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The Ship “MSC Napoli” Salvage with Explosives after running aground off the coast of Devon UK.
Container Ship MSC Napoli Photo Slideshow
The Ship “MSC Napoli” Salvage with Explosives after running aground off the coast of Devon UK.
MSC Malaysia Container Ship aground on reef
The Ital Florida who hit a bad weather on her voyage from china: Ital Florida – Container Casualties
The ship “DENDEN” which gorunded off a beach in India:
Above two photos… the infamous Windoc which collided with a bridge while transiting the Great Lakes:
Windoc Incident – Photos, VIDEO & NTSB Report
The container ship CSAV Shenzhen was hit by bad weather at the Pacific Ocean on September 2004
| Vessel name | Alva Star |
“A Day A The Beach– M/V APL Panama – Jan. 2006
| Vessel name | Hyundai Fortune |
M/V Republica di Genoa after making a critical error in stability.
The Maersk Tampa Allision with Concrete Pier
2000 – The vessel is M/V Han Se, under the Panamanian flag. She sank on the 8th of April and righted on the 13th of April. Thereafter she was brought to a dock yard for repairs. www.cargolaw.com
In 1984, the owners of the MSC Carla lengthened the ship by 15 metres. This was accomplished by cutting the vessel in
two and welding in a lengthening module. On 24th November 1997, en route to Boston from LeHavre, the MSC Carla encountered heavy weather and broke apart along the line of the aft weld. The forepart sank over a period of five days. The stern was towed to Spain where it was scrapped.
| Vessel name | Dongedijk |
Containers not loaded correctly, while maneuvering the vessel in the Suez Canal she capsized in perfectly good weather!
Ship “MSC Napoli” Salvage with Explosives
Container Ship MSC Napoli Photo Slideshow
| Vessel name | APL China |
Vessel name APL China
Type of ship Containership
Date
Location Pacific Ocean, enroute from Asia to the USA
Remarks Worst containerdisaster ever, vessel was hit by very heavy weather
in the Pacific ocean.
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| Vessel name | Heinrich Behrmann |
| Vessel grounded due to bad weather. Vessel refloated a few days |
The infamous Knock Nevis – WORLDS LARGEST SHIP – Prior to being Bombed during the Iran Iraq War
The Pasha Bulker a bulk ship that went aground off the coast of Australia after a bad storm.
The Empress of the North cruise ship that hit a rock off Juneau Alaska. Story Link: Green Mate – Wrong Turn
Jumbo Challe – Los Angeles Feb 2007
M/V Safmarine Agulhas would seem to be the latest victim of the unmanned engine room scenario so many ships now operate under.
Greek M/T Tasman Spirit, with 67,500 tons of crude, grounded off Karachi port since July 27, likely to break into 2 parts within next 12 hours, which could cause a massive oil spill
trawler F/V Ylad met her fate in the period of November to early December 2006, sinking somewhere off the coast of Estonia.Enjoy these photos? Check out our other disaster posts, Digg the ones you like!
The Mighty Servant 3 is suppose to ballast down to carry ships on her back… but she kept going.
2004 February 27th – Philippines, Manila Bay near Bataan Island: during an overnight journey from Manila to Bacolod an explosion ripped through the a luxury Superferry 14 owned by the WG&A consortium of three shipping lines. The 510-foot long vessel entered service in 2000 and carried nearly 744 passengers and a crew of 155 when the fire broke out. More than 750 people have been rescued, some with severe burn injuries. At least 100 people are reported missing. www.emergency-management.net 
VLCC Tanker fire seen from head-on.
The Cougar Ace had ballasting problems and capsized on her way to Vancouver.
The Sealand Express who was anchored off of Cape Town South Africa in 2004
The M/V Springbo & M/T Gas Roman on approach to the mega-port of Singapore in 2003.
The Piper Alpha – Worst Oil Rig Fire EVER
The MASTER LIST of Cargo Disasters: CargoLaw.com (ugly but effective!)
The MASTER LIST of Container Disasters: containershipping.nl
The MASTER LIST of Offshore Oil Rig Disasters: versatel.nl
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