Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. MANCHE (50) AERIAL VIEW OF THE NEZ DE JOBOURG. IT RISES INTO THE FANTASTIC SCENERY OF CAP DE LA HAGUE, 128 M ABOVE THE SEA. FOLLOWING THE CUSTOMS PATH, THIS BREATHTAKING SETTING HIDES THE LION'S CAVES, AT THE FOOT OF WHICH MANY SHIPS ONCE RAN AGROUND. ACCORDING TO LOCAL LEGEND, THESE CAVES SERVED AS A REFUGE FOR TOBACCO SMUGGLERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. CALVADOS (14) AERIAL VIEW OF THE NEZ DE JOBOURG. IT RISES INTO THE FANTASTIC SCENERY OF CAP DE LA HAGUE, 128 M ABOVE THE SEA. FOLLOWING THE CUSTOMS PATH, THIS BREATHTAKING SETTING HIDES THE LION'S CAVES, AT THE FOOT OF WHICH MANY SHIPS ONCE RAN AGROUND. ACCORDING TO LOCAL LEGEND, THESE CAVES SERVED AS A REFUGE FOR TOBACCO SMUGGLERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. MANCHE (50) AERIAL VIEW OF THE NEZ DE JOBOURG. IT RISES INTO THE FANTASTIC SCENERY OF CAP DE LA HAGUE, 128 M ABOVE THE SEA. FOLLOWING THE CUSTOMS PATH, THIS BREATHTAKING SETTING HIDES THE LION'S CAVES, AT THE FOOT OF WHICH MANY SHIPS ONCE RAN AGROUND. ACCORDING TO LOCAL LEGEND, THESE CAVES SERVED AS A REFUGE FOR TOBACCO SMUGGLERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. CALVADOS (14) AERIAL VIEW OF THE NEZ DE JOBOURG. IT RISES INTO THE FANTASTIC SCENERY OF CAP DE LA HAGUE, 128 M ABOVE THE SEA. FOLLOWING THE CUSTOMS PATH, THIS BREATHTAKING SETTING HIDES THE LION'S CAVES, AT THE FOOT OF WHICH MANY SHIPS ONCE RAN AGROUND. ACCORDING TO LOCAL LEGEND, THESE CAVES SERVED AS A REFUGE FOR TOBACCO SMUGGLERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. MANCHE (50) AERIAL VIEW OF THE NEZ DE JOBOURG. IT RISES INTO THE FANTASTIC SCENERY OF CAP DE LA HAGUE, 128 M ABOVE THE SEA. FOLLOWING THE CUSTOMS PATH, THIS BREATHTAKING SETTING HIDES THE LION'S CAVES, AT THE FOOT OF WHICH MANY SHIPS ONCE RAN AGROUND. ACCORDING TO LOCAL LEGEND, THESE CAVES SERVED AS A REFUGE FOR TOBACCO SMUGGLERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. MANCHE (50) AERIAL VIEW OF THE NEZ DE JOBOURG. IT RISES INTO THE FANTASTIC SCENERY OF CAP DE LA HAGUE, 128 M ABOVE THE SEA. FOLLOWING THE CUSTOMS PATH, THIS BREATHTAKING SETTING HIDES THE LION'S CAVES, AT THE FOOT OF WHICH MANY SHIPS ONCE RAN AGROUND. ACCORDING TO LOCAL LEGEND, THESE CAVES SERVED AS A REFUGE FOR TOBACCO SMUGGLERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. CALVADOS (14) AERIAL VIEW OF THE NEZ DE JOBOURG. IT RISES INTO THE FANTASTIC SCENERY OF CAP DE LA HAGUE, 128 M ABOVE THE SEA. FOLLOWING THE CUSTOMS PATH, THIS BREATHTAKING SETTING HIDES THE LION'S CAVES, AT THE FOOT OF WHICH MANY SHIPS ONCE RAN AGROUND. ACCORDING TO LOCAL LEGEND, THESE CAVES SERVED AS A REFUGE FOR TOBACCO SMUGGLERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. MANCHE (50) AERIAL VIEW OF THE NEZ DE JOBOURG. IT RISES INTO THE FANTASTIC SCENERY OF CAP DE LA HAGUE, 128 M ABOVE THE SEA. FOLLOWING THE CUSTOMS PATH, THIS BREATHTAKING SETTING HIDES THE LION'S CAVES, AT THE FOOT OF WHICH MANY SHIPS ONCE RAN AGROUND. ACCORDING TO LOCAL LEGEND, THESE CAVES SERVED AS A REFUGE FOR TOBACCO SMUGGLERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

Illustration - Aerial View of France

Illustration - Aerial View of France

FRANCE. NORMANDY. CALVADOS (14) AERIAL VIEW OF THE NEZ DE JOBOURG. IT RISES INTO THE FANTASTIC SCENERY OF CAP DE LA HAGUE, 128 M ABOVE THE SEA. FOLLOWING THE CUSTOMS PATH, THIS BREATHTAKING SETTING HIDES THE LION'S CAVES, AT THE FOOT OF WHICH MANY SHIPS ONCE RAN AGROUND. ACCORDING TO LOCAL LEGEND, THESE CAVES SERVED AS A REFUGE FOR TOBACCO SMUGGLERS. Photo by Stephane Compoint/Only France/ABACAPRESS.COM

SWEDEN SHIP AGROUND

SWEDEN SHIP AGROUND

LANDSKRONA 2025-05-31 The Coast Guard on site and on board the bulk carrier Meshka that ran aground outside the port of Landskrona on Saturday May 31, 2025. The ship was unloaded and heading south through the Öresund on its way to a Russian port when it ran aground outside Landskrona for unknown reasons. Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 5009

SWEDEN SHIP AGROUND

SWEDEN SHIP AGROUND

LANDSKRONA 2025-05-31 The Coast Guard on site at the bulk carrier Meshka which is aground outside the port of Landskrona on on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The ship was heading south through Öresund on its way to a Russian port in the Gulf of Finland when it ran aground outside Landskrona for unknown reasons.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 5009

SWEDEN SHIP AGROUND

SWEDEN SHIP AGROUND

LANDSKRONA 2025-05-31 The Coast Guard on site at the bulk carrier Meshka which is aground outside the port of Landskrona on on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The ship was heading south through Öresund on its way to a Russian port in the Gulf of Finland when it ran aground outside Landskrona for unknown reasons.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 5009

SWEDEN SHIP AGROUND

SWEDEN SHIP AGROUND

LANDSKRONA 2025-05-31 PThe bulk carrier Meshka seen aground outside the port of Landskrona on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The ship was heading south through Öresund on its way to a Russian port in the Gulf of Finland when it ran aground outside Landskrona for unknown reasons.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 5009

SWEDEN SHIP AGROUND

SWEDEN SHIP AGROUND

LANDSKRONA 2025-05-31 People take photos of the bulk carrier Meshka which is aground outside the port of Landskrona on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The ship was heading south through Öresund on its way to a Russian port in the Gulf of Finland when it ran aground outside Landskrona for unknown reasons.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 5009

SWEDEN SHIP AGROUND

SWEDEN SHIP AGROUND

LANDSKRONA 2025-05-31 The bulk carrier Meshka seen aground outside the port of Landskrona on Saturday, May 31, 2025. The ship was heading south through Öresund on its way to a Russian port in the Gulf of Finland when it ran aground outside Landskrona for unknown reasons.Photo: Johan Nilsson / TT / Code 5009

Tanker stranded off Hokkaido

Tanker stranded off Hokkaido

The tanker Sanwa Maru runs aground off Hakodate in the northernmost Japanese main island of Hokkaido on Jan. 8, 2025, with Japan Coast Guard officials confirming heavy oil is leaking due to suspected damage to a fuel tank. All 11 crew members are safe, according to the JSG.

Vessel from Ukraine grounded in Türkiye's Bosphorus Strait

STORY: Vessel from Ukraine grounded in Türkiye's Bosphorus Strait SHOOTING TIME: May 7, 2024 DATELINE: May 7, 2024 LENGTH: 00:00:55 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cargo vessel stranded at the southwestern gateway of Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait STORYLINE: A cargo vessel bound for Egypt from Ukraine ran aground at the southwestern gateway of Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait on Tuesday, prompting authorities to suspend maritime traffic. The 229-meter-long cargo ship Alexis ran aground near the Haydarpasa breakwater along the Asian shoreline due to a machine malfunctioning, the Directorate General of Coastal Safety said on X, formerly Twitter. Traffic along the strait was temporarily halted in both directions while rescue boats and scuba divers converged on the site, said the directorate. "After conducting an underwater investigation led by our divers, our emergency response vessel, Nenehatun, has reached the affected area," it said. The Bosphorus Strait, which c

Turkish cargo vessel with 12-member crew sinks off Black Sea coast

STORY: Turkish cargo vessel with 12-member crew sinks off Black Sea coast SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 19, 20, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 20, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:49 LOCATION: ZONGULDAK, Türkiye CATEGORY: OTHERS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the cargo ship going aground in the northwestern city of Eregli, Türkiye's Black Sea coast (shooting time: Nov. 19, 2023) 2. SOUNDBITE (Turkish): ALI YERLIKAYA, Turkish Interior Minister (courtesy of ihlas news agency) (shooting time: Nov. 20, 2023) STORYLINE: A Turkish cargo ship and its 12-member crew sank off Türkiye's Black Sea coast during a storm on Sunday, the country's Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said Monday. The authorities have been unable to make contact with the crew, the minister told reporters in the northwestern city of Eregli. The "Kafkametler" vessel, which was transporting ferrosilicon from the Russian port of Temryuk to Aliaga in Türkiye, sank after hitting the breakwater in Eregli, he said. The region was hit by powerful storms on Sunday and the bad weather prevente

CHINA-XINJIANG-COTTON-SUSTAINABLE TECH (CN)

CHINA-XINJIANG-COTTON-SUSTAINABLE TECH (CN)

(230922) -- TASHKENT, Sept. 22, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Abandoned ships run aground in the Aral Sea, once the world's fourth-largest lake, in Uzbekistan, Sept. 29, 2021. TO GO WITH "Feature: Conserving the Aral Sea -- sustainable tech improves harvest, ecosystem in Central Asia" (Photo by Zafar Khalilov/Xinhua)

Suez Canal Authority works to resume marine traffic after ship collision

STORY: Suez Canal Authority works to resume marine traffic after ship collision DATELINE: Aug. 24, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:51 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Suez Canal STORYLINE: The Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said on Wednesday that one of the two vessels that collided in the canal has been refloated and towed away from the navigation course, and regular marine traffic would be resumed in hours. Earlier in the day, the Singapore-flagged liquefied natural gas (LNG) carrier BW Lesmes, which ran aground due to a mechanical failure while transiting southbound through the canal, collided with the Cayman Islands-flagged oil products tanker Burri. The LNG vessel has been towed outside the waterway by four tugboats, the SCA said in a statement, adding that the rescue team is working on towing the 67,000-ton, 250-meter-long tanker Burri. It noted that the marine traffic would be regular in the canal's two branches after Burri is towed out of the traffic course. Initial investigations r

Marine agency patrol boat runs aground

Video taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Jan. 18, 2023, shows the Niigata Coast Guard Office patrol boat Echigo off Kashiwazaki in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The 3,100-ton vessel was leaking oil after running aground during a patrol.

Coast guard patrol boat runs aground

Coast guard patrol boat runs aground

Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2023, shows the Niigata Coast Guard Office patrol boat Echigo off Kashiwazaki in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The 3,100-ton vessel was leaking oil after running aground during a patrol.

Coast guard patrol boat runs aground

Coast guard patrol boat runs aground

Photo taken on Jan. 18, 2023, shows the Niigata Coast Guard Office patrol boat Echigo off Kashiwazaki in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The 3,100-ton vessel was leaking oil after running aground during a patrol.

Coast guard patrol boat runs aground

Coast guard patrol boat runs aground

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Jan. 18, 2023, shows the Niigata Coast Guard Office patrol boat Echigo off Kashiwazaki in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The 3,100-ton vessel was leaking oil after running aground during a patrol.

Coast guard patrol boat runs aground

Coast guard patrol boat runs aground

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Jan. 18, 2023, shows the Niigata Coast Guard Office patrol boat Echigo off Kashiwazaki in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The 3,100-ton vessel was leaking oil after running aground during a patrol.

Marine agency patrol boat runs aground

Marine agency patrol boat runs aground

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Jan. 18, 2023, shows the Niigata Coast Guard Office patrol boat Echigo off Kashiwazaki in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The 3,100-ton vessel was leaking oil after running aground during a patrol.

Coast guard patrol boat runs aground

Coast guard patrol boat runs aground

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Jan. 18, 2023, shows the Niigata Coast Guard Office patrol boat Echigo off Kashiwazaki in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The 3,100-ton vessel was leaking oil after running aground during a patrol.

Marine agency patrol boat runs aground

Marine agency patrol boat runs aground

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Jan. 18, 2023, shows the Niigata Coast Guard Office patrol boat Echigo off Kashiwazaki in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The 3,100-ton vessel was leaking oil after running aground during a patrol.

Marine agency patrol boat runs aground

Marine agency patrol boat runs aground

Photo taken from a Kyodo News airplane on Jan. 18, 2023, shows the Niigata Coast Guard Office patrol boat Echigo off Kashiwazaki in Niigata Prefecture, northwest of Tokyo. The 3,100-ton vessel was leaking oil after running aground during a patrol.

Ship from Ukraine runs aground in Bosphorus Strait, halting sea traffic temporarily

STORY: Ship from Ukraine runs aground in Bosphorus Strait, halting sea traffic temporarily DATELINE: Jan. 17, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:01 LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of a dry cargo ship stranded in the Bosphorus in Türkiye 2. various of Istanbul city in Türkiye STORYLINE: A freighter ran aground in Istanbul's northern district of Beykoz early Monday morning, temporarily halting all passage through the Bosphorus Strait. The 142-meter Palau-flagged cargo ship, named MKK-1, was traveling from Ukraine to Istanbul when it suffered a rudder malfunction while sailing in the strait, reported the Istanbul Governor's office. Vessels from the Directorate General of Coastal Safety, tugboats and scuba teams have been dispatched to the site of the accident. Passage through the strait was recently augmented with grain shipment from Ukraine as part of the Black Sea Grain Initiative, signed in July last year. According to Turkish Defense Ministry statistics, 643 ships carrying 17.25 milli

Cargo vessel refloated after running aground in Egypt's Suez Canal, traffic normal

STORY: Cargo vessel refloated after running aground in Egypt's Suez Canal, traffic normal DATELINE: Jan. 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:00:52 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Suez Canal STORYLINE: The maritime traffic in Egypt's Suez Canal returned to normal after a grounded cargo vessel was refloated and towed away for repairs, the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said Monday. The Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier, named Glory, was stranded near El Qantara, a northeastern Egyptian city along the canal, according to VesselFinder, a shipping tracker. Chairman of the SCA Osama Rabie said the authority's marine rescue team has tackled the sudden malfunction of the southbound ship. A total of 26 vessels have joined the southbound convoy, and the northbound convoy will cross after Glory's navigation, Rabie said. He added that four tug boats were sent to refloat the 225-meter-long and 32-meter-wide vessel that carries 41,000 tons to resume its passage. Linking the Mediterranean Se

2 years after quake

2 years after quake

KESENNUMA, Japan - Photos show an area in the city of Kesennuma, Miyagi Prefecture, on March 12, 2011 (top), the day after the massive earthquake and tsunami in northeastern Japan, and the same location on March 4, 2013, with the fishing boat Kyotoku Maru No. 18, which was washed ashore by the March 11 tsunami, still aground.

Cruise ship wreckage off Italy

Cruise ship wreckage off Italy

ROME, Italy - Photo taken Jan. 17, 2012, shows the cruise ship Costa Concordia four days after it ran aground and capsized near Giglio Island, central Italy.

Cruise ship wreckage off Italy

Cruise ship wreckage off Italy

ROME, Italy - Photo taken Jan. 16, 2012, shows the cruise ship Costa Concordia three days after it ran aground and capsized near Giglio Island, central Italy.

Cruise ship wreckage off Italy

Cruise ship wreckage off Italy

ROME, Italy - Photo taken Jan. 16, 2012, shows the cruise ship Costa Concordia three days after it ran aground and capsized near Giglio Island, central Italy.

Overturned Japanese ferry inspected

Overturned Japanese ferry inspected

MIHAMA, Japan - Employees of a ship clearance firm on Nov. 15, 2009, inspect the passenger and cargo ferry Ariake, which ran aground and overturned in the Sea of Kumano off the town of Mihama in Mie Prefecture in central Japan on Nov. 13. All 28 passengers and crew members were rescued.

Overturned Japanese ferry inspected

Overturned Japanese ferry inspected

MIHAMA, Japan - Inspectors of the transport ministry's transportation safety committee on Nov. 15, 2009, inspect the passenger and cargo ferry Ariake, which ran aground and overturned in the Sea of Kumano off the town of Mihama in Mie Prefecture in central Japan on Nov. 13. All 28 passengers and crew members were rescued.

Overturned Japanese ferry inspected

Overturned Japanese ferry inspected

KUMANO, Japan - Transport ministry officials inspect on Nov. 14, 2009, the passenger and cargo ferry Ariake, which run aground and overturned in the Sea of Kumano off Mie Prefecture in central Japan the previous day. All 28 passengers and crew members were rescued.

Overturned Japanese ferry inspected

Overturned Japanese ferry inspected

KUMANO, Japan - Japan Coast Guard officials inspect on Nov. 14, 2009, the passenger and cargo ferry Ariake, which run aground and overturned in the Sea of Kumano off Mie Prefecture in central Japan the previous day. All 28 passengers and crew members were rescued.

Japan ferry overturns off Mie Prefecture

Japan ferry overturns off Mie Prefecture

KUMANO, Japan - The passenger and cargo ferry Ariake runs aground and overturns in the Sea of Kumano off Mie Prefecture in central Japan on Nov. 13, 2009. All 28 passengers and crew members were rescued.

Crew rescued from 2 freighters that went aground off Ibaraki

Crew rescued from 2 freighters that went aground off Ibaraki

TOKYHO, Japan - The Panamanian-registered 85,350-ton Ellida Ace (foreground) and the Chinese-registered 88,853-ton Ocean Victory (background) are seen run aground off Ibaraki Prefecture on Oct. 25. All the crew members aboard the two vessels were rescued by the Japan Coast Guard.

Panamanian-registered freighter Giant Step runs aground off Ibaraki Pref.

Panamanian-registered freighter Giant Step runs aground off Ibaraki Pref.

TOKYO, Japan - The body of the Panamanian-registered 98,587-ton freighter Giant Step is seen broken into two pieces off Ibaraki Prefecture on Oct. 7 after it ran aground the previous day. Among 26 Indian and Sri Lankan crew members on board the ship, nine still remain unaccounted for.

Gas tanker runs aground in Shizuoka, no one hurt

Gas tanker runs aground in Shizuoka, no one hurt

TOKYO, Japan - The 999-ton tanker Takasago 2, carrying propane gas, runs aground in Higashiizu, Shizuoka Prefecture.

(3)Typhoon Songda causes severe damage across Japan

(3)Typhoon Songda causes severe damage across Japan

YAMAGUCHI, Japan - Firefighters look for missing crew members of the Indonesian-registered freighter Tri Ardhianto on Kasado Island in the Seto Inland Sea off Yamaguchi Prefecture on Sept. 8. The 6,315-ton freighter ran aground on Sept. 7 in strong winds triggered by Typhoon Songda. All 22 crew members aboard the ship went missing. Nine bodies believed to be that of the missing crew members were found.

Vietnamese ship runs aground, 4 missing

Vietnamese ship runs aground, 4 missing

MATSUYAMA, Japan - The Vietnamese-registered freighter Vihan 05 runs aground Aug. 30 off Ehime Prefecture due to strong winds and high waves caused by the powerful typhoon Chaba, which hit southwestern Japan. Four of its 20 crew members were thrown into the sea and are missing.

Stranded N. Korean freighter breaks into two

Stranded N. Korean freighter breaks into two

HITACHI, Japan - The North Korean freighter Chil Song, which ran aground off Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Dec. 5, is seen broken into two March 10, with its rear tilting due to rough waters washing the vessel for three months.

Stranded N. Korean freighter towed to open waters

Stranded N. Korean freighter towed to open waters

HITACHI, Japan - A Japanese tugboat (front) on Dec. 11 tows the North Korean freighter Chil Song, which ran aground off Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture on Dec. 5, from the shoal to open waters.

Workers tackle oil spill at stranded N. Korean ship

Workers tackle oil spill at stranded N. Korean ship

HITACHI, Japan - Fisheries workers in Hitachi port, Ibaraki Prefecture, collect heavy oil leaking from the stranded 3,144-ton North Korean freighter Chil Song (background) Dec. 6. The freighter, which was carrying tire chips, ran aground the previous day.

N. Korean freighter stranded on Ibaraki coast

N. Korean freighter stranded on Ibaraki coast

HITACHI, Japan - The 3,144-ton North Korean freighter Chil Song, carrying a cargo of tire chips, ran aground on coastal waters in Hitachi, Ibaraki Prefecture and heavy oil was found floating inside Hitachi harbor, the Japan Coast Guard said Dec. 5. The ship notified the coast guard at around 12:10 a.m. the same day that it was adrift.

Fire on grounded freighter soon to be brought under control

Fire on grounded freighter soon to be brought under control

OSHIMA, Japan - A Japan Coast Guard ship directs water at the still-burning Bahamian-registered freighter Hual Europe near Habu port on Izu-Oshima Island on Nov. 27. A fire broke out Nov. 26 on the 56,835-ton freighter, which ran aground in October.