Incidents


Wednesday, April 22, 2015
South Korea Sets Plans to Raise Sewol Ferry
Accidents

South Korea Sets Plans to Raise Sewol Ferry

South Korea said on Wednesday it will raise the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago, killing more than 300 people, most of them children, yielding to pressure

April 22, 2015
Total Views: 80

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Grounded Bulk Carrier Stopping Traffic on St. Lawrence River
Accidents

Grounded Bulk Carrier Stopping Traffic on St. Lawrence River

Update (April 22): Polsteam Bulk Carrier Refloated in St. Lawrence River A 621-foot bulk carrier remains hard aground in the St. Lawrence River Tuesday with

April 21, 2015
Total Views: 232

IMB: SE Asia Piracy A Growing Cause for Concern
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IMB: SE Asia Piracy A Growing Cause for Concern

A small coastal tanker is hijacked by pirates in South East Asia every two weeks on average, according to a new report from the International Maritime Bureau

April 21, 2015
Total Views: 69

Titan Salvage, Svitzer Salvage to Merge Under New Company
Accidents

Titan Salvage, Svitzer Salvage to Merge Under New Company

Crowley Maritime Corp. and Svitzer have agreed to merge their salvage divisions to create a new company named “Ardent.” The company will be equally owned

April 21, 2015
Total Views: 2726

Monday, April 20, 2015
polsteam juno aground
Grounding Incidents

Bulk Carrier Narrowly Misses Bridge and Runs Hard Aground on the St. Lawrence

Update: Grounded Bulk Carrier Stopping Traffic on St. Lawrence River Polsteam’s 621-foot handysize bulk carrier Juno grounded today as she was making her

April 20, 2015
Total Views: 272

Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Russian Trawler Sinks After Fire
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Russian Trawler Sinks After Fire

A Russian fishing trawler that caught fire Saturday has sunk off the Canary Islands. Spain’s Salvamento Maritimo reports that the trawler Oleg

April 15, 2015
Total Views: 182

Monday, April 13, 2015
Bourbon Offshore: Three Kidnapped from Crewboat Off Nigeria
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Bourbon Offshore: Three Kidnapped from Crewboat Off Nigeria

French offshore services provider Bourbon Offshore confirmed Monday that three crewmembers have been kidnapped one of its crewboats off the coast of Nigeria.

April 13, 2015
Total Views: 108

Wednesday, April 8, 2015
NTSB Opens Accident Docket on 2014 Houston Ship Channel Collision and Oil Spill
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NTSB Opens Accident Docket on 2014 Houston Ship Channel Collision and Oil Spill

The U.S. National Transporation Safety Board has opened its accident docket in its ongoing investigation into a 2014 collision in the Houston Ship Channel

April 8, 2015
Total Views: 117

Tuesday, April 7, 2015
K-266 "Eagle" project "Antaeus" fire
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Russian Nuclear Submarine “Orel” Catches Fire

A nuclear submarine caught fire in a shipyard in Russia's northern province of Arkhangelsk on Tuesday but there were no weapons on board, Russian news agencies

April 7, 2015
Total Views: 100

Monday, April 6, 2015
Pirates Hit Product Tanker Off Indonesia
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Pirates Hit Product Tanker Off Indonesia

A group of pirates hijacked a product tanker off the coast of Indonesia earlier this month before making off with the ship’s cargo. The hijacking was

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 93

thunder sinking sea shepherd
Incidents

Sea Shepherd Believes Notorious Fish Poaching Ship Likely Scuttled Off Sao Tome

The fishing vessel Thunder, a vessel owned by Canela Shipping Ltd, has sunk today offshore Sao Tome in the Gulf of Guinea at position 0? 20′ N, 05?

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 131

Sunday, April 5, 2015
ultracargo fuel tank fire santos port
Incidents

Fuel Storage Tank Fire Near Brazil’s Santos Port Enters 4th Day

A fire at a fuel storage facility near Brazil's largest port Santos entered its fourth day on Sunday as 110 firefighters worked to stop the flames from

April 5, 2015
Total Views: 93

Thursday, April 2, 2015
Playing Pirate Does Not a Sailor Make
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Playing Pirate Does Not a Sailor Make

When I first read of the rescue of the tall ship Liana’s Ransom, I contacted friends in the tall ship community to express my sadness at the loss of

April 2, 2015
Total Views: 241

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Rise in Illegal Fishing Threatens to Revive Somali Piracy
News

Rise in Illegal Fishing Threatens to Revive Somali Piracy

A rise in illegal fishing off Somalia could spark a resurgence in piracy, United Nations and Somali fishing officials have warned, nearly three years after the

March 31, 2015
Total Views: 61

Friday, March 27, 2015
Pirates Hijack Iranian Fishing Vessel Off Somalia -AFP
Piracy

Pirates Hijack Iranian Fishing Vessel Off Somalia -AFP

Earlier this week pirates hijacked an Iranian fishing vessel in the waters off the coast of Somalia, the AFP has reported. The AFP report, which cited an

March 27, 2015
Total Views: 33

Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Product Tanker ‘Scan Master’ Refloated from Norway Coast
Accidents

Product Tanker ‘Scan Master’ Refloated from Norway Coast

A Norwegian product tanker has been refloated from the the coastline of a fjord along the country’s central western coast. The Scan Master ran aground

March 25, 2015
Total Views: 45

Sunday, March 22, 2015
ship line handling incident
Incidents

Pickup Truck Hauled into Baltimore Harbor During Freak Mooring Incident

On Saturday night, a miscommunication between line handlers aboard the containership MSC Ilona and those at terminal 4 in the Port of Baltimore resulted in a

March 22, 2015
Total Views: 435

MSC Containership, Bulk Carrier Attacked Off Indonesia
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MSC Containership, Bulk Carrier Attacked Off Indonesia

A MSC containership and a bulk carrier have been attacked in two separate but possibly related incidents in Southeast Asia waters off the coast of Indonesia,

March 22, 2015
Total Views: 147

Thursday, March 19, 2015
Product Tanker Hijacked Off Indonesia – IMB Piracy Centre
Piracy

Product Tanker Hijacked Off Indonesia – IMB Piracy Centre

The ICC International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Centre has confirmed the hijacking of a product tanker earlier this month off the coast of

March 19, 2015
Total Views: 52

torm kansas tanker
News

Seychelles Convicts Nine Somali Pirates Compensated by Denmark

The Seychelles Supreme Court has convicted nine Somali nationals of committing acts of piracy who were previously released and paid compensation by Denmark

March 19, 2015
Total Views: 66