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Dutch sailing ship with students grounds off Norway

Dutch sailing ship with students grounds off Norway

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 23, 2023 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Shipwreck

On 22 March, at round 2.30 am, the Frisian sailing ship Noorderlicht, owned by Swan Expeditions, ran aground in a Norwegian fjord. The ship received assistance from the Norwegian Coast Guard in relocating its passengers. The Noordelicht, also known under the name...
Fixed CO2 system serviced yet left unserviceable

Fixed CO2 system serviced yet left unserviceable

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 22, 2023 | Classification/inspection, Maritime accidents, News, Ship repair/maintenance, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Always check and verify, after private contractors have carried out work on your ship. The Nautical Insititute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report, in which safety pins were left in a fixed CO2 system. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime...
PCG collects 6600 litres of oil at Princess Empress wreck site

PCG collects 6600 litres of oil at Princess Empress wreck site

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 16, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping

Over 6600 litres of oil and water mixed with other contaminated materials have so far been collected by the cleanup led by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) at the oil spill site in Oriental Mindoro. The tanker Princess Empress sank there while carrying 800,000 litres...
UN acquires oil tanker to remove oil from FSO Safer

UN acquires oil tanker to remove oil from FSO Safer

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 13, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) bought a very large crude carrier (VLCC) from Euronav on 9 March. This is part of the UN-coordinated operation to remove more than a million barrels of oil from the decaying tanker FSO Safer off Yemen’s Red Sea coast....
Storms batter OS 35 wreck, hull only lightly kept together

Storms batter OS 35 wreck, hull only lightly kept together

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 9, 2023 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Salvage, Shipping

According to the Gibraltar Port Authority, the partially submerged wreck of the bulk carrier OS 35 has suffered more damage as a result of recent storms. The two parts of the ship are now only tenuously held together by the bilge keel. On 29 August, 2022, the OS 35...
Smoke but no fire, yet indications of weak safety culture on LNG vessel

Smoke but no fire, yet indications of weak safety culture on LNG vessel

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 8, 2023 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

A lubricating oil leak prevented the crew of an LNG vessel from using the windlass. Instead of having the problem fixed, the ship set sail as the spare part needed was not available. The Nautical Institute disapproves of the choices made in its latest Mars Report. The...
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