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X-Press Pearl was a Singapore-registered Super Eco 2700–class container ship. The vessel entered service in February 2021 and was around 186 metres (610 ft) long. [2] It was operated by X-Press Feeders. On 20 May 2021, X-Press Pearl caught fire off the coast of Colombo, Sri Lanka. [3]
The container ship's bulbous bow penetrated the destroyer's hull below the waterline, flooding a machinery space, the radio room, and two crew berthing spaces with sea water. [12] [13] The collision also destroyed the captain's cabin, according to Aucoin. [13] Hours of damage control by Fitzgerald ' s crew kept the ship from sinking. [14]
The cargo ship sprang a leak and sank in the Andaman Sea some 150 nautical miles (280 km; 170 mi) north-west of Ko Phuket, Thailand. Eighteen crew left the ship in a lifeboat and were later rescued by the container ship MCC Chittagong ( Hong Kong). [111]
A USA TODAY review of global maritime incidents, ship inspection data, casualty reports and other publicly available documents reveal accidents, dangerous equipment and a string of injuries and ...
Caught fire in the middle of the Pacific Ocean about 1,800 nautical miles from Oahu. Nearby commercial ships helped rescue 16 crew members, but five crew members lost their lives in the incident. [18] The ship was reportedly carrying 3,800 Nissan vehicles, but the cause of the fire is still unknown. 10 March 2019: Grande America
List of shipwrecks: 10 January 2023 Ship State Description Hong Pu 6 China The tanker broke in two in the Yellow Sea) after an explosionThe forward section possibly sank. Fifteen crew were rescued and two were reported miss
The ship, docked at the port's Beilun terminal, was transporting hazardous goods, the Ningbo Maritime Search and Rescue Centre said. Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp did not immediately respond to ...
The accident is believed to have killed 33 of the ship's 55 passengers and crew. 33 2015 United States: El Faro – The United States-flagged combination roll-on/roll-off and lift-on/lift-off cargo ship was lost with all hands on 1 October while sailing from Jacksonville, Florida, to San Juan, Puerto Rico, during Hurricane Joaquin. [50] 33 2023