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Thursday, February 25, 2016
Australian Icebreaker Still Aground in Antarctica
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Australian Icebreaker Still Aground in Antarctica

Australia’s most powerful icebreaker Aurora Australis remains aground in Antarctica near Mawson station after the ship broke free from its

February 25, 2016
Total Views: 93

Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Maritime News

Former Investigator Claims Crew Lit Deadly Fire Aboard ‘Scandinavian Star’ Ferry in 1990

A new twist this week over who lit the fires that killed 159 people aboard the car and passenger ferry Scandinavia Star in 1990, with a former investigator

February 24, 2016
Total Views: 177

WATCH: Brave Tern Full Height Test
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WATCH: Brave Tern Full Height Test

The offshore wind turbine installation vessel Brave Tern conducts a “full-height jacket test” at the port of Rotterdam. During the test the jack-up

February 24, 2016
Total Views: 112

Blizzard Forces Aurora Australis Icebreaker Aground in Antarctica
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Blizzard Forces Aurora Australis Icebreaker Aground in Antarctica

Update: Australian Icebreaker Still Aground in Antarctica Australia’s flagship icebreaker Aurora Australis has run aground in Antarctica after it

February 24, 2016
Total Views: 135

Tuesday, February 23, 2016
PHOTOS: Canadian Fishing Vessel Saved Off Greenland
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PHOTOS: Canadian Fishing Vessel Saved Off Greenland

A Canadian fishing vessel with 30 people aboard is expected to arrive in Nuuk, Greenland in stable condition late Tuesday night following a complex effort

February 23, 2016
Total Views: 244

Friday, February 19, 2016
Ship Photos of the Day – Wreck of the Costa Concordia, Or At Least What’s Left of It
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Ship Photos of the Day – Wreck of the Costa Concordia, Or At Least What’s Left of It

The wreck of the Costa Concordia – or least what’s left of it – continues to be broken up in Genoa, Italy in preparation for final demolition

February 19, 2016
Total Views: 490

WATCH: Ovation of the Seas Float Out
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WATCH: Ovation of the Seas Float Out

Royal Caribbean’s next 168,666-ton Quantum-class cruise ship Ovation of the Seas was floated out of Meyer Werft’s covered building dock II on

February 19, 2016
Total Views: 216

Thursday, February 18, 2016
SPOTD: Megaship CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin Returns to U.S.
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SPOTD: Megaship CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin Returns to U.S.

The CMA CGM Benjamin Franklin, the largest container ship ever to dock in North America, returned to Southern California Thursday for its second U.S. visit and

February 18, 2016
Total Views: 267

Monday, February 15, 2016
Coast Guard Searching for Clues Into El Faro’s Loss
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Coast Guard Searching for Clues Into El Faro’s Loss

Investigators with the U.S. Coast Guard are getting ready to kick off the nine days of hearings in the probe into the loss of the American cargo

February 15, 2016
Total Views: 12

Panama Canal Crack Fixed
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Panama Canal Crack Fixed

A large crack that threatened the delivery of the Panama Canal expansion and pushed its planned opening back by several months has been fixed, the

February 15, 2016
Total Views: 205

Caught on Video: Cargo Ship Slams Into Riverwalk in Bangkok
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Caught on Video: Cargo Ship Slams Into Riverwalk in Bangkok

Video shows the moment the Singapore-flagged cargo ship Xetha Bhum plowed into a pedestrian walkway lining the Chao Phraya River near the Bhumibol Bridge in

February 15, 2016
Total Views: 471

Sunday, February 14, 2016
Another ‘Megaship’ Grounds in Europe
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Another ‘Megaship’ Grounds in Europe

An ultra large containership had to make a controlled grounding in the Solent Saturday night while on its way to the port of Southampton, the second incident

February 14, 2016
Total Views: 161

Friday, February 12, 2016
WATCH: Emergency Response Vessel Battles Heavy Seas During Storm Gertrude
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WATCH: Emergency Response Vessel Battles Heavy Seas During Storm Gertrude

New video posted to Youtube shows an Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel battle heavy seas approximately 100 nautical miles northeast of

February 12, 2016
Total Views: 114

Thursday, February 11, 2016
el faro wreck
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NTSB to Launch Second Search for El Faro’s VDR

The National Transportation Safety Board on Thursday said it would launch a second expedition to search for evidence in its investigation of the loss of the

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 3

anthem of the seas
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NTSB Urged to Review Anthem of the Seas Cruise

The NTSB has been urged to look into the Anthem of the Seas’ nightmare cruise earlier this week into the middle of hurricane-force storm, but the agency

February 11, 2016
Total Views: 145

Wednesday, February 10, 2016
Coast Guard to Investigate Cruise Ship’s Wild Ride into Hurricane-Force Storm
Maritime News

Coast Guard to Investigate Cruise Ship’s Wild Ride into Hurricane-Force Storm

The U.S. Coast Guard says it will inspect the storm-damaged Royal Caribbean cruise ship Anthem of the Seas upon its scheduled return to New York Harbor

February 10, 2016
Total Views: 143

Tuesday, February 9, 2016
German Salvage Tug Assisting Container Vessel
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Team of Tugs Pull CSCL Indian Ocean Free from Elbe Riverbed

Above is an AIS recreation of the refloating from VesselTracker:One of the world’s largest containerships was pulled free overnight after spending five

February 9, 2016
Total Views: 807

Ship Grounding Refloat At High Tide With Tug Assist
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VIDEO: Refloat of CSCL Indian Ocean in Germany

A total of 12 tugs helped refloat the grounded CSCL Indian Ocean from Germany’s Elbe River early Tuesday morning.  The operation kicked

February 9, 2016
Total Views: 2118

Video: World’s First ‘Oblique’ Icebreaker Breaks Ice Sideways
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Video: World’s First ‘Oblique’ Icebreaker Breaks Ice Sideways

Built by Arctech Helsinki for the Russian Ministry of Transport, the Icebreaking Multipurpose Emergency and Rescue Vessel Baltika is a first-of-its-kind

February 9, 2016
Total Views: 389

Monday, February 8, 2016
Anthem of the Seas Caught in Extreme Storm Off U.S. East Coast
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Anthem of the Seas Caught in Extreme Storm Off U.S. East Coast

Royal Caribbean’s Anthem of the Seas is expected to return to Cape Liberty, New Jersey on Monday with major interior damage after the cruise

February 8, 2016
Total Views: 488
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