# Marine Incidents **URL:** https://forum.gcaptain.com/c/maritime-news/marine-incidents/18.md [Latest](https://forum.gcaptain.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.gcaptain.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://forum.gcaptain.com/tags.md) --- ## [About the Marine Incidents category](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/about-the-marine-incidents-category/24)
**Author:** [@system](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/system)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2017, 12:41pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/about-the-marine-incidents-category/24 "2017-02-18T12:41:56Z")
--- ## [US Contracted Vessel Struck](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/us-contracted-vessel-struck/77428)
**Author:** [@out\_to\_sea](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/out_to_sea)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 26, 2026, 1:01am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/us-contracted-vessel-struck/77428 "2026-09-26T01:01:43Z")
Havn’t seen this anywhere else yet. Anyone have any info? --- ## [NTSB releases report on lessons learned from M/V Dali and other accidents](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ntsb-releases-report-on-lessons-learned-from-m-v-dali-and-other-accidents/77440)
**Author:** [@Handspake](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Handspake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 5:22pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ntsb-releases-report-on-lessons-learned-from-m-v-dali-and-other-accidents/77440 "2026-09-17T17:22:31Z")
https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/accidents/ntsb-urges-fleet-audits-as-preventable-casualties-mount --- ## [Container ship on fire (again)](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/container-ship-on-fire-again/66896)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 40\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 4:57pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/container-ship-on-fire-again/66896 "2026-09-17T16:57:04Z")
KMTC Shenzhen: --- ## [SLNC York Abandoned in Pacific](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/slnc-york-abandoned-in-pacific/76928)
**Author:** [@New3M](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/New3M)\ **Replies:** 81\ **Last updated:** [September 17, 2026, 3:16pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/slnc-york-abandoned-in-pacific/76928 "2026-09-17T15:16:19Z")
Reports that the SLNC York had a shaft seal failure yesterday and began taking on water. All abandoned ship and were picked up by an LPG ship on its way to South Korea. --- ## [Updates on MSC Baltic III Grounding off Newfoundland](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/updates-on-msc-baltic-iii-grounding-off-newfoundland/73831)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [September 15, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/updates-on-msc-baltic-iii-grounding-off-newfoundland/73831 "2026-09-15T13:30:22Z")
--- ## [Lithium.Ion Battery fires](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/lithium-ion-battery-fires/64067)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 96\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2026, 11:27am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/lithium-ion-battery-fires/64067 "2026-09-12T11:27:41Z")
--- ## [Ship fire in China](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-fire-in-china/77327)
**Author:** [@Handspake](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Handspake)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 1:21am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-fire-in-china/77327 "2026-09-11T01:21:28Z")
At least 20 dead and 5 missing after cargo ship catches fire in China’s port, state media says | CNN https://share.google/HIpcn6pzmqTAg85nP Cargo ship fire kills at least 20 China: Cargo ship fire kills at least 25 --- ## [Barge Casablanca Explosion & Fatality On Staten Island](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/barge-casablanca-explosion-fatality-on-staten-island/77345)
**Author:** [@Sand\_Pebble](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Sand_Pebble)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2026, 12:01am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/barge-casablanca-explosion-fatality-on-staten-island/77345 "2026-09-11T00:01:44Z")
Condolence to the victims family & friends. Is this a Kirby Barge? --- ## [Another ferry fire](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/another-ferry-fire/65762)
**Author:** [@Hornblower](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Hornblower)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2026, 10:43am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/another-ferry-fire/65762 "2026-09-10T10:43:35Z")
At least 31 dead after ferry fire in the Philippines | Jersey Evening Post --- ## [M/V Derbyshire. In memoriam](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/m-v-derbyshire-in-memoriam/77319)
**Author:** [@Handspake](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Handspake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2026, 10:57pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/m-v-derbyshire-in-memoriam/77319 "2026-09-09T22:57:14Z")
--- ## [USCG report on M/V Dali.Systemic port vulnerabilities](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uscg-report-on-m-v-dali-systemic-port-vulnerabilities/77307)
**Author:** [@Handspake](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Handspake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 8, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/uscg-report-on-m-v-dali-systemic-port-vulnerabilities/77307 "2026-09-08T15:34:37Z")
https://www.seatrade-maritime.com/accidents/uscg-highlights-systemic-port-vulnerabilities-following-dali-bridge-strike https://media.defense.gov/2026/Sep/04/2003992265/-1/-1/0/BOARD%20OF%20INQUIRY\_FINAL\_REDACTED.PDF?\_sp… --- ## [Ferry capsize off Cypros](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ferry-capsize-off-cypros/77160)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2026, 4:02am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ferry-capsize-off-cypros/77160 "2026-09-03T04:02:02Z")
File photo: A Filojet, the type of boat which capsized off Kyrenia Confirmed that the boat had 259 passengers and eight crew where on board. UPDATE: --- ## [Ship aground in garden near Trondheim, Norway](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-aground-in-garden-near-trondheim-norway/72659)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 55\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 9:49pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ship-aground-in-garden-near-trondheim-norway/72659 "2026-08-21T21:49:03Z")
A container feeder on her way in to Orkanger run aground early this morning. Reason for the grounding is not yet known: Photo: nrk.no Here is video of the event: Captured the drama on video: Here the containe… --- ## [Liferaft Not Needed, 5 Days At Sea In A Cooler](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/liferaft-not-needed-5-days-at-sea-in-a-cooler/77007)
**Author:** [@Sand\_Pebble](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Sand_Pebble)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 10:40am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/liferaft-not-needed-5-days-at-sea-in-a-cooler/77007 "2026-08-21T10:40:17Z")
Amazing story but what gets me, it looks like rescuers posed for pictures with the dudes in the cooler before letting them out? --- ## [How familiarity replaced verification and what were the results?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/how-familiarity-replaced-verification-and-what-were-the-results/76844)
**Author:** [@Handspake](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Handspake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 12:24pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/how-familiarity-replaced-verification-and-what-were-the-results/76844 "2026-08-12T12:24:48Z")
Capt. Yuehui Zhang explores how routine familiarity can gradually replace active verification during shipboard operations, using the Heilan Star explosion as a case study to examine the human factors behind the acciden… --- ## [NTSB: Pilot's Personal Phone Call Contributed to Fatal Houston Ship Channel](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ntsb-pilots-personal-phone-call-contributed-to-fatal-houston-ship-channel/76795)
**Author:** [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 9:22pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/ntsb-pilots-personal-phone-call-contributed-to-fatal-houston-ship-channel/76795 "2026-08-08T21:22:41Z")
The NTSB found that the Houston pilot directing the 656-foot bulk carrier had been engaged in a non-operational phone call with another pilot for 39 minutes leading up to the accident. Although the call ended just … --- ## [Anyone remember Indian grain ship sinking in 1978 or so....?](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/anyone-remember-indian-grain-ship-sinking-in-1978-or-so/76655)
**Author:** [@oldSK](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/oldSK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 29, 2026, 12:40pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/anyone-remember-indian-grain-ship-sinking-in-1978-or-so/76655 "2026-07-29T12:40:16Z")
Was on USNS Mizar and we received a SOS about the hatches coming off an Indian bulk grain carrier. Rivets popping and water intrusion as the grain swelled. Probably south Pacific area. We were sent to help. Green wat… --- ## [Rescue in the South China Sea](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/rescue-in-the-south-china-sea/76632)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 27, 2026, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/rescue-in-the-south-china-sea/76632 "2026-07-27T20:56:12Z")
--- ## [Slips and falls, big or small injuries . Safe working practicies.MCA report](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/slips-and-falls-big-or-small-injuries-safe-working-practicies-mca-report/76572)
**Author:** [@Handspake](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Handspake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2026, 11:02pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/slips-and-falls-big-or-small-injuries-safe-working-practicies-mca-report/76572 "2026-07-22T23:02:44Z")
--- ## [On this day - S.S Marine Electric](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/on-this-day-s-s-marine-electric/74220)
**Author:** [@DavidMT](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/DavidMT)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2026, 8:52am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/on-this-day-s-s-marine-electric/74220 "2026-07-20T08:52:01Z")
43 years ago, on 12FEB1983, the S.S. Marine Electric went down. Out of a crew of thirty four on three were saved. In 1983 gumby suits were not required on ships, and companies didn’t wish to spend money to buy them. It… --- ## [The issue of criminalisation of seafarers](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/the-issue-of-criminalisation-of-seafarers/71617)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2026, 7:31pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/the-issue-of-criminalisation-of-seafarers/71617 "2026-07-18T19:31:22Z")
This subject has been discussed here before, but it is just as relevant today as it was back 10 years ago: Anybody here have anything to contribute? --- ## [Fire Aboard US Ready Reserve Vessel in Baltimore Harbor](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/fire-aboard-us-ready-reserve-vessel-in-baltimore-harbor/76479)
**Author:** [@Handspake](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Handspake)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2026, 7:34pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/fire-aboard-us-ready-reserve-vessel-in-baltimore-harbor/76479 "2026-07-15T19:34:04Z")
Fire Aboard US Ready Reserve Vessel in Baltimore Harbor --- ## [Dali Chief Engineer Admits Criminal Conduct in Baltimore Bridge Allision](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/dali-chief-engineer-admits-criminal-conduct-in-baltimore-bridge-allision/76192)
**Author:** [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Replies:** 26\ **Last updated:** [July 1, 2026, 7:54pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/dali-chief-engineer-admits-criminal-conduct-in-baltimore-bridge-allision/76192 "2026-07-01T19:54:42Z")
The agreement also sheds additional light on communications between Deenadayalan and Radhakrishnan Karthik Nair, a Synergy technical superintendent who was indicted last month alongside two ship management companies. … --- ## [Container feeder sinks off Batam](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/container-feeder-sinks-off-batam/76027)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [June 20, 2026, 2:10pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/container-feeder-sinks-off-batam/76027 "2026-06-20T14:10:29Z")
MPA has informed the Indonesian authorities and is monitoring the situation: Container Vessel Sinks Off Batam | Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore PS: Move containers between Pasir Panjang (S’pore) and Pasi… --- ## [Lifeboat accident (again)](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/lifeboat-accident-again/75717)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2026, 1:18pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/lifeboat-accident-again/75717 "2026-06-06T13:18:43Z")
Will we ever learn? (again): Question: Why was a LIFEBOAT used to perform work on a nearby fixed platform? (Or was the work to be performed on the FSO, calling it “platform”?) PS: Confused reporting about maritime a… --- ## [Stena Immaculate and MV Solong Collision](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/stena-immaculate-and-mv-solong-collision/75841)
**Author:** [@Kennebec\_Captain](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Kennebec_Captain)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2026, 11:47am UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/stena-immaculate-and-mv-solong-collision/75841 "2026-05-29T11:47:09Z")
From this thread Stena Immaculate Crew Honored Took out the irrelevant content. @Handspake " Prosecutors said the anchored Stena Immaculate had been visible on radar for 36 minutes before impact, yet Motin failed to t… --- ## [Stena Immaculate Crew Honored with Gallant Ship Award Following Deadly Tanker Collision](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/stena-immaculate-crew-honored-with-gallant-ship-award-following-deadly-tanker-collision/75819)
**Author:** [@Handspake](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/Handspake)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 28, 2026, 12:30pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/stena-immaculate-crew-honored-with-gallant-ship-award-following-deadly-tanker-collision/75819 "2026-05-28T12:30:05Z")
What can I say. I had no other option and despite warning banners , there are other similar threads i had no choice but to open a new thread, what I was very reluctant to do as it is like opening a can of worms. The… --- ## [Enclosed Space Entry (again)](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/enclosed-space-entry-again/61711)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 39\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2026, 1:08pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/enclosed-space-entry-again/61711 "2026-05-25T13:08:51Z")
Enclosed space entry is still a major cause of death in the marine industry: https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/industry-group-reveals-initial-results-from-research-into-maritime-deaths-in-enclosed-spaces/ --- ## [US Navy capture Iranian linked tanker](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/us-navy-capture-iranian-linked-tanker/75630)
**Author:** [@ombugge](https://forum.gcaptain.com/u/ombugge)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 20, 2026, 7:10pm UTC](https://forum.gcaptain.com/t/us-navy-capture-iranian-linked-tanker/75630 "2026-05-20T19:10:48Z")
According to Marine Traffic she is now in the Indian Ocean, heading towards Khor Fakkan with a draft of 11 m.: https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:460727/zoom:10 8 hrs. ago; heading west at 7.3 kts. in … [Next page](https://forum.gcaptain.com/c/maritime-news/marine-incidents/18.md?page=1)