Accidents
• Container ship attacked, boarded, AIS is off, Gulf of Guinea
• Distressed freighter with cargo issue granted shelter, probably cargo fire
• Russian general cargo ship boarded, searched by police, Portugal
• Aground and Not Under Command vessels Worldwide Alerts (2 ships)
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My name is Mikhail Voytenko, I’m Russian, professional merchant marine navigator, by education and former experience. I own and run Maritime Bulletin website for more than 10 years. I've been involved in solving a number of piracy hijack cases, including the hijack of ro-ro FAINA, loaded with tanks. It was me who made public, and unravel, freighter ARCTIC SEA mystery. I've been also closely involved in a number of maritime disaster, one of them being MSC FLAMINIA major fire.