The 68 meter long, 1190 dwt cargo vessel Mia B ran aground in the Roskilde Fjord near Zealand, Denmark. The Mia B had departed from Frederiksvaerk bound for Norway with a cargo of steel plates when it went aground after a technical error. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released. The Mia B was later refloated the following day and proceeded back to Frederiksvaerk for inspection.
The 92 meter long cable barge AMT Explorer capsized and sank in the Mediterranean Sea near Sardinia. The barge was being towed by the tug Red Husky from Naples to Bremerhaven with cable when the vessel lost stability and capsized. The crew on board were able to abandon ship and rescued. No reports of injuries. The cable on board the AMT Explorer was estimated to be worth 28 million euros. Reports state that Smit Salvage has been contracted to recover the barge and cable.
The 77 meter long cargo vessel Haci Suvari ran aground on the Aegean Sea near Beşiğe Point, Turkey. The Haci Suvari departed from Akçansa Port with 900 tons of clinker when it grounded just outside the Dardanalles. No reports of injuries. Authorities dispatched a tug to the scene. No further details reported.