📰 4 sources 11 articles · 25 Oct 2026, 23:39 → 18 days ago

Wood-laden ship Seahorse runs aground off Lebanon; crew rescued and vessel brought into Beirut port

A wood-laden ship named Seahorse ran aground after water leaked inside while it was sailing from Sidon port to Beirut port. Lebanese Civil Defense teams, in coordination with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC) and the Lebanese Army navy, accompanied the vessel and rescued seven people who threw themselves into the sea, before the ship was brought into berth 11 at Beirut port.

📍 Where things stand: The Seahorse was brought into berth 11 at Beirut port after a rescue operation involving Civil Defense teams, the army navy and the Beirut Fire Brigade.

⏱️ Timeline

25 Oct 2026, 23:39 The Lebanese Civil Defense Directorate announced that its teams were still accompanying a wood-laden ship that had run aground in the morning while moving from Sidon port to Beirut port because of water leaking inside, in coordination with the Joint Rescue Coordination Centre (JRCC). As the ship listed further, seven people threw themselves into the sea and were rescued by the accompanying teams, which remained in contact with the ship's captain.
26 Oct 2026, 09:14 Civil Defense announced that seven people had thrown themselves into the sea and were rescued by its teams, while nine people remained aboard the ship, which was about one kilometre from Beirut port, in coordination with the JRCC and in cooperation with the Lebanese Army's naval forces.
26 Oct 2026, 10:54 MTV's camera spotted the Seahorse in distress at sea near Beirut port, aljadeed published video showing a ship aground off Beirut, and Lebanon ON referred to a naval alert around the Seahorse and said Civil Defense had disclosed the latest developments.
26 Oct 2026, 13:26 MTV Lebanon showed exclusive footage from inside the grounded Seahorse, where the Civil Defense's naval rescue unit and the Lebanese Army navy were making an exceptional effort to bring the ship back to its normal state.
26 Oct 2026, 14:26 The Lebanese Army Command announced that the army, alongside Civil Defense and the Beirut Fire Brigade, took the necessary safety measures to prevent a commercial ship from sinking off Beirut port.
26 Oct 2026, 14:39 MTV's camera followed the rescue of the Seahorse and its entry into berth 11 at Beirut port.
26 Oct 2026, 20:50 MTV reported that the wood-laden Seahorse ran aground off the coast of Sidon and endured 12 hours of tension and fear before reaching the coast of Beirut port at dawn, with its camera following the rescue operation from Zouq Sidon out to sea.

Timeline written by AI from the sources below; updated as new reports arrive.

How the sources covered it

MTV Lebanon focused on its own field coverage of the Seahorse from the sea and from inside the vessel and on the rescue effort, while Lebanon Debate highlighted the number of people aboard and the Army Command's announcement; aljadeed and Lebanon ON limited themselves to footage and headlines about the grounded ship and the naval alert around it.

MTV Lebanon Relied on its own field coverage, starting with the Civil Defense statement and the rescue of seven people who jumped into the sea, then showing footage from the sea and from inside the ship and following its entry into berth 11, later saying the vessel endured 12 hours of tension and fear.
Lebanon Debate Focused on figures and official bodies, highlighting that seven people were rescued and nine remained aboard about one kilometre from Beirut port, and carried the Army Command's announcement that the army, Civil Defense and the Beirut Fire Brigade took part in safety measures.
aljadeed Limited itself to a video showing a ship aground off Beirut, without details in the available text on the cause of the incident or its repercussions.
Lebanon ON Its headline highlighted a naval alert around the Seahorse and Civil Defense's disclosure of the latest developments, without further details in the available text.