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MSC mega container ship contacted crane in Mumbai VIDEO
Container ship MSC ROSA M reportedly contacted gantry crane at Ngava Sheva container terminal NSIGT, Mumbai, on Jun 4, during, understood, berthing. Extent of damages yet unknown. The ship arrived at Mumbai from Colombo, she shifted berth at around midnight Jun 4 and as of of 0400 UTC Jun 5, remained in the same position. Video link was sent to MB by Ship and Port Blog and youtube channel.Posted On:6-Jun-2020
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Car carrier major fire, Florida VIDEO
Fire erupted on board of car carrier HOEGH XIAMEN at around 1550 LT Jun 4, the ship is berthed at Jacksonville (Blount Island), Florida, where she arrived on Jun 3 with cargo of cars to be offloaded. Officials believe fire erupted on seventh cargo deck and spread to cargo deck or decks below. Fire is treated as major, with deployment of many fire engines and tugs with water cannons. While battling a fire, the Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department said an explosion occurred, injuring firefighters. Eight firefighters were injured in the explosion, and an additional firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion. 21 crew is safe. As of 0100 LT (UTC -4) Jun 5, firefighting is understood to continue, firefighters were expected to be on ship throughout the night, finding and extinguishing hotspots.Posted On:6-Jun-2020
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Iranian cargo ship sank after contacting constructions, Persian Gulf VIDEO
Iranian cargo ship BEHBAHAN sank at night Jun 4 in northern Persian Gulf, SE of Umm Qasr, apparently after hitting some constructions. The ship was en route from Iranian port to Kuwait. Of reportedly, 9 crew, 4 were rescued, 5 remain missing.Posted On:6-Jun-2020
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What about us? : Filipino cruise crews struggle to get home
For 38 days, Gladys Mae watched with relief and a little dread as her fellow crew members were allowed to disembark from their cruise ship anchored in Manila Bay.
"I was happy that they could go home to their families, but what about us - when would be allowed to leave?" said Gladys Mae, who is one of more than 200 crew members aboard one of the 23 vessels currently in the bay.Posted On:6-Jun-2020
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Coronavirus strands merchant ship crews at sea for months.
For nearly four months, Capt. Andrei Kogankov and his oil tanker crew haven t set foot on dry land. With global travel at a virtual standstill due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Russian captain was forced to extend his normal contract. He still doesn t know when he’ll be able to go home.
Countries across the world have imposed lockdowns, shut borders and suspended international flights to curb the spread of the new coronavirus. The move was deemed essential to prevent rampaging contagion, but merchant ship crews have become unintended collateral damage.
About 150,000 seafarers are stranded at sea in need of crew changes, according to the International Chamber of Shipping. Roughly another 150,000 are stuck on shore, waiting to get back to work.Posted On:6-Jun-2020
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Philippines crew repatriation speeds up
With reports of exhaustion and burn out among the many seafarers trapped at sea, some heartening news has emerged from Manila this week. Sharp Crew Management reports it has taken part in the successful repatriation of more than 8,000 cruise industry crew members from throughout the world.
Roger Storey, MD of Sharp Crew Management, Singapore, reports: "Over the past seven weeks we have repatriated more than 8,000 crew from Norwegian Cruise Line, Oceania Cruises and Regent Seven Seas Cruises – thanks to the provision of 13 full charter flights and two commercial flights. Needless to say, this mass repatriation has not been an easy task to accomplish!"Posted On:6-Jun-2020
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Two fishing ships going home; 25 crew members quarantined for COVID-19 in Bellingham.
Twenty-five crew members on two American Seafoods vessels docked in Bellingham have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Whatcom County Health Department, Thursday evening, June 4.
The crew members are isolated at the county s quarantine facility on Byron Avenue in Bellingham, according to the press release.
The ships were anchored in Bellingham Bay Friday, June 5, and were expected to leave for their Seattle home port Friday or Saturday, June 6, according to an American Seafoods Friday evening news release.
American Seafoods had announced on Wednesday, June 3, that crew members on two of its vessels, the American Triumph and the Northern Jaeger, were being tested for the new coronavirus as a precautionary measure after docking Wednesday in Bellingham to offload product.Posted On:6-Jun-2020
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Indian and Iranian sailors missing after Iranian ship sinks in Iraqi waters.
An Iranian commercial ship sank in Iraqi waters on Friday, killing one crew member while two others remain missing, the Iranian news agencies said.
The cargo ship Behbahan left the port of Khorramshahr in south-west Iran on June 2 and was heading towards the Iraqi port of Umm Qasr, the Director General of Maritime Safety and Protection of Ports, Nader Pasandeh.
One of the missing sailors is an Indian and the other is Iranian, Mr Pasandeh told the Irna news agency, while four crew members were rescued. The ship was carrying construction and ceramic goods.
The Fars news agency said the vessel capsized in bad weather after heavy swells pushed its cargo to one side.Posted On:6-Jun-2020
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India : Chartered flight with seafarers to land in Kochi.
The state government has allowed a chartered flight of stranded Indian seafarers to land in Kochi on Saturday. The Maharashtra government had earlier declined permission for the flight to land in Mumbai. The Boeing 777, carrying 21 Indian seafarers and 40 stranded NRIs from Copenhagen in Denmark, is scheduled to land at Cochin International Airport at 1.10am on Saturday. The flight was chartered by the Singapore-headquartered Synergy Marine Group, founded by Kerala-born Capt Rajesh Unni, for bringing back the seafarers on various ships managed by his firm.Posted On:6-Jun-2020
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New SOP says company has to bear expense if seafarer tests positive.
Amidst the ongoing controversy surrounding paid quarantine for seafarers, the State government in a fresh Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) released on Friday said that companies will have to bear the expense in case the sailors tests positive for COVID-19.
The SOP also mandates that seafarers employed on barges and returning to Goa from Indian Coast, harbour and exclusive Economic Zones are required to undergo a COVID-19 test.
"As per the guidelines of Directorate of Health, under intimation to Captain of Ports Department, the owners need to pay the required fees to carry out the COVID-19 tests if the seafarers test positive. Seafarers serving on board, barges, tugs, pilot launch, mooring boats etc, which are operating exclusively within ports limits, are to be treated as port staff and necessary quick clearance and facilitation will be provided by the ports for crew changes as applicable," the SOP states.Posted On:6-Jun-2020
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India : Two international cruise liners with Indian crew to disembark at Mumbai Port.
Cruise liners Ovation of the Seas and Anthem of the Seas, two of the largest luxury ships in the world, owned by Royal Caribbean International carrying Indian crew members who are signing off (whose contracts are over) to disembark at Mumbai port anytime soon. According to a Mumbai Port Trust (MbPT) official, the ship, Ovation of The Seas, will drop its anchor at Mumbai Port on June 8, while the other ship would dock on June 14.
Godfrey Pimenta, Mumbai-based activist who is in contact with the crew members in Ovation of the Seas, said, "After almost 384 hours, the Indian crew members will be returning to their country. We are happy and waiting for their safe return. A few family friends told us that the crew will be screened and COVID-19 tests will be carried out and they will be quarantined for 48 hrs."Posted On:6-Jun-2020
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