Three missing after South Korean-registry vessel sinks

     The Se Il Ho No. 82 (South Korean-registry 99-gt vessel) sank 200
kilometers/124 miles south of Cheju Island, South Korea, about 2200 5 July.
Three of its crew are missing. The vessel began flooding in the engine
room. South Korean vessels and aircraft searched for the three, along with
a Japanese Maritime Safety Agency aircraft that arrived late 8 July.

Chief engineer missing as bulk carrier catches fire

     An engine room fire began aboard the Anafi (Maltese-registry
40,269-gt, 74,099-dwt bulk carrier built in 1974, operated by Sougerka
Maritime Co. Ltd.) on 8 July at the Port of Piraeus, Greece. The ship was
sailing from Shanghai, China, to Fos, France, with 46,000 tons of coal and
had docked for refueling. The chief engineer is missing, while the
remaining 30 crewmembers were uninjured. Vessels continued to fight the
fire on 9 July, with heavy black smoke reported from fires in the engine
room and accomodations area. It has developed a slight list.

Ship capsizes off Japan after collision

     A general cargo ship carrying limestone capsized 7 July after
colliding with a tanker carrying 1,800 tons of crude oil, 23 kilometers/14
miles off Onahama, Japan. The five crew aboard the 454-gt ship were rescued
by the tanker. Some fuel was reportedly spilled by the capsized vessel.

Allision in New York injures three

     The Spirit of New York (58.5 meters/192 feet long), with 500
passengers, hit a building on Chelsea Pier 62 on the Hudson River in New
York on 27 June. Three people had minor injures and the vessel was not
damaged.

Two ships run aground near Strait of Magellan

     The Ice Fern (Cayman Islands-registry 5,968-gt, 6,985-dwt refrigerated
cargo ship built in 1990, operated by Armada (Greece) Co. Ltd.) ran aground
6 July near the Strait of Magellan in Chile. It is carrying apples. On 7
July, the Torepo (Maltese-registry 14,943-gt tanker) ran aground near the
strait. The Ultramar X (Chilean-registry tug) is proceeding to assist.

Bulk carrier with stone aground in the St. Lawrence River

     The Canadian Navigator (Canadian-registry 18,788-gt, 31,650-dwt,
12,830-nt, 222.2-meter/729.0-foot motor bulk carrier built in 1967 by J.
Readhead & Sons Ltd. at South Shields, England; operated by Upper Lakes
Group Inc.'s ULS Corp.) ran aground in the St. Lawrence River on 10 July.
The ship, carrying stone, reportedly grounded on a soft bottom.

Danish-registry tanker grounds off England

     The Ella Wonsild (Danish-registry 1,716-gt, 3,293-dwt chemical tanker
built in 1990, operated by Wonsild & Son A/S) ran aground 5 July on the
Happisburgh Sands in England at 52 degrees 54 minutes north, 01 degrees 42
minutes east. The ship was carrying benzene from Grangemouth, Scotland, to
Terneuzen, the Netherlands. The ship refloated itself the same day and
resumed its voyage after assistance from the Lady Debbie (318-dwt tug built
in 1978, operated by Howard Smith (U.K.) Ltd.).

Combination ship runs aground during transshipment

     THe Bona Fair (Norwegian-registry 44,887-gt, 75,470-dwt bulk/oil
combination ship built in 1981, operated by C.H. Sorensen) ran aground 6
July near Terneuzen, the Netherlands, at 51 degrees 23 minutes north, 03
degrees 45 minutes east. The ship drifted in its anchorage during
transshipment of cargo. It was carrying iron ore to Ghent, Belgium. The
ship was refloated with six tugs early 7 July.

Salvage of trawler in Russia suspended after threat of pollution

     The trawler Mys Lazareva, which caught fire and sank near an anchorage
of the Port of Korsakov, Russia, on 15 Nov., has 163 tons of diesel fuel,
25 tons of another fuel and 2.5 tons of ammonia aboard, it has been
learned. Local officials estimate that a spill would pollute 60 square
kilometers/24 square miles. In May, the Russian Navy attempted to raise the
vessel, but the effort was suspended when the threat of pollution was
found. A new attempt is planned, and the government of Sakhalin Island has
committed 50 million Russian rubles/U.S.$8,700 to be spent on environmental
protection.