Monday, January 5, 2015
Angelito Capindo Rojas
News

Gearbulk’s Search for Survivors or Wreckage Continues Off Vietnam

“No new crewmembers or debris from the sunken vessel have been detected,” said Gearbulk in their latest update today following the sinking of their

January 5, 2015
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News

WTI Falls Below $50 a Barrel

West Texas Intermediate oil fell below $50 a barrel for the first time since April 2009 as surging supply signaled that the global glut that drove crude into a

January 5, 2015
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Multimedia

I’m Beached Brew

Do you have any plankton brew?

January 5, 2015
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Photo

SPOTD: New Year’s Eve in Yokosuka

Yokosuka, Japan is home to the U.S. Navy’s 7th Fleet and Japan’s Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) and is located just south of Tokyo near the

January 5, 2015
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News

Iran ‘Won’t Give In’ After 60% Decline in Crude Oil Exports

Iran’s oil exports have fallen 60 percent to 1 million barrels a day, the Tehran-based Shargh newspaper reported, citing comments by Oil Minister Bijan

January 5, 2015
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News

McDermott to Install Ayatsil-A Platform for PEMEX

Utilizing the Intermac 600 launch barge and Derrick Barge 50, offshore construction firm McDermott will install the Ayatsil-A drilling platform for PEMEX

January 5, 2015
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Incidents

Greek-Operated Oil Tanker Bombed at Libyan Port, Two Dead

Two crew members were killed when unidentified military aircraft bombed a Greek-operated oil tanker anchored at the Libyan port of Derna, the Greek coastguard

January 5, 2015
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Sunday, January 4, 2015
hoegh osaka
Marine Salvage

Höegh Autoliners CEO: Car Carrier Intentionally Grounded

Ingar Skiaker, Chief Executive Officer of Höegh Autoliners says his company’s ship was purposely run aground last night after it developed a severe list

January 4, 2015
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Interesting

Quadcopter Footage of Grounded Car Carrier Höegh Osaka

The 51,770 gross ton pure car and truck carrier (PCTC) Hoegh Osaka sits on Bramble Bank heavily listing on her starboard side today in the Solent.  The vessel

January 4, 2015
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Saturday, January 3, 2015
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Incidents

Höegh Car Carrier Listing Heavily After Running Aground in the Solent

The 179.9 meter pure car and truck carrier Hoegh Osaka has run aground on Friday night off Southampton and is currently listing 50 degrees according to the

January 3, 2015
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Ferry Passengers Find Horrifying Scene Off Scotland
Incidents

Ferry Passengers Find Horrifying Scene Off Scotland

Passengers aboard the Northlink ferry Hrossey saw a haunting sight this afternoon in the form of an upturned hull of a ship while sailing in the Pentland

January 3, 2015
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Friday, January 2, 2015
Hai Yang Shi You 286
News

New High Capacity Subsea Support Vessel Joins CNOOC’s Fleet

China State Shipbuilding Corporation’s (CSSC) Huangpu Wenchong shipyard delivered a highly advanced deepwater subsea support vessel just before the new

January 2, 2015
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Incidents

Norman Atlantic Fire Damage [IMAGES]

The following images were shared with us today by gCaptain contributor Roberto Quarta in Brindisi, Italy. A passenger on board shot video of the evacuation,

January 2, 2015
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News

Pakistani Fishing Boat Self-Detonates After Being Chased by Indian Coast Guard

The Indian Defence Ministry reports the crew of a suspect Pakistani fishing boat from Keti Bunder, near Karachi, took dramatic measures to avoid being boarded

January 2, 2015
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Incidents

Gearbulk-Owned Ore Carrier Sinks Off Vietnam

Only one crew member from the 190 meter-long bulk carrier Bulk Jupiter has survived after the ship unexpectedly sank 150 nautical miles off the coast of

January 2, 2015
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Collision

Crews Battle Oil Spill After Ships Collide Off Singapore

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) reports today the Libyan-flagged crude oil tanker Alyarmouk and Singapore-flagged bulk carrier Sinar Kapuas

January 2, 2015
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Oil Trades Near 5-Year Low Amid Manufacturing Weakness
News

Oil Trades Near 5-Year Low Amid Manufacturing Weakness

Oil traded near its lowest closing price since mid-2009 amid signs of manufacturing weakness in Europe and

January 2, 2015
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Engines

Powered-Up Dredger Under Construction in China

Finnish engine manufacturer Wärtsilä says they will be providing four 12-cylinder engines aboard a new self-propelled cutter suction dredger that was ordered

January 2, 2015
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News

After Deadly Blaze, Burnt-Out Ferry Towed to Italy

Tug boats hauled the burnt-out hulk of the ferry that caught fire on Sunday off the coast of Greece to a southern Italian port on Friday, opening the way for

January 2, 2015
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Thursday, January 1, 2015
Ezadeen
News

Iceland’s Coast Guard Takes Control of Another Migrant Ship Off Italy

The Icelandic coast guard patrol vessel Tyr, with support from the Italian Coast Guard, is conducting an extensive rescue in the Mediterranean tonight after

January 1, 2015
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