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Find news on maritime collisions, including ship-on-ship allisions, yacht impacts, boat crashes, and the legal implications of these incidents.


Tuesday, September 1, 2015
More Bosphorus Trouble: Vessels Collide Near Northern Entrance – INCIDENT PHOTOS
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More Bosphorus Trouble: Vessels Collide Near Northern Entrance – INCIDENT PHOTOS

Another incident to report today involving ships in or near Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait. Turkish maritime authorities have confirmed that the tanker Paros

September 1, 2015
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Tuesday, June 9, 2015
Video Captures Last Year’s Epic Collision Between Fully Laden Containerships in the Suez
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Video Captures Last Year’s Epic Collision Between Fully Laden Containerships in the Suez

On September 29, 2014 something went terribly wrong aboard Hapag-Lloyd’s containership Colombo Express when it lost control and slammed into the Maersk

June 9, 2015
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Monday, March 9, 2015
Maersk Chemical Tanker Leaks Product Into Houston Ship Channel After Collision
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Maersk Chemical Tanker Leaks Product Into Houston Ship Channel After Collision

Vessel Traffic Services Houston-Galveston and the U.S. Coast Guard have confirmed a vessel collision on the Houston Ship Channel at 12:30PM CST on Monday

March 9, 2015
Total Views: 162

Thursday, March 5, 2015
Ships Collide in Galveston Bay
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Ships Collide in Galveston Bay

The U.S. Coast Guard reports there was a collision today in the Houston Ship Channel between lights 39 and 40 involving the Hamburg

March 5, 2015
Total Views: 116

Wednesday, March 4, 2015
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Crewboat Sinks in Gulf of Mexico After Collision With Halliburton Liftboat [INCIDENT PHOTOS]

The crewboat Diamond Edge, owned by Jewel Marine allided was involved in a collision with the Halliburton-owned liftboat B.W. Haley at around 10am on

March 4, 2015
Total Views: 737

Friday, January 23, 2015
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Fire on the Water After Offshore Supply Vessel Hits Production Platform

The 260-foot DP2 offshore supply vessel Connor Bordelon allided with the fixed production platform at South Timbalier (ST) Block 27IA this morning roughly 5

January 23, 2015
Total Views: 271

Friday, January 2, 2015
alyarmouk
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Crews Battle Oil Spill After Ships Collide Off Singapore

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) reports today the Libyan-flagged crude oil tanker Alyarmouk and Singapore-flagged bulk carrier Sinar Kapuas

January 2, 2015
Total Views: 186

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
La Prefectura Naval Argentina octbreeze island
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Bulk Carrier T-Boned on Paraná River [IMAGES]

The 38,278 deadweight ton, Hong Kong flagged bulk carrier Octbreeze Island was impaled by the Italian-flagged 40,165-deadweight tanker Ghetty Bottiglieri on

December 16, 2014
Total Views: 87

Thursday, November 20, 2014
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Navy Ships Collide in Gulf of Aden

The U.S. Navy reports two of their supply ships, USNS Amelia Earhart (T-AKE 6) and USNS Walter S. Diehl (T-AO 193) collided today as they were beginning an

November 20, 2014
Total Views: 60

Sunday, November 16, 2014
odyssea courage damage
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Helix ESG’s Q4000 Damaged After Collision With Supply Vessel [PHOTOS]

Early Saturday morning, a source tells gCaptain the offshore supply vessel Odyssea Courage collided with the semi-submersible well intervention rig Q4000,

November 16, 2014
Total Views: 325

Thursday, November 13, 2014
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Sailor Killed in Collision with Containership Off Xiamen

Vessel managers Leonhardt & Blumberg report that on 11 November at approximately 2345 hours local time its container vessel Hansa Siegburg collided with a

November 13, 2014
Total Views: 86

Monday, November 10, 2014
Bulk Carrier Clips Brooklyn Bridge
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Bulk Carrier Clips Brooklyn Bridge

A bulk carrier clipped the bottom of the Brooklyn Bridge Friday night causing its brief closure but not damage to the bridge or

November 10, 2014
Total Views: 63

Monday, November 3, 2014
sodebo ultim
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With 40 Knots Closing Speed, Offshore Racing Trimaran Runs into Cargo Ship

Sodebo, a 31 meter carbon fiber offshore racing trimaran collided with a cargo ship in the English Channel at 23:30 last night, less than 24 hours from

November 3, 2014
Total Views: 266

Tuesday, September 23, 2014
sunken fishing vessel uscg
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Coast Guard Cutter Collides With and Sinks F/V Sea Shepherd

The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Key Largo collided with the 42-foot commercial fishing vessel Sea Shepherd earlier today, sinking the vessel approximately nine

September 23, 2014
Total Views: 246

Wednesday, August 13, 2014
uss porter collision tanker gulf
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Volts Shipping Sues U.S. Navy Over USS Porter Strait of Hormuz Collision

Citing violation of Rules 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, and 16, of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (COLREGS) and their

August 13, 2014
Total Views: 136

Friday, May 30, 2014
le sheng collision
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Bulk Carrier Left With Smashed Up Bow After Collision Near Gibraltar

Over a week ago, the Chinese-flagged geared bulk carrier Le Sheng and the capesize bulker Cape Med were involved in a collision near Gibraltar that that left

May 30, 2014
Total Views: 616

Monday, May 5, 2014
mol motivator containership
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11 Missing After Ships Collide Off Hong Kong

HONG KONG, May 5 (Reuters) – Eleven crew of a Chinese cargo ship are missing following a collision with a large container ship in the waters off Hong

May 5, 2014
Total Views: 50

Tuesday, April 1, 2014
AIS Animation Shows Collision of Baltic Breeze Car Carrier and Mar de Marin
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AIS Animation Shows Collision of Baltic Breeze Car Carrier and Mar de Marin

The following video shows the specific course changes leading to the collision this morning between the Baltic Breeze car carrier and the fishing vessel Mar de

April 1, 2014
Total Views: 94

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Baltic Breeze Car Carrier Runs Over Fishing Vessel, At Least 3 Dead

At approximately  0100 UTC this morning, the car carrier Baltic Breeze collided with the fishing vessel, “Mar de Marin” approximately 1.5

April 1, 2014
Total Views: 80

Tuesday, March 18, 2014
Beagle II bulk carrier wisdom lines
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Eight Missing As Cargo Ship Sinks Off Tokyo After Collision, Fatality Reported

Taiwanese general cargo vessel sank near Tokyo, killing one of its crew, after a collision with a container ship, Japan’s Transport Ministry

March 18, 2014
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