French chemical tanker Adour is missing since June 13 13, last known position 04:00 UTC June 13 in 05 41N 001 18E (some 30 nautical miles south of Lome, Togo), shortly after leaving Lome anchorage (probably offloading STS). Presumably tanker Adour is hijacked by pirates. Operator of the vessel didn’t make any statements yet. Master and Chief officer (or Second) are French, the rest of the crew is of international mix.

About 270 square meters of coral reefs have been damaged when the "Unicorn Logger" ran aground off the coast of Sambawan Island in Maripipi, Biliran. There was no sign of oil spil , but the coral reefs were hit. After a thorough check on the reefs, some of the corals destroyed by the vessel was more than 300 years old. The ship was carrying 1,607 pieces of lumber weighing about 806 tons and was sailing from Sandakan, Malaysia to Japan when it hit a shallow portion of the reef. "It inclined about four degrees during low tide but was already afloat around 2:19 p.m. on June 14. The ship has 18 Vietnamese crew members. The vessel was docked at the Naval port pending further inquiry by the PCG. It was to be taken to Cebu for repairs.

The Mediterranean Shipping Company (MSC) has announced a revision of its weekly South Africa – East Africa service (#2265). As of this month, a new call at Dar es Salaam will be added to the service’s port rotation. full story: linervision.wordp...

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