredging mud, crews made their first attempt to refloat the Ever Forward containership.