Marine Hull
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- Kairos case continues to raise insurance questions December 11, 2025The attack by Ukrainian drones on unladen tankship Kairos (IMO 9236004) on November 28th is continuing to have geopolitical and insurance repercussions, with Bulgaria apparently still trying ....
- Marine round-up : 11th December 2025 December 11, 2025US-flagged fishing boat Pavlof (MMSI 338132058) sank in Haines Harbour, south-eastern Alaska, on December 4th. An impermeable spill boom was laid out in two rings around the vessel, followed ....
- NATO warns mariners on Black Sea tanker attacks December 10, 2025Following a sequence of drone strikes against unladen tankers in the Black Sea on November 28th and 29th the NATO Shipping Centre has issued a formal advisory to mariners, warning them .....
- Marine round-up : 10th December 2025 December 10, 2025Container ship Orita (IMO 9318931) suffered an engine failure on December 9th while transiting the Çanakkale Strait en route from Aliağa to Kocaeli, Türkiye No injuries or pollution were .....
- New rules introduced for vessels calling at Russian ports December 9, 2025American Club has advised members that, because of a number of incidents where vessels calling at Russian ports had suffered from proximity mines, as of November 25th 2025 Russia has ....
- Chinese vessel runs aground, breaks up December 9, 2025Chinese-flagged cargo vessel Hua De 858 broke apart on December 3rd after running aground in Xinghua Bay, off the coast of Fuzhou. All 12 crewmembers were evacuated .....
- Winter ice blocks Arc4-class Buran from reaching Arctic LNG2 December 9, 2025Russia’s shortage of Arc7-ice class vessels is having a measurable impact on the ability of the Arctic LNG 2 site to export LNG during the six months of the year when the ice becomes too ....
- Marine round-up : 9th December 2026 December 9, 2025Cruise ship MSC Meraviglia (IMO 9760512) was reported to have required some maintenance of its propulsion and as a result reduced speed ahead of its Bahamas cruise, starting on November .....
- Kairos now reported drifting off Bulgaria December 8, 2025Tanker Kairos (IMO 9236004), which suffered explosions and a subsequent fire on Friday November 28th after being hit by Ukraine-launched drones while it was in international waters north of .....
- War insurance costs surge as Black Sea threats grow December 8, 2025The increases in war insurance costs for the Black Sea, noted early last week in IMN, have been gathering momentum. Insurers were said to be reviewing policies daily as a result of the ....