This weeks incident photos and video is of the M/V CMA CGM Debussy pinning the tug Vadeni.  The incident occurred on March 8th at the Port of Constanta, Romania.  Cargo Law has some of the details:

73,157-gt French container M/V CMA CGM Debussy (IMO 9235907) struck the stern of Turkish cargo M/V Haci Fatma Sari (IMO 7600079) while maneuvering in the port of Constanta, Romania, and nearly sucked under the harbor tug Vadeni (IMO 7623423) which was caught between the vessels, causing considerable damage, on Mar. 8.

More on this incident, including additional photos and details, can be read on the forum HERE.

Thanks to gCaptain forum member “Coastwatch” for bringing this to our attention.

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The Huffington Post sheds light on the details of this maritime incident:

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MARAD kindly sent these photos to gCaptain via our tip line (tips@gcaptain.com) with the following note:
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The attached photos of a Schat Harding Lifeboat came to us via the gCaptain tip Line (tips@gcaptain.com) and show extensive damage to a lifeboat. The tip came with the following unconfirmed comment: [Continue Reading →]

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TITAN Salvage has added a new highlight to their resume – horse rescue experts. The team recently extracted seven prized horses, 260 tons of heavy fuel oil, and more from a grounded 4,454-gross ton cargo vessel before refloating her in São Miguel, Azores, off the coast of Portugal. [Continue Reading →]

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This weeks incident photos were submitted to gCaptain by Doug Pine via the gCaptain Forum. The images show the F/V Cape Elizabeth ablaze after a fire broke out in the galley while fishing in the Western Pacific Ocean.  All those on board were safely evacuated however the fire quickly consumed the entire vessel causing it to sink.

Hear what people are saying about this incident on the gCaptain Forum HERE.

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Our good friend Captian Koos sent us this photo of the May 30th 2008 Jumbo Crane Collapse at the Hudong-Zhonghua Shipbuilding in Pudong China.

Lloyds List Reports:

Sources said columns on the cranes buckled and collapsed at about 0025 hours on today. Two security guards were injured, one critically, and both were taken to a local hospital.

While the accident prompted concern that one of the dry docks at the yard could be out of action for up to six months, industry insiders have already suggested that the shipbuilder would try to spread work among its other facilities to mitigate delays.

The Hudong-Zhonghua group has four shipbuilding facilities including Shanghai Edward Shipbuilding, at Pudong, Punan and Fuxing.

They include a dry dock capable of building very large crude carriers, a 120,000 dwt floating dry dock and five shipbuilding berths for vessels up to 20,000 dwt, 70,000 dwt and 120,000 dwt. The shipbuilder has eight 100 tonnes capacity cranes working at its shipbuilding facilities.

One source said: “The accident is potentially crippling for the shipbuilder. But until a proper assessment can be carried out and executives can review how much work can be carried out by other facilities it is difficult to comment on how much impact the accident will have on production.”

UPDATE

The AP is now reporting 36 confirmed casualties:

Rescuers have found more bodies in the wreckage of a 600-ton crane that collapsed at a Shanghai shipyard, raising the death toll to 36, the official Xinhua News Agency said Wednesday.
The crane collapsed Tuesday as it was being raised at the Shanghai Hudong Shipyard, causing a column to fall on a group of 30 laborers. Three people are hospitalized with injuries and two others were treated and released, according to Xinhua.

The shipyard says the cause of the accident is under investigation.

Shanghai, China’s biggest port, is a major center for shipbuilding and repairs. The Hudong yard, opened in 1928, is one of the city’s biggest

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This weeks incident photos are of the Brazilian frigate Baosisio assisting the MV Düden following a fire on November 23rd while 260 kilometers off the coast of Brazil.  It is being reported that 2 of the 27 crew members on board were injured as a result of the fire.  The Brazilian navy dispatched two frigates, Bosisio and Constituichao, to the scene after the vessel sent a distress call to Brazilian authorities Sunday night.

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AP Photo/Steve Helber: A US Coast Guard helicopter prepares to lower two salvage crewmen onto a large barge that broke free is on the beach near the Sandbridge fishing pier in the Sandbridge area of Virginia Beach, Va., Friday, Nov. 13, 2009.

Crews this morning were able to free the 572-ft. barge that ran aground on a Virginia beach Thursday night after it broke free from a tug in severe weather.  The barge was on its way rom San Juan, Puerto Rico, to New Jersey when it ran into heavey weather from the remnants of Hurrican Ida.  The following was released by Crowley Maritime regarding the barges removal.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Titan Salvage crews successfully pulled the barge La Princesa off Sandbridge beach at 7:48 a.m. Wednesday.

The crews used two tugs pulling together on the bow and stern of the barge at high tide to free it.  The barge, which broke free from the tug Sentry Thursday night, grounded on the beach near Little Island Pier Friday morning.

Coast Guard, Crowley and Titan Salvage personnel worked together to remove the barge from the beach while ensuring the safety of the public and environment.  Coast Guard inspectors and a member of the American Bureau of Shipping will survey the vessel to ensure that it is seaworthy. Once the survey team is satisfied, the tug Sentry will tow the barge to its next port of call in Pennsauken, N.J.

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The 128-m ferry Marco Polo, with 41 passengers and 64 crew, ran aground on the Croatian island of Sit on Oct. 24 at 0250LT while cruising on its regular Rijeka-Split-Dubrovnik-Barin service at 25 knots. No injuries were reported and the accident has been attributed to human error.

Experts from Smit Salvage Company in Rotterdam were called in to help refloat the vessel but the ship has suffered enormous damage.  Whether or not salvage has been declared is unknown however ferry owner Jadrolinija head Mr. Slavko Loncar said on Nov. 8 that the MV Marko Polo would not be scrapped and her final status is known on 17 Nov.

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