MV Benita’s Cargo Tanks Damaged and Flooded

A number of cargo tanks have been damaged and are flooded aboard the heavily grounded bulk carrier MV Benita which ran into trouble when it hit the coast of Le Bouchon, Mauritius, on June 17.

Update: Oil Spill from Grounded MV Benita Under Control

An oil spill from the recently grounded bulk carrier MV Benita on the southeast coast of Mauritius has reportedly been put under control, according to local media reports.

Update: Grounded Belle Rose Refloated off the Philippines

M/V Belle Rose, the bulk carrier that ran aground off the Philippines on June 13, was refloated today at Monad Shoal after two-day operations to pull it back to deep waters, local media reported.

Grounded TS Lines containership split into two

The containership stranded in Taiwan waters for two weeks has broken into two late last week, leading to an oil...

USCG Refloats Grounded Bulker

Investigation is underway into the causes that led the 2001-built bulk carrier Odigitria to ground on the Delaware River, the United States Coast Guard reports. ...

Grounded Lysblink Seaways to be scrapped

Lysblink Seaways, the 7,500 dwt UK-flagged cargo vessel which grounded off western Scotland in February, is to be scrapped, owner DFDS has confirmed. ...