Incidents


Saturday, May 17, 2025
The Prosperity FPSO at Payara, Guyana’s third offshore oil development on the Stabroek Block. Photo courtesy ExxonMobil
Oil Spill

Guyana Passes Bill Making Companies Liable For Oil Spill Damages

GEORGETOWN, May 17 (Reuters) – Guyana’s parliament passed an oil pollution bill late on Friday that holds parties liable for damages caused by

May 17, 2025
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Friday, May 16, 2025
Salvage Tug Reaches ‘Maersk Sana’ After More Than Two Weeks Adrift in Atlantic
Accidents

Salvage Tug Reaches ‘Maersk Sana’ After More Than Two Weeks Adrift in Atlantic

Importers rushing to ship Chinese goods to the US using a short reprieve from paralyzing tariffs could provide a much-needed boost to global

May 16, 2025
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Thursday, May 15, 2025
Near Disaster Off Sydney Coast Exposes Major Gaps in Maritime Emergency Response
Accidents

Near Disaster Off Sydney Coast Exposes Major Gaps in Maritime Emergency Response

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released a comprehensive report detailing the July 2022 incident where the bulk carrier Portland Bay nearly

May 15, 2025
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Wednesday, May 14, 2025
Photo of the Bayesian taken from the Sir Robert Baden Powell
Accidents

UK Investigators Uncover Stability Issues Behind Tech Tycoon’s Superyacht Sinking

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released an interim report detailing the tragic sinking of the superyacht Bayesian off Sicily’s

May 14, 2025
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Tuesday, May 13, 2025
American Mariner underway before the contact
Accidents

Debris in Steering System Causes Bulk Carrier’s $2 Million Collision with Navigation Aid

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that a piece of O-ring-type material debris caused a steering system failure that led to a bulk

May 13, 2025
Total Views: 6501

Stock image of an MSC containership
Accidents

GPS Spoofing Suspected in Containership’s Grounding Near Jeddah Port

Maritime AI specialist Windward reports that GPS spoofing likely caused the containership MSC ANTONIA to run aground near the Eliza Shoals close to Jeddah Port

May 13, 2025
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Saturday, May 10, 2025
Diver dies in preliminary operations to recover Lynch's yacht.
Accidents

Salvage Of Lynch’s Sunken Yacht Paused After Diver’s Death

PALERMO, Italy, May 10 (Reuters) – Work to recover the late British tech tycoon Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht off the coast of northern

May 10, 2025
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Thursday, May 8, 2025
Salvage to Begin in Italy This Month for Lynch’s Yacht After Fatal Sinking
Incidents

Salvage to Begin in Italy This Month for Lynch’s Yacht After Fatal Sinking

The recovery of British tech tycoon Mike Lynch's superyacht from the waters off the coast of northern Sicily is expected to begin within the next two

May 8, 2025
Total Views: 1128

Tuesday, May 6, 2025
Fire on the Grande Costa D’Avorio ship
Accidents

‘Profoundly Concerned’: NTSB Chair Calls Out Training Gaps in Shipboard Firefighting

By Daniel Katzive (gCaptain) – Training failures which contributed to the deaths of two firefighters on a RoRo ship at Port Newark in July 2023 are

May 6, 2025
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Monday, May 5, 2025
Maersk ship at sea
Accidents

Maersk Containership Drifting Off Bermuda After Engine Room Incident, Three Crew Injured

The container vessel Maersk Sana experienced “machinery-related issues” in its main engine room while en route from Newark to Singapore on April 28, 2025,

May 5, 2025
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Tuesday, April 29, 2025
Design Flaw Leads to $3 Million Fire on Tennessee River Towing Vessel
Accidents

Design Flaw Leads to $3 Million Fire on Tennessee River Towing Vessel

A catastrophic engine failure aboard the towing vessel Johnny M led to a serious fire that caused $3 million in damage, highlighting critical safety

April 29, 2025
Total Views: 3096

mississippi shipping
Accidents

Vessel Collision on Lower Mississippi River Leads to Sunken Barge, Temporary Closure

A collision between the Panamanian-flagged M/V ISLA DE BIOKO and the U.S.-flagged towing vessel GINNY STONE occurred Sunday night near New Orleans, resulting

April 29, 2025
Total Views: 1918

Monday, April 28, 2025
A U.S. Coast Guard Station Sand Key rescue crew assists passengers on the Clearwater Ferry after its collision with a recreational vessel near the Clearwater Memorial Causeway Bridge
Accidents

One Dead, 12 Injured as Boat Hits Passenger Ferry in Florida

A collision between a recreational vessel and the Clearwater Ferry near the Clearwater Memorial Causeway Bridge in Florida on Sunday evening has left one

April 28, 2025
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Thursday, April 24, 2025
An aerial view of The Amber Brittany with three barges after the accident
Accidents

NTSB: Inexperienced Pilot’s Phone Use and Outdraft Current Led to $1.3M Ohio River Tow Accident

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that an inexperienced pilot’s failure to compensate for outdraft current, combined with

April 24, 2025
Total Views: 3999

Tuesday, April 22, 2025
The Ocean Navigator docked in Portland, Maine
Accidents

Engine Room Fire on Passenger Vessel Linked to Poor Maintenance, NTSB Reports

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that debris in an engine’s lubrication oil system caused a serious engine failure and

April 22, 2025
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Responders with the Unified Command conduct an overflight assessment of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, March 29, 2024. The Key Bridge was struck by the Singapore-flagged cargo ship Dali early morning on March 26, 2024. (Unified Command courtesy photo)
Accidents

Chesapeake Bay Bridge Fails to Meet Modern Vessel Collision Standards, Risk Assessment Shows

In response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) has revealed that the William Preston Lane Jr.

April 22, 2025
Total Views: 2474

Thursday, April 17, 2025
Vessels fight the fire on the M/V Delphine
Accidents

Fire Erupts on Car Carrier with Electric Vehicles in Belgian Port of Zeebrugge

A fire broke out Wednesday afternoon aboard a car carrier reportedly carrying 110 electric vehicles in Belgium’s Port of Zeebrugge’s outer harbor.

April 17, 2025
Total Views: 3930

STS Leeuwin II dismasted
Accidents

Containership Dismasts Iconic Tall Ship: ATSB Details Fremantle Port Incident

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released an interim report detailing last year’s collision involving the Singapore-flagged containership

April 17, 2025
Total Views: 3616

Wednesday, April 16, 2025
Report Reveals Technical and Human Failures in 2014 Sewol Ferry Disaster
Accidents

Report Reveals Technical and Human Failures in 2014 Sewol Ferry Disaster

A report by South Korea’s Maritime Safety Tribunal (KMST) has identified multiple causes behind the April 16, 2014 Sewol ferry disaster that claimed

April 16, 2025
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NTSB Calls for National Reforms After Fatal Port Newark Ship Fire
Accidents

NTSB Calls for National Reforms After Fatal Port Newark Ship Fire

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its findings on the July 2023 fire aboard the roll-on/roll-off container vessel Grande Costa

April 16, 2025
Total Views: 1292