General cargo ship BBC Kwiatkowski (IMO 9436953) ran
aground in the St Lawrence river downstream of Montreal during the afternoon local
time on December 19th.
2008-built, Antigua & Barbuda-flagged, 6,155 gt BBC
Kwiatkowski is owned by Canum Briese Schiffahrts care of manager Briese Heavylift
GmbH & Co of Leer, Germany. It is entered with West of England Club (Eastern
Claims team) on behalf of Briese Schiffahrts GmbH & Co KG MS “Canum”. As of
December 21st the vessel remained aground, with a tug at its side.
A fire was reported to have broken out in the superstructure
of general cargo ship Beata (IMO 9037276) during the evening of December
20th when the vessel was off Sinop, Turkey, in the Black Sea.
Salvage and tugs responded. The fire was brought under control by December 21st but not before there was severe damage to the superstructure. According to
reports there were 17 crew on board, of whom four were injured (one seriously) and
one was missing. Salvors were reported to be waiting for the hull to cool down
before towing the vessel to shelter.
2001-built, Panama-flagged, 6,167 gt Beata is owned by
Beata Shipping Ltd-MAI care of manager Intercoastal Shipping Ltd of Msida,
Malta. No AIS since shortly after midnight local time on December 20th.
Asphalt / bitumen tanker Black Shark (IMO 9480655)
suffered an engine failure during the morning of December 18th north of A
Coruna, Bay of Biscay, Spain, while en route from Santander to Huelva. It was
taken on tow during the morning of December 20th. It arrived at the
port that evening. The tanker is in ballast.
2010-built, Italy-flagged, 6,026 gt Black Shark is owned
and managed by Mediterranea di navigazione of Ravenna, Italy. It is entered
with Standard Club (European division) on behalf of Mediterranea di navigazione
SpA. As of December 21st it was moored at A Coruna, Spain.
Passenger / vehicle roro Baltic Queen (IMO
9443255) suffered a blackout when it was entering Stockholm harbour during the
morning of December 18th on arrival from Tallinn, Estonia. The blackout
lasted only about five minutes but happened at a critical time, and the ferry,
which had about 2,000 passengers on board, lost control and contacted the pier.
Fortunately the ship sustained only scratches and was allowed to continue its scheduled
voyage, with the next port of call being Marienham, Finland. The cause of
blackout was under investigation.
2009-built, Estonia-flagged, 48,915 gt Baltic Queen is
owned and managed by Tallink Group Ltd of Tallinn, Estonia. ISM manager is HT
Shipmanagement OU of Tallinn, Estonia. It is entered with Gard AS on behalf of
AS Tallink Grupp. Gard is also claims leader for Hull and Loss of Hire, on
behalf of the same insured. As of December 21st it was back at
Tallinn, readying to depart again for Mariehamn, Finland.
Only a day after a woman fell overboard from the MSC
Meraviglia (IMO 9760512) and died when the vessel was off the coast of
Florida a during the morning of December 14th, a fight broke out among
passengers waiting to disembark the ship after the accident. Crew members had
to step in to break up the fight after passengers grew frustrated that they
were temporarily prevented from disembarking the ship upon its arrival back at
Port Canaveral in Florida. US Customs and Border Protection arrested a number
of passengers who participated in the fight. MSC had informed passengers that
the arrival in Florida would be delayed.
2017-built, Malta-flagged, 171,598 gt MSC Meraviglia is
owned by Vista 1 Compania Naviera SA care of manager MSC Crociere SpA of
Naples, Italy. ISM manager is MSC Cruise Management UK Ltd of Uxbridge, UK. It
is entered with Steamship Mutual (Americas syndicate) on behalf of Compania
Naviera Vista 1 SA. As of December 21st the vessel was at Mahahual,
Mexico, in the Gulf of Honduras.
Report with video:
Most of the passengers on cruise ship AIDAperla (IMO 9636967) could not go ashore in the port of Roseau on the Caribbean island
of Dominica due to strong winds and high waves. The weather meant that safe disembarkation
via the cruise ship’s gangway was impossible. The landing was initially
approved at around 08:00 local time on December 18th, but was cancelled
half an hour later because of “serious safety concerns”. Some 100 individual passengers
were already ashore. The captain then ensured that the shore excursions were
returned to the ship as quickly as possible. The guests who were individually
ashore were also contacted to come back to the ship. At 11:15 the AIDAperla
left Roseau prematurely and set course for the next port of Pointe-a-Pitre on
the island of Guadeloupe. The local agency of AIDA Cruises waited for the
guests who were not on board until the departure. They were taken by ferry from
the island of Dominica to Guadeloupe. The AIDAperla moored in Guadeloupe at 16:00
on December 18th – considerably earlier than scheduled. It remained
there until 18:00 on December 19th, when it resumed its schedule.
By December 21st the vessel was underway from
St Johns, Antigua & Barbuda, to Lomana, Dominican Republic, ETA December 22nd.
2017-built, Italy-flagged, 125,572 gt AIDAperla is owned
by Costa Crociere SpA of Genoa, Italy. It is managed by Aida Cruises of
Rostock, Germany. ISM manager is Carnival Maritime of Hamburg, Germany. It is
entered with Steamship, Gard and UK Club.
