Here’s a collection of photos from the Port of Genoa, where the Jolly Nero crashed into the 55-meter tall port control tower late Tuesday night, causing it to completely collapse along with the adjacent building. 7 people have been confirmed killed so far. gCaptain’s coverage of the incident can be found HERE.
Update: New video added at bottom.
Genoa port control tower. Photo: PanoramioPhoto: Italian Coast GuardPhoto: Italian Coast GuardPhoto: Vigili del FuocoPhoto: Vigili del FuocoPhoto: Vigili del FuocoPhoto: Vigili del FuocoPhoto: Vigili del FuocoPhoto: Vigili del FuocoMV Jolly Nero file photo. Photo via Messina LinesThe damaged stern of the Jolly Nero after it smashed into a control tower. REUTERS/Alessandro Garofalo
France's military was taking a tanker suspected to be part of Russia's "shadow fleet" skirting Western sanctions to Reunion island on Tuesday in what Moscow called another act of "piracy."
Bulgaria summoned Russia’s ambassador to Sofia after two ships were hit off the country’s coast, as concerns mount over the security of Black Sea shipping.
A vessel was struck by an unknown projectile 13 nautical miles west of Al Jazeera in the United Arab Emirates on Friday, causing a fire that has since been extinguished, British navy affiliated agency UKMTO said, citing multiple sources.
October 9, 2026
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