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Sunday, July 3, 2022
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Ports

Banana Ships And The Hidden Fees Of Ship Cargo

A cadre of ocean carriers are charging exorbitant, potentially illegal, fees on shipping containers stuck because of congestion at ports. Sellers of furniture,

July 3, 2022
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Thursday, February 25, 2021
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Uncategorized

U.S. Coast Guard Convenes Formal Investigation into Fatal Capsizing of a Fishing Vessel at the Tillamook Bay Bar

The U.S. Coast Guard will convene a formal marine casualty investigation into the capsizing of a commercial fishing vessel with the loss of two lives at

February 25, 2021
Total Views: 1907

Monday, February 11, 2019
cargo ships in rio de janeiro
Maritime News

Fall of Fugitive `Batman’ Puts Global Oil Trading on the Spot

By Sabrina Valle and Lucia Kassai (Bloomberg) — To his friends, Rodrigo Berkowitz lived within his means in a rented house in the suburbs of

February 11, 2019
Total Views: 72

Tuesday, January 22, 2019
Yaquina Bay bar
Maritime News

Coast Guard Announces Formal Investigation into FV Mary B II Capsizing at Oregon’s Yaquina Bay Bar

The U.S. Coast Guard is convening a formal marine casualty investigation into the loss of the fishing vessel Mary B II, which capsized off Newport, Oregon this

January 22, 2019
Total Views: 38

Friday, March 31, 2017
NTSB Marine Accident Brief: Sinking of the Towing Vessel Spence
Accidents

NTSB Marine Accident Brief: Sinking of the Towing Vessel Spence

The NTSB has released a Marine Accident Brief on its investigation into the December 2015 sinking of the towing vessel Spence in the Caribbean Sea. On December

March 31, 2017
Total Views: 152

Wednesday, March 1, 2017
MAIB: Experienced Launch Skipper Relied on iPad Navigation App Prior to Collision
Interesting

MAIB: Experienced Launch Skipper Relied on iPad Navigation App Prior to Collision

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has issued its report into last year’s collision between a historic motor launch and a DFDS roll-on/roll-off

March 1, 2017
Total Views: 115

Monday, December 5, 2016
Coast Guard Kicks Off ‘Alaska Juris’ Investigation Hearing
News

Coast Guard Kicks Off ‘Alaska Juris’ Investigation Hearing

The U.S. Coast Guard on Monday kicked off a public hearing on its investigation into the abandoning and sinking of the fishing vessel Alaska

December 5, 2016
Total Views: 38

Thursday, April 21, 2016
Poor Passage Planning Led to MV Cemfjord Sinking with Loss of 8 Lives -REPORT
Accidents

Poor Passage Planning Led to MV Cemfjord Sinking with Loss of 8 Lives -REPORT

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has released its report into the January 2015 sinking of the MV Cemfjord, finding that the incident was the result

April 21, 2016
Total Views: 387

Wednesday, December 9, 2015
MAIB Investigation Report: Collision Between Tanker and Containership Off Jebel Ali
Accidents

MAIB Investigation Report: Collision Between Tanker and Containership Off Jebel Ali

A master’s reliance on scanty VHF information and another’s failure to keep a proper lookout contributed to a collision between a containership and

December 9, 2015
Total Views: 332

Thursday, October 8, 2015
We Won’t Learn Anything: What Sank El Faro and What Didn’t
Blog

We Won’t Learn Anything: What Sank El Faro and What Didn’t

On Wednesday night, the final rescue crews on the El Faro mission called in, “We are returning to base – negative results,”

October 8, 2015
Total Views: 592

Friday, June 26, 2015
Illinois Captain Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for 2005 Barge Explosion
Maritime News

Illinois Captain Sentenced to Six Months in Prison for 2005 Barge Explosion

An Illinois man who was captain of a petroleum barge that exploded in a Chicago canal in 2005, killing a crew member, was sentenced to six months in prison on

June 26, 2015
Total Views: 109

Thursday, May 21, 2015
MAIB – Improper Lookouts Caused Fatal Collision Near Felixstowe
Accidents

MAIB – Improper Lookouts Caused Fatal Collision Near Felixstowe

A failure to maintain a proper lookout was determined to be the cause of a fatal collision between a Boskalis dredger and sailing yacht near Felixstowe in June

May 21, 2015
Total Views: 84

Monday, May 11, 2015
Accidents

Investigation Report: Accidental Lifeboat Release During Abandon Ship Drill

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report into the April 2014 accidental release of a lifeboat from a Panama-flagged reefer

May 11, 2015
Total Views: 157

Wednesday, April 1, 2015
NTSB Safer Seas 2014 Report – Lessons Learned from Marine Accident Investigations
News

NTSB Safer Seas 2014 Report – Lessons Learned from Marine Accident Investigations

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) today released its “Safer Seas 2014: Lessons Learned From Marine Accident Investigations”

April 1, 2015
Total Views: 10

Thursday, October 23, 2014
AIS Reliance Contributed to Dover Strait Collision -REPORT
News

AIS Reliance Contributed to Dover Strait Collision -REPORT

An investigation by the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch into a January 2014 collision between a Rickmers’ cargo ship and a crane barge in

October 23, 2014
Total Views: 122

Monday, September 29, 2014
sunken fishing vessel uscg
Maritime News

Investigations Launched Into Coast Guard Cutter’s Collision With Fishing Vessel

A series of formal investigations have been launched into the collision involving a 110-foot U.S. Coast Guard cutter and a small fishing vessel off the coast

September 29, 2014
Total Views: 66

Friday, June 13, 2014
MAIB Releases MT Apollo Allision Report
Maritime News

MAIB Releases MT Apollo Allision Report

The U.K.’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch has released its accident report into its investigation of the July 2013 allision of the oil tanker Apollo

June 13, 2014
Total Views: 63

Tuesday, May 27, 2014
Three Die from “Illness” Aboard German Cargo Ship
Maritime News

Three Die from “Illness” Aboard German Cargo Ship

Three crewmembers of a German cargo ship have mysteriously died after becoming ill aboard the vessel while docked at the small port town of Goole in the

May 27, 2014
Total Views: 29

Saturday, December 21, 2013
emma maersk port said
Incidents

Cable Penetrations Almost Did In The EMMA MAERSK

The EMMA MAERSK suffered a flooding incident in February as it was getting ready to transit the Suez Canal. As reported earlier, water entered the vessel

December 21, 2013
Total Views: 1271

Thursday, June 20, 2013
MAIB Issues Final Report on 2011 Singapore Strait Containership Collision
Incidents

MAIB Issues Final Report on 2011 Singapore Strait Containership Collision

The U.K.'s MAIB has released its final report on an investigation into a December 2011 collision between two containerships near the Singapore Strait, slamming

June 20, 2013
Total Views: 228
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