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FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedin The Brazilian-flagged supply vessel Skandi Amazonas ran aground off the coast of Rio de Janeiro State, southeastern Brazil, on 15 May, after reportedly striking a rock near the Santana Archipelago. The 95-meter vessel sustained hull damage and began taking on water. As reported, after the crew was unable to contain the flooding, the decision was made to intentionally ground the vessel around 200 meters from the shoreline to prevent further risk. RelatedNews International Day for Women in Maritime 2026 India calls for unimpeded maritime flows in Hormuz during BRICS meeting var jnews_module_21373028_0_6a0ad74401df9 = {"header_icon":"","first_title":"Related","second_title":"News","url":"","header_type":"heading_8","header_background":"","header_secondary_background":"","header_text_color":"","header_line_color":"","header_accent_color":"","header_filter_category":"","header_filter_author":"","header_filter_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_post_tag":"","header_filter_cpt_tribe_events_cat":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_category":"","header_filter_cpt_web_story_tag":"","header_filter_text":"All","sticky_post":false,"sticky_post_filter":false,"post_type":"post","content_type":"all","sponsor":false,"number_post":"2","post_offset":0,"unique_content":"unique1","include_post":"","included_only":false,"exclude_post":"21373028","include_category":"","exclude_category":"","include_author":"","include_tag":"404,82,1641,2115","exclude_tag":"","exclude_visited_post":false,"post_tag":"","tribe_events_cat":"","web_story_category":"","web_story_tag":"","sort_by":"latest","show_date":"","date_format":"default","date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","pagination_mode":"disable","pagination_nextprev_showtext":"","pagination_number_post":"2","pagination_scroll_limit":0,"ads_type":"disable","ads_position":1,"ads_random":"","ads_image":"","ads_image_tablet":"","ads_image_phone":"","ads_image_link":"","ads_image_alt":"","ads_image_new_tab":"","google_publisher_id":"","google_
Supply vessel runs aground after striking a rock in Brazil
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