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The cargo vessel 'Fulbari', carrying 1,200 tonnes of coal lightered from the 'Yasa Jupiter', sank in the Pashur River after colliding with an oil tanker on the early monring of Oct 27, 2026. The 'Fulbari' was heading towards Mongla after loading coal from the bulk carrier, which was anchored at Hiron Point in Mongla Port. It had sailed from the Muara Pantai Offshore Coal Terminal on Oct 11 and moored off Mongla in pos. 22° 17' N 089° 35' E on Oct 23. The lighter vessel had reached the Sundari Kotha area of the Pashur channel, when the accident occurred. All nine crew members managed to swim to a nearby cargo vessel, and no casualties were reported. The Pashur channel remained completely safe, and vessel movements through the channel were continuing normally. The vessel's owners were taking steps to salvage the sunken cargo ship. Report with photo: https://www.bssnews.net/district/438930

The 'Folkestad' ran aground on oct 22, 2026, at around 1.45 p.m. in the small boat harbour at Breivikeidet. The ferry entered the harbour right next to the ferry quay outside Tromsø. It ended up almost completely on the shore, becoming firmly stuck. There were 32 passengers and a crew of five on board. No one was injured. The crew reported a technical failure beforehand. The police assisted as the lifeboat 'Klaveness Marine' evacuated the passengers from the ferry. At 5:20 p.m. all passengers had been brought safely ashore. The boat also attempted to pull the ferry off the shallows, but was unable to do so. A tug was expected to arrive shortly after 6:00 p.m. The crew was assessing how to get all the vehicles off the ferry once it has been pulled free. One option is to bring the vehicles ashore at Breivikeidet; another was to bring them to Tromsø. The crew was being questioned, and that the police were working to determine the cause of the grounding. All ferry services on the route were suspended. The designated reserve ferry 'Lauvstad' was called to operate from Svensby on the morning of Oct 23. The 'Folkestad' was refloated on the afternoon and left Breivikeidet at 10.15 p.m., headed to Ørndalen in northernmost Tromsø, where it berthed on Oct 23 at around 3 a.m. for repairs at Skattøra, which were expected to take two weeks. Reports with photos and video: https://www.nrk.no/tromsogfinnmark/fergen-havnet-i-smabathavna_-_-teknisk-svikt-1.18062126 https://www.nettavisen.no/nyheter/bomma-pa-fergekaia/s/80-95-182985

On Oct 25, 2026, a fire broke out in the accomodation area the 'Gustavo U' in the Port of Buenos Aires. The flames on the bunker tanker were already almost completely extinguished when firefighters of the Argentine Coast Guard arrived. Two people suffered burns and were taken to medical centers. One remained hospitalised and on a respirator, with burns to his upper extremities. Investigations were underway to determine the cause of the fire and the amount of damage caused. Video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/0v-5xP_3c4I

At least four passengers were injured when the storm Boelo hit the 'Color Hybrid' on Oct 26, 2026, between Sandefjord and Strømstad, and three strong waves hit the ferry unexpectedly, causing it to tilt. Things shattered and flew across the floor, several passengers fell, and some suffered cuts and allegedly fractures. The ferry had left Sandefjord at 10 a.m., and around 15 minutes after departure, passengers were told that they could encounter waves of up to four meters. At around 10.45 a.m. the strongest waves hit. Over the loudspeaker, doctors and orthopedists were called for. When the ferry arrived in Strømstad, several ambulances were waiting at the quay. According to the ferry company, no one was seriously injured, whiles some of the furnishings on board were damaged. As a result of the storm, several of Color Line's ferry departures were cancelled. Report with video: https://www.ta.no/fire-bekreftet-skadd-trodde-vi-skulle-velte/s/80-50-62247

The Gabonese President Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema traveled to Port-Gentil on Oct 26 in order to be closely involved in the search operations for the four missing workers of the 'Prospetor 5' and to offer support to the families of the missing, as well as to the survivors. He interrupted a private visit to Spain to urgently meet with the survivors and the families of the missing. Currently, 100 survivors have been evacuated from Mayumba to Port-Gentil. Some of them were injured and being treated in a Port-Gentil hospital. Ten other workers were still in Mayumba. The French Embassy in Gabon and São Tomé and Príncipe offered its condolences to the families of the missing workers, while also expressing its support for the survivors being cared for in Port-Gentil. The Gabonese leader met with the families of the five missing. Among them are three Gabonese, one Croatian, and one Indian. Gabon requested assistance from the Congolese navy to join the SAR operation, which Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso immediately accepted. The Gabonese government has mobilised all available resources to find the missing. An investigation has been launched by the Ministry of Petroleum to shed light on the incident and determine responsibility for the accident. The rig had 280 tons of diesel fuel in the tanks, when it sank. No release of harmful substances was observed so far.