Tag: Turkey
Large Ships Collide Near Spain, Causing Major Oil Spill in Sea
In the early hours of November 1, a large bulk carrier named Louisa Bolten crashed into a tanker called Southern Puma in the Strait of Gibraltar, close to Algeciras, Spain. The Louisa Bolten is a big ship, measuring 179 meters long and weighing over 30,000 tons. The other ship, Southern Puma, is slightly smaller, at…
Cement Ship Blue Ciment 1 Runs Aground on Bosporus, Pulled Free by Tugs
On October 15, a large cement-carrying ship named Blue Ciment 1 ran aground on the Bosporus Strait near Anadolu Hisarı, Turkey. The 134-meter-long vessel, weighing 13,045 deadweight tons (dwt), was sailing from Brevik, Norway, to Zonguldak, Turkey, when its engine stopped working. Without engine power, the ship drifted helplessly in the strong currents of the…
Captain Jailed & Companies Fined For Illegal Oil Dumping In New Orleans
The captain of a Panama-flagged chemical tanker, P/S Dream, has been sentenced to eight months in prison for illegally dumping oil-contaminated waste into the sea. His actions violated the law, and the companies he worked for, Prive Overseas Marine and Prive Shipping Denizcilik Ticaret, were also punished. They were fined $2 million in a federal…
Royal Malaysian Navy Ship Sinks Entirely Off Johor Coast Due To Severe Flooding
A Royal Malaysian Navy (RMN) vessel, the KD Pendekar, sank on August 25, 2024, after striking an unidentified underwater object off the coast of Johor. Fortunately, all 39 crew members were safely evacuated, and no injuries were reported. The incident occurred approximately two miles southeast of Tanjung Penyusop, where the ship began leaking around noon,…
Turkey A Major Crude Oil Exporter and Major Oil Player in the Mediterranean
Turkey’s crude oil exports have been a major contributing factor in the country becoming a major player in the Mediterranean, despite the absence of its own reserves. In its latest weekly report, shipbroker Banchero Costa said that “2023 so far has been another positive period for crude oil trade, despite the high oil prices and…
