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Monday, March 28, 2016
ts taipei grounding
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TS Taipei Grounding: Drone Video Shows Environmental Disaster Unfolding in Taiwan

A new video of the TS Taipei shipwreck shows the extent of the disaster that is unfolding in northern Taiwan as the vessel continues to break up and spill

March 28, 2016
Total Views: 537

Drunk Captain Runs Ship Aground in Germany
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Drunk Captain Runs Ship Aground in Germany

The captain of a Dutch-flagged cargo ship has found himself in some hot water after running his ship aground while drunk at the German port of Rostock. 

March 28, 2016
Total Views: 94

Saturday, March 26, 2016
Taiwan Dealing with Major Oil Spill from Fractured TS Taipei Cargo Ship
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Taiwan Dealing with Major Oil Spill from Fractured TS Taipei Cargo Ship

Heavy fuel oil that has leaked from a hull fracture in the stranded containership TS Taipei has contaminated approximately 1.24 miles of water in northern

March 26, 2016
Total Views: 107

Friday, March 25, 2016
Grounded TS Lines Cargo Ship Splits in Two Off Taiwan
Maritime News

Grounded TS Lines Cargo Ship Splits in Two Off Taiwan

A grounded cargo ship has split in two and is leaking fuel oil a little more than two weeks after becoming stranded along the coast in northern Taiwan.

March 25, 2016
Total Views: 545

Pirates Release Kidnapped Bourbon Crew Off Nigeria
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Pirates Release Kidnapped Bourbon Crew Off Nigeria

French oil services company Bourbon Offshore has confirmed that two crew members kidnapped from their vessel off the coast of Nigeria last month have been

March 25, 2016
Total Views: 43

Thursday, March 24, 2016
Sunken Tugboat Pulled from Hudson River with Body of Third Victim
Maritime News

Sunken Tugboat Pulled from Hudson River with Body of Third Victim

A giant crane was used to lift a sunken tugboat from the bottom of the Hudson River almost two weeks after it collided with a barge and sank at

March 24, 2016
Total Views: 20

Damaged Bulk Carrier Reaches Washington Pier
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Damaged Bulk Carrier Reaches Washington Pier

The severely damaged MV Sparna has reached a safe berth at a North Kalama, Washington pier on Wednesday afternoon two days after the bulk carrier ran aground

March 24, 2016
Total Views: 9

The ‘Deepwater Horizon’ Movie Trailer Has Arrived – Watch it Here
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The ‘Deepwater Horizon’ Movie Trailer Has Arrived – Watch it Here

The official trailer for the big-budget flick “Deepwater Horizon” starring Mark Wahlberg was released Wednesday, giving a first

March 24, 2016
Total Views: 49

Wednesday, March 23, 2016
Inspection Reveals Significant Damage to MV Sparna on Columbia River
Maritime News

Inspection Reveals Significant Damage to MV Sparna on Columbia River

Inspections of the listing MV Sparna have revealed significant damage to the ship’s hull below the water line as a result of its grounding on the

March 23, 2016
Total Views: 35

Tuesday, March 22, 2016
Rolls-Royce Reveals Vision of Shore-based Control Centers for Unmanned Cargo Ships
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Rolls-Royce Reveals Vision of Shore-based Control Centers for Unmanned Cargo Ships

Rolls-Royce on Tuesday offered another glimpse into the future of unmanned shipping, revealing for the first time its vision for a land-based control

March 22, 2016
Total Views: 702

Panama Canal drought
Maritime News

El Niño Drought to Impact Shipping Through Panama Canal

The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) is once again scheduled draft restrictions for all ships passing through Canal due to a continued drought in the

March 22, 2016
Total Views: 38

ireland launch ferus smit
Maritime News

WATCH: World’s Second LNG-Powered Dry Cargo Ship, MV Ireland, Launched at Ferus Smit

Dutch shipbuilder Ferus Smit has launched the second of two of the world’s first LNG-powered dry cargo ships.  The MV Ireland (Nb. 435), a

March 22, 2016
Total Views: 147

Monday, March 21, 2016
WATCH: U.S. Navy Attack Sub Emerges from Ice in the Arctic Circle
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WATCH: U.S. Navy Attack Sub Emerges from Ice in the Arctic Circle

Some new video filmed and released by the U.S. Navy shows the awesome moment when a nuclear-powered fast attack sub surfaces from below ice in the Arctic

March 21, 2016
Total Views: 291

boaty mcboatface research ship
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The Internet Wants to Name the UK’s New £200 Million Polar Research Ship, RRS Boaty McBoatface

Once launched in 2019, it will be one of the most sophisticated polar research vessels ever built. A $300 million state-of-the-art newbuild capable of

March 21, 2016
Total Views: 16

Friday, March 18, 2016
Former HMS Bronington, Last of the Royal Navy’s Ton-Class, Sinks Next to Dock in England
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Former HMS Bronington, Last of the Royal Navy’s Ton-Class, Sinks Next to Dock in England

A historic minesweeper formerly belonging to the Royal Navy has sunk while moored at Vittoria Dock in Birkenhead, England where it has been laid up for years.

March 18, 2016
Total Views: 1293

UK-Led Project to Test Flettner Rotors on Large Ocean-Going Ship
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UK-Led Project to Test Flettner Rotors on Large Ocean-Going Ship

The Energy Technologies Institute in the UK is looking for partners in a project that will test the use of flattener rotors as a way to increase fuel

March 18, 2016
Total Views: 517

Wednesday, March 16, 2016
Vard Signs Letter of Intent to Build Four Expedition-Style Cruise Ships
Maritime News

Vard Signs Letter of Intent to Build Four Expedition-Style Cruise Ships

Norwegian offshore shipbuilder VARD says it has signed a letter of intent to build four expedition cruise ships for French cruise company Ponant. The new

March 16, 2016
Total Views: 118

Tuesday, March 15, 2016
U.S. Investigative Panel to Probe Offshore Worker Death
Maritime News

U.S. Investigative Panel to Probe Offshore Worker Death

The U.S. Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has established a former Investigative Panel to probe the recent death of an offshore worker in

March 15, 2016
Total Views: 6

MOL Car Carrier Leaks Oil in Los Angeles Harbor
Maritime News

MOL Car Carrier Leaks Oil in Los Angeles Harbor

The U.S. Coast Guard and California Fish and Wildlife’s Office of Spill Prevention and Response are investigating an oil spill from a Bahamas-flagged car

March 15, 2016
Total Views: 61

Monday, March 14, 2016
PHOTOS: Indonesia Blows Up Notorious Poaching Vessel ‘Victory’
Maritime News

PHOTOS: Indonesia Blows Up Notorious Poaching Vessel ‘Victory’

The Indonesian Navy and Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries on Monday proudly blew up the illegal fishing vessel Viking in the shallow waters just the

March 14, 2016
Total Views: 44
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