Guangxi Ji bulk carrier "Xinyuan Shun 6" round in Quanzhou chongwu near waters cargo shift serious right-wing, hull, engine room flooded, and then sank a total of 11 crew members on board fell into the water.

THE owner of the 4,024-TEU Hanjin Osaka has declared "general average" cargo loss following an explosion on January 8 in its main engine off Japan while bound for the US, reports American Shipper.

M/Y Yogi, a 60-metre superyacht built in Turkish Proteksan, sank off the coast of Greece in bad weather today according to Superyacht Times. All onboard are reported to have been rescued by helicopters.

Another accident due to human error: The Maverick Dos fast ferry ran aground in the Balearic Islands last night at 7.55pm as it transported 21 passengers from Ibiza to Formentera. Captain Luis Gascón made sure all of his passengers and six crew members were evacuated to safety by coastguards before he would leave the ferry himself.

The Syrian-Owned ship Skymar Friday was anchored off Malamocco in the stand waiting to get in Marghera, loaded with 5,400 tons of silica sand.Because of strong winds over 30 knots failed to retrieve an anchor, ending at Chioggia, stuck in the so-called "peocèra" a mile and a half from the dam.

Astonishing video footage revealing the turmoil on the bridge of the doomed Costa Concordia vessel in the crucial hour after it crashed into rocks near the Italian coast was last night broadcast on the country's TG5 news show.

The "Şehit Mustafa Aydoğdu" on the Kadıköy-Karaköy route on Feb 8, 2012, went adrift and was unable to dock after the engine suddenly failed.