The M/T chemical tanker Pazar was damaged in a collision by the tug A. H. Floriana. The tanker was leaving the port of Valencia, Spain when there was an electronic failure and the tug struck the tanker along the starboard side of the hull.
September 15, 2010
A barge owned by Bowhead Transport ran aground between Oooguruk Island and Olikok Point along Alaska’s artic shoreline. The barge suffered some damage with the stern wheelhouse broke loose and settled stern first.
A barge sank on the Nile river near the city of Aswan. The vessel released 100 tons of diesel fuel. The barge was carrying 240 tons of diesel fuel.