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| Costa Concordia - BEFORE Jan 13 2012 - source Wikimedia Commons |
As the one hundred year anniversary looms for the massive ocean liner RMS Titanic, which struck an iceberg and sunk on April 14-15 1912, the shipping news is again full of drama
October 5 2011 Rena container ship runs aground on Astrolabe Reef, New Zealand, finally splitting in two in January 2012. environmental impact from heavy fuel oil and spilt cargo. - link to extensive blog, photos, astro-analysis This was an impact incident.
December 16 2011 Sparta - Russian fishing boat trawling for patagonian toothfish "when it hit a submerged iceberg and issued a distress call at about 3am on December 16 from a position next to the Antarctic ice shelf, about 3700km south east of New Zealand." NZ Herald report This was an impact incident.
January 8 2012 MV Tycoon phosphate ship breaks from mooring in a storm then split in two on Jan 9 2012, discharging phosphate and heavy fuel oil Christmas Island (Australian offshore territory) -interview
This was an impact incident.
January 11 2012 Jeong Woo 2 Korean fishing boat in Ross Sea Antarctica issues mayday due to fire on board -report On Jan 13 sister ship JW3 had been instructed to tow JW2 to 60South for a decision. This was a fire incident.
January 13 2012 Costa Concordia cruise ship succumbs to the sea after striking submerged rocks off the Tuscan coast near Giglio Island, Italy -extensive information, excellent photo gallery and astrological analysis. - link This was an impact incident.
January 15 2012 Lady Moon oil tanker sinks 500m from Al Hamriya (UAE) port around 6.15am
January 15 2012 Tit Bonhomme trawler sank around 6am, Glandore Bay, Ireland. Hit rocks Adam's Island at mouth of bay. Loss of 5 crew
January 15 2012 Edirne, oil tanker sank 5kms from Durres, Albania, 3 dead.
January 24 2012 Rebecca May NZ fishing vessel issues midday mayday, Bay of Plenty, NZ; crew rescued as ship sinks. report
Feb 2 2012 MV Rabaul Queen sinks 300-350 people may be aboard a ferry that has sunk off Papua New Guinea
Feb 2 2012 Dry Beam cargo ship hammered by rogue wave off B.C. Canada
Feb 8 2012 VIP -NZ Navy barge hits rocks, takes on water
Feb 27 2012 Costa Allegra cruise ship suffers a fire, loss of power, drifts for days before docking in the Seychelles port of Victoria
March 15 2012 Easy Rider fishing boat sinks due to rogue wave, Foveaux Strait near Steweart Island, New Zealand - see further report re Bad Moon Rising
March 30 2012 Azamara Quest Cruise ship fire in southern Philippines waters (Friday night 8.19pm presumed local time)
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| Rena -sinking of the stern |
