Accidents

by Jamie Pringle (Keele University) Search and rescue (SAR) for missing persons is always challenging for the specialist recovery teams involved, regardless of

By Diana Novak Jones (Reuters) – The families of the six workers who died in the March collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore filed

The luxury superyacht Bayesian sank off the coast of Sicily during a violent storm on August 19, claiming the lives of seven people, including

On March 27, 2023, the bulk carrier Sirocco broke free from its moorings at the Convent Marine Terminal in Louisiana, drifting down the Mississippi River and

The U.S. Justice Department filed a civil lawsuit on Wednesday against the owner and operator of the containership that destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge

The Greek-registered oil tanker MT SOUNION has been successfully towed to a safe area in the Red Sea, as part of a complex salvage operation under the

An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) investigation into the February 2022 grounding of an oil tanker in the Brisbane River has revealed significant

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its report on a tragic incident aboard the sail training vessel Pelican of London, where a

An oil spill from the MSC Apollo containership in Algoa Bay, South Africa, is currently under investigation by authorities as its impact on local wildlife

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced that the Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) hearing into the Titan submersible tragedy will commence on Monday, September

Norwegian authorities have successfully managed a potential maritime crisis involving the cargo ship RUBY, which sought emergency port in Tromsø harbor due to

The salvage operation for the oil tanker MT Sounion is facing a setback as private companies involved in the rescue efforts have determined that conditions are

On the fifth anniversary of the Conception dive boat fire that claimed 34 lives, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy renewed

Australia’s largest sail-training ship, STS Leeuwin II, has been severely damaged in a collision with the containership Maersk Shekou at Fremantle inner

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has concluded its investigation into the partial sinking of a towing vessel on the Lower Mississippi River near

The Iranian-backed Houthi militant group has released video footage showing them boarding and detonating explosives on the oil tanker MT SOUNION off the coast

The International Maritime Organization (IMO) has expressed serious concern over the recent attack on the MT Sounion, a Greek-flagged oil tanker, in the

The South African Maritime Safety Authority (SAMSA) has reported that the salvage operation for the Panama-flagged general cargo ship, MV Ultra Galaxy,

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has revealed that fatigue was the primary cause of a towing vessel accident near Saint Rose, Louisiana, last

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has released its investigation report into a 2022 incident involving the passenger ferry Sam McBride in