Incidents


Monday, November 3, 2025
Map and graphic from EUNAVFOR Operation ATALANTA showing piracy incident on November 3, 2025
Piracy

Security Forces Repel Pirate Boarding Attempt on Chemical Tanker Off Somalia

A chemical tanker was targeted in an attempted pirate attack approximately 330 nautical miles east of Mogadishu on November 3, with armed security personnel

November 3, 2025
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An image showing the impact of the Maersk Shekou on the tall ship Leeuwin II in the Port of Fremantle, on August 30, 2024. Image courtesy Australian Transport Safety Bureau
Accidents

Bridge Team Breakdown: How Communication Failures Led to Containership’s Collision with Tall Ship

A breakdown in bridge resource management and a critical distraction aboard the 333-meter containership Maersk Shekou led to its collision with the tall

November 3, 2025
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Friday, October 31, 2025
The barge from the vessel collision near Hibiscus Island, July 28, 2025
Accidents

Coast Guard Refers Miami Barge Collision That Killed Three Children to DOJ for Possible Criminal Charges

The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday it has referred a case to the Department of Justice for possible criminal prosecution following a July collision

October 31, 2025
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Monday, October 27, 2025
STENA IMMACULATE pictured on 12 March 2025 (Photo: Maritime and Coastguard Agency)
Accidents

Stena Immaculate Sold for Repairs After Fatal North Sea Collision

Stena Bulk has announced that the oil tanker Stena Immaculate has been sold to a buyer who will undertake repairs at Desan Shipyard. Prior to the transfer, the

October 27, 2025
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Grounding Incidents

Cargoship ‘Thamesborg’ Arrives in Eastern Canada After 10-week Odyssey, Grounding in Arctic

Thamesborg's journey from China to Canada was supposed to take just three to four weeks via an Arctic shortcut. It ended up lasting more than two months.

October 27, 2025
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Sunday, October 26, 2025
File Photo shows a bulk ship with containership in background
Incidents

Chinese Ship Sinks Off Guangzhou Waters With Two Crew Missing

By Katharine Gemmell Oct 26, 2025 (Bloomberg) –A Chinese-flagged ship has sunk in waters off Guangzhou after colliding with a Singapore-registered

October 26, 2025
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Thursday, October 23, 2025
A salvage tug fights a fire on board the MT Falcon with an Indian navy warship in the foreground in the Gulf of Aden
Accidents

Indian Navy Recovers Bodies from Burning LPG Tanker in Gulf of Aden

The Indian Navy warship INS Trikand successfully coordinated firefighting operations and search and rescue efforts for the Cameroon-flagged LPG carrier MT

October 23, 2025
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Wednesday, October 15, 2025
Incidents

Top US Admiral Visits Caribbean Nations Amid Venezuela Tensions

The head of the US Southern Command is visiting key Caribbean nations this week, as President Donald Trump’s administration surges forces into the region in

October 15, 2025
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Accidents

NTSB Finds OceanGate’s Poor Design and Missed Damage Led to Titan Disaster

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its investigation report into the June 18, 2023, implosion of the submersible Titan, concluding that

October 15, 2025
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Grounding Incidents

Cargoship ‘Thamesborg’ Departs Arctic Northwest Passage After Refloat, Concluding Six-Week Rescue Operation

Around six weeks after running aground in Canada’s Arctic waters Dutch cargo vessel Thamesborg and its icebreaker and tug escort have left the waters of the

October 15, 2025
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Tuesday, October 14, 2025
Accidents

Australian Icebreaker RSV Nuyina Makes Contact with Ocean Floor Near Remote Antarctic Island

Australia’s icebreaker RSV Nuyina made contact with the ocean floor off the coast of Heard Island in the Southern Ocean during sea floor mapping

October 14, 2025
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Thursday, October 9, 2025
Accidents

Pilots, Tugs Prevent Grounding of Fully Laden Ore Carrier in Australia’s Port Hedland

A new Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) interim report details how coordinated action by pilots and tug crews prevented a potential disaster after a

October 9, 2025
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Grounding Incidents

Arctic Cargo Ship ‘Thamesborg’ Refloated AIS Data Show, Awaiting Company Confirmation 

Nearly five weeks after running around in Canada’s Arctic Northwest Passage, Dutch cargo ship Thamesborg appears to have been successfully refloated. The

October 9, 2025
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Tuesday, October 7, 2025
Grounding Incidents

Wagenborg to Attempt Refloat of Grounded ‘Thamesborg’ This Week Weather Permitting, Before Ice Window Narrows

Dutch operator Wagenborg will attempt to refloat its grounded cargo vessel Thamesborg this week, weather conditions permitting, the company announced during a

October 7, 2025
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Monday, October 6, 2025
Grounding Incidents

Cargo Ship ‘Thamesborg’ Remains Aground in Arctic as Icebreaker Arrives on Scene With Sea Ice Building

A month after running aground the Dutch cargo vessel Thamesborg remains aground atop a shoal along Canada’s Northwest Passage. Over the weekend an

October 6, 2025
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Sunday, October 5, 2025
Grounding Incidents

New Zealand Pays $3.5 Million To Samoa Over Sinking Of HMNZS Manawanui

By Lucy Craymer WELLINGTON, Oct 6 (Reuters) – The New Zealand government said on Monday it would pay the Samoan government 10 million Samoa tala ($3.51

October 5, 2025
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Thursday, October 2, 2025
Incidents

Finnish Court to Deliver Verdict in Baltic Sea Cable Breach Trial Against Tanker Crew

A Finnish district court is expected to deliver its verdict on Friday in the criminal trial of the captain and the first and second officers of the Eagle S

October 2, 2025
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Accidents

Investigation Reveals Shocking Failures in Wakashio Oil Spill Disaster

Five years after the MV Wakashio ran aground on Mauritius’s south-east coast, causing the island nation’s worst maritime environmental disaster,

October 2, 2025
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Wednesday, October 1, 2025
Incidents

Netherlands Calls on EU to Sanction Yemen’s Houthis After Ship Attack

The Netherlands called on the EU on Wednesday to sanction Yemen's Houthis as a terrorist group, after the organisation claimed responsibility for an attack

October 1, 2025
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Monday, September 29, 2025
Incidents

Dutch Cargo Ship Adrift and Ablaze After Attack in Gulf of Aden, EU Maritime Mission Says

The Dutch-flagged general cargo ship Minervagracht is on fire and drifting in the Gulf of Aden after an attack with an explosive device required the helicopter

September 29, 2025
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