Dredger strikes subsea gas pipeline in Gulf of Mexico, El Paso production platform shut in

The Dredge Bayport, operated by Manson Gulf, LLC, was dredging in the Calcissieu Ship Channel on 30 March when they struck a 12″ condensate and natural gas pipeline.  Damage to the pipeline resulted in a highly flammable “fountain” of gas and condensate erupting from the surface of the ocean.
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Source: gCaptain

Dutch Freighter Arklow Resolve aground near Vordingborg

A Dutch coaster has gone aground at Vordingborg. Navy Operational Command has sent an environmental ship out to damming possible contamination.
This morning is a Dutch coaster aground off Vordingborg. Navy Operational Command, Fleet, arrived on the spot.
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Source: Sea News Turkey

"Sagasbank" ran aground in the Kolding Fjord

On Mar 27, 2011, at 10.18 p.m. the "Sagasbank" ran aground in the Kolding Fjord en route to Kolding. The grounding occurred with a speed of eight knots. No injuries, no oil spills reported. The patrol vessel "Rota" was sent to the grounding site, but was replaced by the anti pollution vessel "Marie Miljø" in the morning of Mar 28. In the afternoon divers surveyed the ship's bottom. The ship was refloated on Mar 29 and berthed in the port of Kolding to unload its cargo.
Source: Sea News Turkey

New NK office opened in Shenzhen, China.

ClassNK established a new office in Shenzhen, China on 1st April 2011 at the following address.

Address: Room No.10, 2F, Tower B, Cyber Building, No.1079, Nanhai Road, Shekou, Nanshan District, Shenzhen, P.R. China 518067
Tel: +86-755-26860732
Fax: +86-755-22714806
E-mail: zh@classnk.or.jp

Note: Application for surveys and contact to be made to ClassNK Guangzhou Office.
-ClassNK Guangzhou Office-
Tel.:+86-20-38770693, -38770687
Fax.:+86-20-38770716
E-mail: zg@classnk.or.jp

Shippers face radiation spot checks

Some shipping companies, already facing burdensome fuel costs, say they now must contend with radiation spot checks on ships that have visited Japan.
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Source: UPI