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Meike

Meike

Meike
Photo: haipo.co.il

On the evening of Sep 4, 2025, the 96 meter long cargo vessel Meike (IMO: 9105841) caught fire at the Kishon West port of Haifa, Israel. The fire started in the Meike‘s hold loaded with scrap metal.  Fire fighters were called out to help  extinguish the blaze. The burning scrap metal was being offloaded to the nearby quay where fire fighters will extinguished.

Authorities report there have been no casualties. The extent of damage to the vessel was not released, but reports state there was no danger to Meike. No pollution was released.

Jade

Jade

Jade

On the morning of September 3, the 89 meter long, 3587 dwt cargo/container vessel Jade (IMO: 9411769) ran aground on the Ghent Terneuzen Canal near Sas van Gent, Netherlands. The Jade was headed to Ghent from Bilbao when it stranded in the canal near the bridge at Sas van Gent. Multiple tugs were dispatched and were able to refloat the cargo vessel the same day. Two of the 3 tugs involved escorted the Jade to Ghent. No reports of injuries, damage or pollution released. The cause of the grounding was not disclosed, but there is speculation the Jade had suffered either engine or steering failure before the incident.

Hagrid

Hagrid

Photo: eviazoom.gr

On the morning of September 1, the 100 meter long, 6064 dwt cargo vessel Hagrid (IMO: 9437775) ran aground at the port of Mantoudi, Evia, Greece.  The Hagrid had completed loading some 5,002 tons of magnesite bound for Ireland when it grounded on the sandy bottom of the port.

The Greek Coast Guard arrived on site and found the cargo vessel had no water ingress.  There were no injuries to the 13 crew on board and no signs of pollution released. News reports state authorities are reviewing options on how to refloat the Hagrid. Authorities in Mantoudi has launched an preliminary investigation into the incident. The master of the Hagrid was arrested for violating article 277 of the Greek Criminal Code “Causing a shipwreck” and article 378 of the Criminal Code “Damage to another’s property”.  The cargo vessel was prohibited from sailing until the presentation of a seaworthiness certificate from the classification society.