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Monday, April 10, 2023
Trident Seafoods Fishing Trawler Catches Fire in Tacoma
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Trident Seafoods Fishing Trawler Catches Fire in Tacoma

The U.S. Coast Guard, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and Tacoma Fire Department are continuing to resposd to a fire that broke out on the fishing

April 10, 2023
Total Views: 6763

The container ship MSC Danit is seen the day after U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) marine casualty investigators boarded the container ship, off the Port of Long Beach, California, U.S. October 17, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson
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Amplify Energy to Restart San Pedro Bay Pipeline Damaged by Ship’s Anchor

US-based crude oil transportation and production company Amplify Energy announced on Saturday that it has received the necessary approvals from federal

April 10, 2023
Total Views: 2143

Friday, April 7, 2023
Hull of OS 35 Shipwreck Separates in Adverse Weather
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Hull of OS 35 Shipwreck Separates in Adverse Weather

The Gibraltar government is reporting that the wreck of the OS 35 bulk carrier has shifted slightly from its position due to adverse weather conditions. This

April 7, 2023
Total Views: 38489

Tuesday, April 4, 2023
Washington State Ferry Captain Lost Situational Awareness Before Hard Landing, Investigation Reveals
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Washington State Ferry Captain Lost Situational Awareness Before Hard Landing, Investigation Reveals

The captain of a Washington State Ferry lost situational awareness before striking an offshore dolphin piling during its arrival at a terminal southwest

April 4, 2023
Total Views: 20525

Thursday, March 30, 2023
Fire on Philippine Ferry Kills 29
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Fire on Philippine Ferry Kills 29

By Neil Jerome Morales MANILA, March 30 (Reuters) – Philippine rescuers searched the smoldering ruins of a burnt-out ferry on Thursday for any

March 30, 2023
Total Views: 3077

Wednesday, March 29, 2023
Breakaway Barges on Ohio River’s Portland Canal
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Breakaway Barges on Ohio River’s Portland Canal

Some tense moments on the Portland Canal yesterday morning as a vessel towing 11 barges collided with a stationary structure near the McAlpine Lock and Dam in

March 29, 2023
Total Views: 4869

Monday, March 27, 2023
Incorrect Crane Height Estimate Causes $2 Million in Damages to Bridge
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Incorrect Crane Height Estimate Causes $2 Million in Damages to Bridge

A $2 million blunder was the result of an incorrect estimate of a crane’s boom height, leading to a collision with the Houma Twin Span Bridge, according

March 27, 2023
Total Views: 18660

Wednesday, March 22, 2023
Shipping Industry Groups to Tackle Crucial Safety Issues in Cargo Transport
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Shipping Industry Groups to Tackle Crucial Safety Issues in Cargo Transport

Five major organizations involved in global cargo transport have joined forces to create a framework for cooperation that will enhance safety during the

March 22, 2023
Total Views: 5112

25 Injured as Research Vessel Tips Over in Dry Dock
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25 Injured as Research Vessel Tips Over in Dry Dock

Decorated research vessel formerly owned by Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Paul Allen tips over in dry dock, injuring 25. The vessel was purchased by

March 22, 2023
Total Views: 18251

Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Tanker Fire Off Portugal; No Risk of Pollution
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Tanker Fire Off Portugal; No Risk of Pollution

Update: K-Ships has issued an statement reporting that the fire was limited to the engine room and funnel, and there is no pollution risk. “Despite this

March 21, 2023
Total Views: 7257

Philippines Finds Leaking Tanker After Three-Week Search
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Philippines Finds Leaking Tanker After Three-Week Search

MANILA, March 21 (Reuters) – A leaking fuel tanker that sank off the central Philippines three weeks ago has been found using an underwater

March 21, 2023
Total Views: 8836

Friday, March 17, 2023
Deteriorated Bollard Causes Multi-Million Dollar Drillship Collision in Mississippi
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Deteriorated Bollard Causes Multi-Million Dollar Drillship Collision in Mississippi

Last year, a drillship collided with a cargo vessel in Pascagoula, Mississippi, causing nearly $5 million in damages. The cause of the collision was found to

March 17, 2023
Total Views: 11759

Thursday, March 16, 2023
One Dead as Chevron FSO Suffers Water Ingress Off Thailand
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One Dead as Chevron FSO Suffers Water Ingress Off Thailand

BANGKOK, March 16 (Reuters) – Authorities in Thailand on Thursday were working to avert a leak from a storage vessel carrying 400,000

March 16, 2023
Total Views: 6137

Tuesday, March 14, 2023
Philippines Steps Up Efforts to Contain Oil Leak from Sunken Tanker
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Philippines Steps Up Efforts to Contain Oil Leak from Sunken Tanker

MANILA, March 14 (Reuters) – Philippine authorities have increased efforts to contain an oil spill from a sunken fuel tanker that has affected coastal

March 14, 2023
Total Views: 1700

Friday, March 10, 2023
UN Re-Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for FSO Safer Oil Removal Operation
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UN Re-Launches Crowdfunding Campaign for FSO Safer Oil Removal Operation

With yesterday’s news that the United Nations has secured the purchase of an oil tanker to receive oil from the decaying FSO Safer in the Red Sea, the UN

March 10, 2023
Total Views: 3371

Thursday, March 9, 2023
FSO Safer Yemen
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UN Secures Euronav Tanker to Offload Oil from Decaying ‘FSO Safer’ in Red Sea

The United Nations Development Programme has reached an agreement with Belgian tanker company Euronav to secure the purchase of a VLCC for the transfer of oil

March 9, 2023
Total Views: 4291

‘OS 35’ Shipwreck Survives Winter Storms
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‘OS 35’ Shipwreck Survives Winter Storms

The Captain of the Port in Gibraltar has received a report about the damage to the OS 35 shipwreck caused by recent storms. The damage to the accommodation

March 9, 2023
Total Views: 6460

Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Rig Fire at Mobile, Alabama Scrapyard
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Rig Fire at Mobile, Alabama Scrapyard

A fire has broken out on a semi-submersible rig that is being dismantled in Mobile, Alabama. Multiple fire units arrived on scene to discover a

March 8, 2023
Total Views: 4573

Friday, March 3, 2023
Philippines Scrambles to Locate and Contain Oil Spill from Sunken Tanker
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Philippines Scrambles to Locate and Contain Oil Spill from Sunken Tanker

MANILA, March 3 (Reuters) – Environment and disaster authorities in the Philippines rushed to contain an oil spill on Friday from a sunken fuel

March 3, 2023
Total Views: 2860

Wednesday, March 1, 2023
Chinese Bulk Carrier Damaged by Ice Sinks Off Russia
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Chinese Bulk Carrier Damaged by Ice Sinks Off Russia

A Chinese bulker has sunk in Strait of Tartary near the Russian port of Vanino after being damaged in a collision with heavy ice flows. The vessel, Yong Xing

March 1, 2023
Total Views: 69516
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