Foss Maritime has been hired to remove the grounded fishing vessel Pacific Paradise from a reef off Waikiki after repeated attempts to refloat the vessel by commercial salvage companies have failed. The 79-foot Pacific Paradise ran aground on 10 October about 1,000 feet off Waikiki’s Kaimana Beach, and the vessel has remained stuck there ever since. Several attempts … [Read more...]
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One Killed, One Still Missing After Explosion on Crude Oil Barge Off Port Aransas, Texas
Update: The U.S. Coast Guard has confirmed that one person has died and another person was still missing after a fire on barge operated by Bouchard Transportation. The company issued the following statement about the accident. Bouchard Transportation reports that a fire occurred today aboard one of their barges at approximately 4:30 am local time near … [Read more...]
World’s First Floating Wind Farm Opens Up Off Scotland
The first offshore wind farm to use floating wind turbines has started producing power for the Scottish energy grid in what could be the start of offshore wind's push into deeper and more favorable waters for renewable energy production. Hywind Scotland, the first floating wind farm in the world, was officially opened Wednesday by the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola … [Read more...]
Coast Guard Patrol Boat Catches Fire in Gulfport, Mississippi
The Gulfport Fire Department helped the U.S. Coast Guard put out a fire aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Brant while moored in Gulfport, Mississippi on Wednesday. The Coast Guard reported earlier that at approximately 5 a.m., two Coast Guard members who were aboard the cutter noticed the fire in the port-aft area of the vessel and took initial actions to put out the fire using … [Read more...]
Ship Photos: World’s Largest Containership Docks in Wilhelmshaven
One of the world's largest containerships docked at the EUROGATE Container Terminal in Wilhelmshaven, Germany on Monday during its maiden voyage from China to Northern Europe. The 21,413 TEU OOCL Germany was constructed at the Samsung Heavy Industries in Geoje, South Korea and delivered to OOCL in August. It is the second of six 21 thousand TEU class vessels on order at the … [Read more...]
Tanker Raises Anchor, Finds Torpedo Off England
A pretty scary situation in the southern England last Friday as a tanker pulled up an old test torpedo when it raised its anchor in Portland. A diving unit was dispatched to the scene where they immediately evacuated the majority of the crew from the Maltese-flagged MT Skaw Provider. However, six crew members including the Master remained on board the vessel to respond … [Read more...]
Tall Ship ‘Oliver Hazard Perry’ Loses Power, Hits Boats in Newport Harbor, RI
The U.S. Coast Guard has reported that the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, Rhode Island's official sail training ship, lost power and hit multiple boats before grounding in Newport Harbor, R.I. on Sunday night. The Coast Guard said the tall ship was leaving Bowen's Wharf Seafood Festival with 12 crewmembers aboard when it lost power and began to drift near Perrotti Park. … [Read more...]