Accidents
• Laden VLCC tanker disabled, adrift, Indian ocean
• Car carrier in trouble in Bass Strait, assistance hampered by weather, Australia
• 3 Chinese crew died in Panamax bulker cargo hold
• 2 crew suffered burns in engine room accident on board of 3,400-TEU ship, medevaced
• Aground, NUC, Interrupted Voyage Worldwide Alerts (1 NUC; 1 grounding)
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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.