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New Casualty – HELLAS APHRODITE – Piracy 6 November 2025

W.E. Cox have learned of an incident involving the HELLAS APHRODITE, a Malta Flag, 29,410GT, 183m, oil/chemical tanker vessel, which has been hijacked about 500nm off Mogadishu, Somalia whilst enroute from Sikka, India to Durban, South Africa carrying gasoline.

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New Casualty – STAR BUENO – Grounding 4 November 2025

W.E. Cox have learned of an incident involving the STAR BUENO, a Liberian Flag, 93,186GT, 291.97m, bulk carrier vessel, which ran aground on 26th October 2025 after its anchor dragged off Dung Quat, Vietnam whilst laden with 174,790 tons of iron ore and enroute from Saldanha Bay, South Africa.

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New Casualty – GRANDE ROMA – Engine Room Fire 27 October 2025

W.E. Cox have learned of an incident involving the laden GRANDE ROMA, an Italian Flag vessel, 44,431GT, 196m, vehicle carrier, which reported an engine room fire on 25 October 2025 whilst sailing in the English Channel, UK en route from Antwerp, Belgium to Jebel Ali, UAE.

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New Casualty – MISSISSIPPI – Loss of Containers 10 September 2025

We have learned of an incident involving the MISSISSIPPI, a Madeira flag, 52,228gt, 2024 built, fully cellular containership, which has suffered a loss of containers overboard whilst at the ITS Container Terminal, Long Beach California on 9th September 2025.

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Casualty Update – MARIE MAERSK – GA Declared 3 September 2025

Further to our initial advice regarding a fire on board the MARIE MAERSK, a Denmark flag, 194,849GT, 18,270TEU fully cellular containership which was enroute from Rotterdam, Netherlands to Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia 13th August 2025, we have now been notified by Maersk that they have declared General Average

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New Casualty – CMA CGM J.MADISON – Fire 22 August 2025

W.E. Cox have learnt of an incident involving the CMA CGM J.MADISON, a Malta flag, 141,950GT, 14,414TEU fully cellular containership vessel. The CMA CGM J.MADISON was enroute from Singapore to Port Khalifa, Dubai when she suffered a fire in the Straits of Malacca on 18th August 2025.

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New Casualty – MARIE MAERSK – Fire – Salvage 14 August 2025

W.E. Cox have learnt of an incident involving the MARIE MAERSK, a Denmark flag, 194,849GT, 18,270TEU fully cellular containership. The MARIE MAERSK was enroute from Rotterdam, Netherlands to Tanjung Pelepas, Malaysia when she suffered a fire whilst sailing off the coast of Liberia on 13th August 2025.

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New Casualty – STRATFORD – Fire – General Average Declared 11 August 2025

W.E. Cox have been appointed by Cargo interests following an incident on the STRATFORD, a Liberian flag, 91,649GT, 8,533TEU fully cellular containership. The STRATFORD was enroute from Shenzen, China to Vietnam when she suffered a fire in the South China Sea about 190nm off Yongshu Reef, Nansha, China on 28th July 2025.

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New Casualty – EVER FEAT – Collapse of Stowed Containers 4 August 2025

W.E. Cox have been appointed by Cargo interests in an incident involving the EVER FEAT, a Liberia flag, 116,295GT, 11,850TEU fully cellular containership vessel. The EVER FEAT was sailing from Navegantes, Brazil to Montevideo, Uruguay when she was exposed to severe wind and high waves off Rio Grande, Brazil on 28th July 2025 resulting in collapse and/or damage of about 30 to 40 containers.

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Increase in limits of liability for air carriage under the Montreal Convention with effect 28th December 2024 23/12/2024
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