Vessel Destination: EUROPE

“NORDIKA DESGAGNES” – IMO:9508316 – Flag: Barbados – Type: General Cargo Ship
On March 10, the “Nordika Desgagnes” suffered a steering failure enroute from Montreal to Spain east of Halifax in the Atlantic. On March 12 the tug “Atlantic Larch (IMO: 9193745) took the ship in tow back towards Canada. On March 16 the tug was replaced by the “Sir Wilfred Grenfell” and the “Louis S. St-Laurent” of the Canadian Coastguard. On March 17 she reached Port Hawkesbury upon Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, and was berthed in port.

“MAERSK ERIN” – IMO:9274628 – Flag: Denmark – Type: Tanker
On March 17, the “Maersk Erin” suffered a steam leak in the engine room. The damage was reported to the to National Maritime Operations Centre of the British Coastguard. The vessel was contacted by VHF by the Solent Coastguard and confirmed that the defect was rectified at 10.43 a.m. The tanker resumed its passage from Primorsk to Lorient, where it dropped anchor off the port on March 18.

Vessel Destination: ASIA

“DONG KUN 7” – IMO:8740137 – Flag: Palau – Type: General Cargo Ship
On March 17, the tanker “Shoei Maru No. 8”, coming from Yokkaichi, was in collision with the “Dong Kun 7” which was en route from Korea to Tagonouraon the Pacific south of Nishimura in southeast Honshu. Both ships sustained serious damage. The tanker which was loaded with 500 tons of oil product was breached and suffered a leak. On March 18. The tanker was adrift in pos. 33 25 N 135 22 E. Later both ships were taken to the Tanabe Bay north of the collision site with two tugs remaining nearby.

Vessel Destination: AFRICA

“MAERSK KENSINGTON” – IMO:9333010 – Flag: United States of America – Type: Container Ship
On March 16,a fire broke out in a below-deck container on board the “Maersk Kensington” in the eastern Gulf of Aden. The ship was en route from Salalah towards Suez. All 26 crew members are safe and accounted for and the fire is reported to be contained. Safety measures were taken immediately. The crew reacted swiftly and as per procedure, by release of CO2 into the cargo hold to contain the fire. The ship dropped anchor off Salalah.