by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 30, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News
The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) is calling for the immediate release and repatriation of the MV Wakashio crew. The seafarers have been held by Mauritian authorities for over a year now. The bulk carrier, owned by Japan’s Nagashiki...
![[VIDEO] Four missing after jacked up installation vessel tilts in Guangdong](https://swzmaritime.nl/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Video-still-Youtube-CGTN-Shen-Ping-001.jpg)
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 27, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News, Offshore wind
A jack-up vessel has tilted while working at an offshore wind farm off Huizhou city. 61 crew members were rescued reports China Global Television Network, four fell into the ocean and are missing. The accident occurred on 25 July. The jack-up, named Sheng Ping 001,...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 27, 2021 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, News
The container ship Ever Given, which blocked the Suez Canal in March, will arrive in the port of Rotterdam a day later than planned, namely Thursday. The ship is expected to stay in Rotterdam until early August to unload and load containers. After that, it will leave...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 27, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News
The first eleven seafarers of the container ship X-Press Pearl, which suffered a major fire and subsequently sank off Sri Lanka, have been repatriated. This was reported by the vessel’s operator X-Press Feeders. The remaining fourteen crew members still await...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 26, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News, Ship repair/maintenance
Shifting cargo punctured ballast tanks on board the Eemslift Hendrika after which it developed a list while sailing off Norway. Smit Salvage had to step in to tow the ship to safety. Since April, the ship has been undergoing repairs at Damen Shiprepair Harlingen, but...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 23, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News
Despite the external condition appearing good, wire ropes on board ships can still be damaged on the inside. A recent Mars Report of The Nautical Institute describes a near-miss in which an accommodation ladder wire rope failed. Do you check your ship’s ropes...
