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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, April 3, 2012
Tanker Against The Rocks – Incident Video Of The Week
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Tanker Against The Rocks – Incident Video Of The Week

As we reported early last month, the crew of the 150-meter ship Italian tanker Gelso M was evacuated by helicopter in a heroic fight against fierce wind and

April 3, 2012
Total Views: 120

Wednesday, March 21, 2012
nns thunder
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Nigerian Navy Collides with Total-Owned Vessel

One person is still missing after a Nigerian warship, NNS Thunder, collided with a Total-owned vessel on Nigeria’s Bonny River.  According to local

March 21, 2012
Total Views: 263

Thursday, February 23, 2012
mol maneuver
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Failed to “Maneuver” – Containerships Collide on the High Seas Off Hong Kong

TOKYO – Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. today announced that the 78,000 DWT MOL-operated containership MOL Maneuver collided with the containership Zhen

February 23, 2012
Total Views: 133

Friday, January 6, 2012
Iranian Supertanker Collides with Containership off Singapore
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Iranian Supertanker Collides with Containership off Singapore

At about 2100hrs on 04 Jan 2012 (Singapore time), the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a report that a Singapore-registered

January 6, 2012
Total Views: 61

Monday, November 14, 2011
ship collision tankers near miss
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Tankers Nearly Swap Paint in Singapore [IMAGES]

This incredible image sequence was captured by Ron Wheeler this morning on board the Mykonos, a new drillship owned by OceanRig.  Doesn’t get much

November 14, 2011
Total Views: 216

Monday, October 24, 2011
Over 70 Injured In Hong Kong Ferry Allision
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Over 70 Injured In Hong Kong Ferry Allision

HONG KONG–Over 70 commuters were injured–some seriously–after their passenger ferry crashed into a mooring pillar after departure from an

October 24, 2011
Total Views: 24

Monday, October 17, 2011
Chinese Jialing river BOAT Capsize
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Jialing River Boat – Incident Video Of The Week

Torrential rains and high swells along southwest China’s Jialing river caused a three-story river-dining boat to break free from its moorings last week

October 17, 2011
Total Views: 23

Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Eagle Otome Oil Spill
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Dirty Joke Caught On Tape – NTSB Eagle Otome Report

Fatigue and distractions including off-colored jokes and reading newspapers are just some of the contributing causes to last year’s ship collision

September 27, 2011
Total Views: 256

Monday, September 19, 2011
Civil Settlement Reached in Cosco Busan Allision
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Civil Settlement Reached in Cosco Busan Allision

Federal and state government officials said Monday they reached a $44.4 million settlement with the operator of a oil tanker container ship that crashed into

September 19, 2011
Total Views: 57

Sunday, August 7, 2011
yacht dismasted by oil tanker hanne knutsen
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Idiot of the Month: Sailboat Dismasted by 120,000 ton tanker off Cowes

Sir, just because you are racing doesn’t alleviate your requirement to obey the rules of the road. Seriously, you’re an embarrassment to the sport

August 7, 2011
Total Views: 339

Monday, August 1, 2011
Xin Tai Hai B Oceania sinking
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High Seas Hit and Run UPDATE: The captain of MV B Oceania’s sistership tells the story…

The MV Oceania (left) going down after a collision with the MV Xin Tai Hin (right) near Pulau Pisang. Image via NewStraitsTimes  In this unofficial account,

August 1, 2011
Total Views: 292

Sunday, July 31, 2011
B Oceana hit and run
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High Seas Hit and Run!!?? You gotta be kidding me…

Image from VesselTracker.com So apparently this ship was carrying ore between India and China when it was hit by another ship, splitting it in two.  And the

July 31, 2011
Total Views: 32

Thursday, June 9, 2011
UASC SCHUAIBA, containership
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Playing chicken with a containership, no thanks.

I was delivering a 40-foot sailboat up from Chesapeake Bay this week and as we were motoring past the shipping channels lanes leading in and out of New York,

June 9, 2011
Total Views: 45

Monday, May 23, 2011
RHL Fidelitas – Incident Photo Of The Week
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RHL Fidelitas – Incident Photo Of The Week

A minor ship emergency in the port of Odessa last week. The “brakes” of the Rhl Fidelitas failed and it crashed into the coastal ship and shore

May 23, 2011
Total Views: 62

Friday, November 19, 2010
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Maritime New Zealand passes out blame on Ady Gil incident

This video was an instant classic the second it hit the web and now, after months of deliberation by the powers that be, we officialy have someone to blame! 

November 19, 2010
Total Views: 199

Friday, November 12, 2010
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Search continues for 20 missing crew off Japan

The search continues for the 20 missing crew members of the Panamanian flagged, Nasco Diamond, after the vessel carrying 50 thousand tons of nickel ore sank

November 12, 2010
Total Views: 34

Tuesday, October 12, 2010
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Incident Photo – Greek tanker and Cypriot container ship collide off Dutch Coast

(Photo: Dutch Coastguard/AP) At approximately 04:56 UTC this morning (October 12, 2010) the Greek flagged tanker, Mindoro, collided with Cyprus flagged

October 12, 2010
Total Views: 63

Thursday, May 7, 2009
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NTSB Releases Final Report on Cosco Busan Allision

Earlier today, the National Transportation Safety Board released its final report on the allision of the M/V Cosco Busan with the Delta Tower of the San

May 7, 2009
Total Views: 262

Friday, March 20, 2009
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USS Hartford and USS New Orleans – Navy Vessel Collide In Straight Of Hormuz

Information Dissemination brings us the news of the USS New Orleans and The USS Hartford colliding in the Straight of

March 20, 2009
Total Views: 292

Wednesday, February 18, 2009
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NTSB Board Meeting on Cosco Busan Allision

Today, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) held a public board meeting on its investigation into the Cosco Busan allision.  The goal of which, was

February 18, 2009
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