Incidents


Friday, August 29, 2014
Kenya Blows Up Ship Caught Smuggling Heroin – PHOTOS
Incidents

Kenya Blows Up Ship Caught Smuggling Heroin – PHOTOS

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday proudly gave an order to Kenyan Defence Forces to destroy a ship and drugs at the center of a record heroin bust in

August 29, 2014
Total Views: 338

Thursday, August 28, 2014
Two Swim to Safety After Tug Capsizes and Sinks on Chicago’s Calumet River
Incidents

Two Swim to Safety After Tug Capsizes and Sinks on Chicago’s Calumet River

Two crewmembers of a 57-foot tugboat were able to swim to shore after their vessel capsized and sank in the Calumet River near the 106th St. Bridge in Chicago

August 28, 2014
Total Views: 55

ferry cetacea
Grounding Incidents

Boston Area Ferry Runs Aground

The U.S. Coast Guard reported last night that rescue crews from Point Allerton, a station near Boston, responded to a ferry that ran aground in Lynn Harbor,

August 28, 2014
Total Views: 108

Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Disabled MT Pine Galaxy Arrives In San Francisco Bay
Incidents

Disabled MT Pine Galaxy Arrives In San Francisco Bay

The disabled MT Pine Galaxy was towed into San Francisco Bay on Wednesday exactly two weeks after an engine room fire cut power to the ship and killed one

August 27, 2014
Total Views: 80

Incident Video: Low Tide Causes Collision in Buenaventura, Colombia
Blog

Incident Video: Low Tide Causes Collision in Buenaventura, Colombia

Here is some new video showing a collision between the MV Triton Swallow and the MV Golden Daisy reportedly while the vessels were berthed at a bulk terminal

August 27, 2014
Total Views: 218

Monday, August 25, 2014
Three Rescued After Supply Vessel and Shrimp Boat Collide
Incidents

Three Rescued After Supply Vessel and Shrimp Boat Collide

Three crewmembers of a shrimping boat were forced to abandon ship into a life raft following a collision with a supply vessel Sunday night in the Gulf of

August 25, 2014
Total Views: 98

USCG: MT Pine Galaxy Progress Slowed
Accidents

USCG: MT Pine Galaxy Progress Slowed

The arrival of a disabled products tanker under tow by a commercial tug to San Francisco Bay is being hampered severe weather, the U.S. Coast said late

August 25, 2014
Total Views: 67

Monday, August 18, 2014
Chilean ferry Amadeo
Grounding Incidents

Chilean Ferry Amadeo Capsizes After Running Aground

The Chilean ferry “Amadeo” is seen after it ran aground in the area of Paso Kirke, near Puerto Natales city, south of Santiago after running

August 18, 2014
Total Views: 148

Two Now Missing After Boat Carrying Foreign Tourists Sinks in Eastern Indonesia – UPDATE
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Two Now Missing After Boat Carrying Foreign Tourists Sinks in Eastern Indonesia – UPDATE

Bad weather was hampering a desperate search on Monday for two foreign tourists still missing after a boat travelling between two Indonesian islands sank at

August 18, 2014
Total Views: 94

Cargo Ship Breaks from Mooring in Fremantle, Strikes Rail Bridge
Incidents

Cargo Ship Breaks from Mooring in Fremantle, Strikes Rail Bridge

STORM CHAOS. Perth & SW hit hard. LIVE from #Fremantle & #Bunbury soon on #TodayPerth9. LIVE STREAM #9Newscomau pic.twitter.com/GPqqNbNhKV — Nine

August 18, 2014
Total Views: 97

Saturday, August 16, 2014
Fatality Reported As Engine Room Fire Disables Tanker Off Oregon
Interesting

Fatality Reported As Engine Room Fire Disables Tanker Off Oregon

A 485-foot chemical tanker is adrift several hundred miles off the coast of Oregon following an engine room fire that reportedly killed on

August 16, 2014
Total Views: 84

Friday, August 15, 2014
Crane Breaks Off Bulk Carrier, Falls into Cargo Hold [IMAGES]
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Crane Breaks Off Bulk Carrier, Falls into Cargo Hold [IMAGES]

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) is investigating an incident this week involving the failure of a crane on board the bulk carrier Seapace while

August 15, 2014
Total Views: 265

Wednesday, August 13, 2014
German Ferry Loses Power, Creates a Mess of Things on the Rhine
Incidents

German Ferry Loses Power, Creates a Mess of Things on the Rhine

Meanwhile, both anchors remain stowed in their respective housings… Then again, if I were the captain of that ferry, there’s probably a

August 13, 2014
Total Views: 67

uss porter collision tanker gulf
Collision

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: 168

Australian Navy Chief Inspects Fire Damage to HMAS Bundaberg
Defense

Australian Navy Chief Inspects Fire Damage to HMAS Bundaberg

The Chief of the Royal Austrialian Navy, Vice Admiral Tim Barrett, was at a Brisbane dockyard on Wednesday to inspect damage to a the Armidale Class Patrol

August 13, 2014
Total Views: 289

Owner of Overloaded Bangladesh Ferry Arrested on Murder Charges
Incidents

Owner of Overloaded Bangladesh Ferry Arrested on Murder Charges

A special Bangladesh anti-crime unit on Wednesday arrested the owner of a ferry that sank in a river killing about 110 people, the first time authorities took

August 13, 2014
Total Views: 74

Flag Gangos bulk carrier
Incidents

Bulk Carrier Flag Gangos Involved in Three Vessel Allision on the Mississippi

After losing power and steering on the Mississippi River late Tuesday evening, the Maltese-flagged bulk carrier Flag Gangos allided with the 105,000 ton

August 13, 2014
Total Views: 95

Tuesday, August 12, 2014
Baltic Ace Salvage Suffers Major Setback
Accidents

Baltic Ace Salvage Suffers Major Setback

A planned attempt to the lift the sunken Baltic Ace car carrier from the seafloor near the port of Rotterdam has been abandoned because damage to the ship is

August 12, 2014
Total Views: 163

hmas bundaberg fire
Incidents

HMAS Bundaberg Burns in Brisbane, Total Loss Appears Likely

Latest: Australian Navy Chief Inspects Fire Damage to HMAS Bundaberg At just past noon on Monday, an intense fire broke out on board the 186-foot

August 12, 2014
Total Views: 141

Monday, August 11, 2014
Gulf of Guinea Piracy: Open Ocean Ambush Seen As “Game Changer”
News

Gulf of Guinea Piracy: Open Ocean Ambush Seen As “Game Changer”

An open ocean attack on a product tanker in Gulf of Guinea reminiscent of Somali piracy could represent a significant change for pirates operating off the

August 11, 2014
Total Views: 49