Ship collides with platform – USD225m damage Oct 2020: In the early hours of October 17, the crude oil tanker Atina was either anchored or in the process of anchoring when it drifted towards the Cox Oil Platform 58-B. Despite being clearly lit, the tanker...
11,000 square feet of damage Oct 2018: The superyacht, Formosa, dropped anchor in the Kailua Bay Zone of the Kona Coast Fishery Management Area. The swinging anchor chain caused considerable damage to a large area, breaking 432 coral colonies. If the crew had...
WAYMON L BOYD EXPLODES AFTER HITTING GAS PIPE Aug 2020: Dredger WAYMON L. BOYD caused an explosion and major fire in Corpus Christi Ship Channel, Texas, USA. The dredger struck an underwater gas pipeline. 4 crew members died in the explosion. The fire onboard the...
Wakashio grounding and spill possibly “caused by poor seamanship” Jul 2020: The MV Wakashio oil spill occurred offshore of Pointe d’Esny, south of Mauritius, after the Japanese bulk carrier ran aground on a coral reef. The captain, the chief engineer...
OFFSHORE TENDER HITS WIND TURBINE Apr 2020: High-speed offshore tender NJORD FORSETI allided with the basement of a wind turbine at Borkum Rifgrund wind farm, North Sea. The Jersey Maritime Administration determined that the incident occurred because “the...
ENEMALTA CONFIRMS ANCHOR STRIKE CAUSE OF POWER DISRUPTIONS Jan 2020: After spending 1 million Euros on a survey by the vessel, Polar King, Enemalta confirmed that the interconnector power cable between Sicily and Malta had been damaged by an anchor. “The footage of...
