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The 'Celtic Endeavour' (IMO: 9346706), enroute from Ribadeo to Swinoujscie, was in collision with the 'Aguimes', enroute from the Russian port St. Petersburg to Rotterdam, on the Kiel Canal at kilometre 58,5 east of Schülp, near Rendsburg, on Nov 5, 2026, at 2.10 a.m. There was significant damage to the port side bow, the deck crane and the stern. A liferaft was destroyed and had to be replaced. The 'Aguimes' has been berthed at the railway station in Brunsbüttel, where it remained stationary as of Nov 11 for emergency repairs to its bow and port side. The 'Celtic Endeavour', which was damaged at the starboard side foreship, berthed in the North Port of Kiel, where it remained stationary at the Voith Quay as of Nov 11. Reports and photos: https://www.kn-online.de/mediabox/kiel/nord-ostsee-kanal-frachter-muss-nach-kollision-in-kiel-festmachen-27ICWTWF2ZGA7AKL5Y7TSHG7UE.html https://www.forum-schiff.de/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?p=235214#p235214

Ukraine has launched another major drone attack on Russia’s port of Ust-Luga, setting fire to port infrastructure, disrupting power supplies. The Leningrad region governor Alexander Drozdenko confirmed early on Nov 11, that several drones had struck the port area, triggering a fire and an emergency shutdown of a transformer substation. Three port workers suffered not life-threatening injruies. The extent of damage to individual terminals remained unclear. The attack cane just two days after Ukrainian drones hit the Kirishi refinery, Russia’s second-largest, also in the Leningrad region. The Surgutneftegaz-operated facility, which has an annual processing capacity of around 20m tonnes, caught fire in the attack on Nov 9. As a consequence of the campaign against Russian refining infrastructure, Rosneft has introduced petrol rationing at filling stations as refinery outages and fuel shortages mounted.

The 'Celtic Endeavour', enroute from Ribadeo to Swinoujscie, was in collision with the 'Aguimes' (IMO: 8820107), enroute from the Russian port St. Petersburg to Rotterdam, on the Kiel Canal at kilometre 58,5 east of Schülp, near Rendsburg, on Nov 5, 2026, at 2.10 a.m. There was significant damage to the port side bow, the deck crane and the stern. A liferaft was destroyed and had to be replaced. The 'Aguimes' has been berthed at the railway station in Brunsbüttel, where it remained stationary as of Nov 11 for emergency repairs to its bow and port side. The 'Celtic Endeavour', which was damaged at the starboard side foreship, berthed in the North Port of Kiel, where it remained stationary at the Voith Quay as of Nov 11 as well. Report and photos: https://www.kn-online.de/mediabox/kiel/nord-ostsee-kanal-frachter-muss-nach-kollision-in-kiel-festmachen-27ICWTWF2ZGA7AKL5Y7TSHG7UE.html https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/4037771?navList=gallery&category=39&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/4037773?navList=gallery&category=39&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/4037774?navList=gallery&category=39&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/4037877?navList=gallery&category=39&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/4037878?navList=gallery&category=39&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/4037879?navList=gallery&category=39&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest https://www.shipspotting.com/photos/4038273?navList=gallery&category=39&page=1&viewType=normal&sortBy=newest

On Nov 8, the ' Argyll Flyer', serving on the route Gourock - Dunoon, had a contact with a submerged object and suffered damage to the starboard propeller and a failure of the flexible coupling that links the propeller shaft to the gearbox. The vessel had to be drydocked for repairs to the damaged propeller. Whilst out of the water, the flexible coupling was also being replaced along with an inspection of the rudder. As a result, the service was cancelled with a review for service on Nov 13 at 3:00 p.m. During this period, a replacement bus service was operated to connect with Western Ferries from both Gourock and Dunoon. From Monday to Saturday the bus operated as follows: Quarter past the hour departing Gourock to McInroy's Point from 06:15 a.m. until 8:15 p.m. The final bus departs Gourock at 8:45 p.m. Quarter to the hour departing Dunoon to Hunter's Quay from 06:45 a.m. until 7:45 p.m. The final bus departs Dunoon at 8:40 p.m. CalMac customers were required to purchase a Western Ferries ticket and were asked retain their CalMac ticket to travel with the company on a future date within the Summer or Winter season it was purchased.

On Nov 9, 2026, at approximately 8.30 p.m., the 'VTA Neptune', enroute from Vung Tau with 20 crew members on board, encountered strong winds, while docking for loading at the Chan May-Lang County in Hue City. The unloaded ship went adrift and finally ran aground about 2.75 nautical miles southwest of buoy number 0 in the Chan May Seaway on the beach of the Canh Duong Village in the Chan May Township in pos. 16° 21' N 107° 57' E. The ship had 51.82 tons of diesel fuel, and 211.81 tons of heavy fuel oil on board. The Hue Port Authority has instructed the shipowner to urgently inspect the condition of the hull and ballast tanks to identify any potential hull damage, ensure the safety of the vessel and crew, and prevent environmental pollution. He must also calculate the remaining diesel and liquid fuel levels, displacement, and the balance of the bow and stern draft to facilitate the development of a salvage plan. The Hue Port Authority has commissioned the creation and implementation of a plan to salvage the vessel and return it to a safe anchorage. The implementation process must be reported to the relevant authorities immediately for a coordinated support. Reports with photos and video: https://www.vietnam.vn/de/hai-tau-hang-mac-can-o-vung-bien-chan-may-va-quang-ngai https://www.vietnam.vn/no/tau-hang-23-620-tan-mac-can-gan-vung-bien-chan-may-lang-co https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGOXuWGrAn4