Topic
General cargo
Every Vessel Hunter story on General cargo: 10 stories, from 31 August 2026 to 15 October 2026. Newest: "HS Dignity sinks off Bulgaria as search for ten missing crew is called off". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
HS Dignity sinks off Bulgaria as search for ten missing crew is called off
Bulgaria has ended the search for crew of HS Dignity, the cargo ship sunk by a drone 17 nautical miles off Krapets on 13 October, with about ten seafarers missing.
HS Dignity sinks and Chelsea 3 is hit as drones strike two ships off Bulgaria
Drones struck two cargo ships in Bulgaria's Black Sea economic zone on 13 October. HS Dignity sank off Krapets and the Chelsea 3 was towed into Varna.
Storm drives Chinese-owned cargo ship Sunny Faith ashore near Kaliningrad
The Bahamas-flagged general cargo ship Sunny Faith was driven ashore at Yantarny near Kaliningrad in a storm on 9 October; her 19 crew stayed on board.
Bergfjord and Hav Frakt detained after three-ship collision off Ålesund
Three ships collided in Valderhaugfjorden near Ålesund on 5 October; Bergfjord and Hav Frakt were detained with damage and the tanker Xanthia was cleared to sail.
Alfa Watan sinks off Bulgaria a day after Royad Mammadov is lost off Romania
A drone strike sank the Togo-flagged Alfa Watan and set the grain-laden Able on fire off Bulgaria, a day after Royad Mammadov sank off Romania with two dead.
Russia detains Estonia-bound cargo ship Västerbotten in the Gulf of Finland
Russian border guards detained the Cyprus-flagged general cargo ship Västerbotten in the Gulf of Finland on 1 October as she sailed from Sweden to Sillamäe in Estonia.
Wind-powered Neoliner Origin makes first Zeebrugge call
The sail-assisted ro-ro Neoliner Origin called at Zeebrugge on 21 September, the first large cargo ship working partly under sail to load in a Belgian port.
Ten Missing After Turkish Cargo Ship Is Feared Sunk in the Sea of Marmara
The 3,970 dwt Tugberk Imamoglu collided with the chemical tanker Alsu 18 nautical miles south of Silivri and is now believed to have sunk with all ten crew unaccounted for.
Wagenborg Puts Connectivity and Cybersecurity Onto 160 Ships at Once
The programme covers around 160 owned and managed general cargo vessels, treating onboard IT and security as fleet infrastructure rather than per-ship procurement.
Turkish and Somali Forces Retake the Hijacked Coaster Lutuf off Somalia
The Cameroon-flagged general cargo ship Lutuf has been recovered nearly two weeks after Somali pirates seized it while it was carrying supplies to a Turkish military base in Mogadishu.
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