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Friday, October 7, 2016
Transocean Winner MODU - Mobile Offshore Drilling Unit
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Transocean Winner Loaded Onto Heavy Lift Ship in Scotland

The stricken drilling rig Transocean Winner has been loaded onto a semi-submersible heavy lift ship nearly two months after the rig ran aground on the Isle of

October 7, 2016
Total Views: 81

Wednesday, October 5, 2016
Salvors Prepare Second Float-On Attempt for Transocean Winner
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Salvors Prepare Second Float-On Attempt for Transocean Winner

A second attempt to move the stricken Transocean Winner onto a semi-submersible heavy lift ship is likely to take place on Thursday, the UK Maritime and

October 5, 2016
Total Views: 45

Tuesday, September 6, 2016
Semi-Submersible to Provide Stricken Rig Transocean Winner with Lift to Turkish Shipbreaker
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Semi-Submersible to Provide Stricken Rig Transocean Winner with Lift to Turkish Shipbreaker

A Norwegian semi-submersible heavy lift vessel has been contracted to transport the stricken drilling rig Transocean Winner from Scotland’s Isle of Lewis

September 6, 2016
Total Views: 67

Monday, August 22, 2016
Transocean Beached Offshore Oil Rig during sunset
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Tugs Pull Grounded Transocean Drilling Rig from Rocks in Scotland

Two tugboats helped refloat the Transocean Winner drilling rig at high tide on Monday night nearly two weeks after it grounded in Dalmore Bay on the west

August 22, 2016
Total Views: 95

Thursday, August 18, 2016
Hard Aground: Transocean To Refloat Drilling Rig in Scotland
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Hard Aground: Transocean To Refloat Drilling Rig in Scotland

Salvors are planning to attach a second towline to the grounded drilling rig, Transocean Winner, crews continue to prepare to refloat the drilling

August 18, 2016
Total Views: 206

Wednesday, August 17, 2016
bulk carrier Los Llanitos aground
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Hard Aground – Abandoned Ship Threatens Mexican Coast

The bulk carrier “M/V Los Llanitos” is breaking apart and close to sinking off the Pacific coast of Mexico. For almost nine months she has been

August 17, 2016
Total Views: 685

Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Salvage Team Preparing to Board Grounded Drilling Rig in Scotland
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Salvage Team Preparing to Board Grounded Drilling Rig in Scotland

Final preparations were being made Tuesday afternoon to put a small team of salvage experts on board the grounded semi-submersible Transocean Winner off

August 9, 2016
Total Views: 26

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
mv benita
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Tow to Alang Shipbreakers Proving Troublesome for Wrecked MV Benita

More trouble for salvors of the MV Benita wreck just a few days they were able to refloat the vessel from the southern shore of Mauritius where it

July 27, 2016
Total Views: 76

Wednesday, July 13, 2016
Grounded Benita Won’t Be Blown to Pieces in Mauritius
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Grounded Benita Won’t Be Blown to Pieces in Mauritius

The salvors behind the refloating of the MV Benita are downplaying the use of explosives to remove the vessel from the rocks in Mauritius, saying any use

July 13, 2016
Total Views: 38

Wednesday, July 6, 2016
‘Benita’ Salvage Update: Oil Removal Continues as Salvors Explore Options, Worker Injured
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‘Benita’ Salvage Update: Oil Removal Continues as Salvors Explore Options, Worker Injured

Work continues around the clock to remove a large bulk carrier from the shores of Mauritius after it ran aground last month following an incident involving a

July 6, 2016
Total Views: 10

Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Insurer Says MV Benita Grounding a Medical Issue, Not Mutiny
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Insurer Says MV Benita Grounding a Medical Issue, Not Mutiny

The insurer of a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier which ran aground last week in Mauritius following an apparent brawl on board says that the incident was

June 22, 2016
Total Views: 678

Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Weather Hampers Lifting of Sewol Wreck in South Korea
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Weather Hampers Lifting of Sewol Wreck in South Korea

High waves have forced salvage crews to delay the operation to lift the sunken Sewol ferry in South Korea until later this month. The lifting of vessel kicked

June 14, 2016
Total Views: 77

Thursday, June 9, 2016
Lack of Communication ID’d as Probable Cause of 2015 Houston Ship Channel Collision
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Lack of Communication ID’d as Probable Cause of 2015 Houston Ship Channel Collision

A pilot’s inability to respond appropriately to hydrodynamic forces and a lack of communication was found to be the probable cause between a bulk carrier

June 9, 2016
Total Views: 116

Friday, June 3, 2016
Lightering Ops Underway for Grounded Freighter in Lake Superior [PHOTOS]
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Lightering Ops Underway for Grounded Freighter in Lake Superior [PHOTOS]

The U.S. Coast Guard has reported that lightering operations on the grounded MV Roger Blough began Friday a full week after the American freighter ran

June 3, 2016
Total Views: 76

Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Salvage Update: MV Roger Blough Hard Aground in Lake Superior
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Salvage Update: MV Roger Blough Hard Aground in Lake Superior

Lightering operations have been planned for the Great Lakes freighter hard aground on a reef in Lake Superior, but it’s likely to be several

June 1, 2016
Total Views: 149

Tuesday, May 31, 2016
PHOTOS: U.S. Freighter ‘Roger Blough’ Hard Aground in Lake Superior
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PHOTOS: U.S. Freighter ‘Roger Blough’ Hard Aground in Lake Superior

A U.S.-flagged freighter that spent Memorial Day weekend hard aground in Lake Superior is still stuck Tuesday as salvage crews continue on plans to refloat the

May 31, 2016
Total Views: 547

Friday, May 27, 2016
los llanitos
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Pollutants Removed From Grounded Bulk Carrier in Mexico

The removal of fuel and all hazardous materials from the stranded bulk carrier Los Llanitos concluded earlier this month as the salvage now moves to

May 27, 2016
Total Views: 69

Thursday, May 19, 2016
VIDEO: The Spectactular Salvage Operation to Save the Modern Express
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VIDEO: The Spectactular Salvage Operation to Save the Modern Express

In this video, SMIT Salvage tells the story of the amazing race to save the Modern Express, a 164-meter-long Roll-on/Roll-off vessel which earlier this

May 19, 2016
Total Views: 2517

Thursday, April 21, 2016
Poor Passage Planning Led to MV Cemfjord Sinking with Loss of 8 Lives -REPORT
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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: 391

Thursday, March 17, 2016
Cargo Loading Errors Led to Hoegh Osaka Grounding on Bramble Bank – Incident Report
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Cargo Loading Errors Led to Hoegh Osaka Grounding on Bramble Bank – Incident Report

The Hoegh Osaka had no chance of surviving the Bramble Bank turn shortly after the vessel departed from the port of Southampton on January 3, 2015 with

March 17, 2016
Total Views: 1431
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