Incidents


Thursday, May 6, 2010
Crowley matches employee donations, raises $80,000 for American Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund
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Crowley matches employee donations, raises $80,000 for American Red Cross Haiti Relief Fund

(JACKSONVILLE, Fla.; May 6, 2010) Crowley Maritime Corporation and its employees this week donated $80,000 to the American Red Cross in support of Haiti relief

May 6, 2010
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A look at BP’s Containment Dome
Oil Spill

A look at BP’s Containment Dome

Image © BP p.l.c. Yesterday evening the first containment dome, or cofferdam, departed Port Fourchon on Chouest’s M/V Joe Griffin en route to the

May 6, 2010
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Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Offbeat

Is BP Too Big To Fail… In The Gulf Of Mexico?

At his new home, maritime reporter Joe Keefe looks at BP as it responds to the recent incident in the Gulf Of Mexico. In the section of the article

May 5, 2010
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Oil Spill

Deepwater Horizon Photos – A Slideshow Of Pictures From The Incident Scene

This slideshow is a look at the most interesting photos from the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Incident, as seen through the lenses of social media site

May 5, 2010
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Gulf Oil Spill Infographic
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Gulf Oil Spill Infographic

Click HERE for high resolution While quick google search will reveal a number of infographics on the Gulf oil spill, we thought that this one in particular

May 5, 2010
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Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill – BP Announces Start of Relief Well
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Gulf Of Mexico Oil Spill – BP Announces Start of Relief Well

BP today announced that work has begun to drill a relief well to intercept and isolate the oil well that is spilling oil in the US Gulf of Mexico.

May 4, 2010
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Friday, April 30, 2010
Dutch marines take back the M/V Taipan – Video
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Dutch marines take back the M/V Taipan – Video

The above photo shows the retaking of the M/V Taipan by Dutch marines on April 5th after the vessel was hijacked by pirates 500 miles off the Somali coast. 

April 30, 2010
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Thursday, April 29, 2010
Louisiana State of Emergency Declared – Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Spill Incident Update
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Louisiana State of Emergency Declared – Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig Spill Incident Update

Today, Governor Bobby Jindal issued a state declaration of emergency in preparation for predicted impact of oil along the Louisiana coast leaking as a result

April 29, 2010
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Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Deepwater Horizon Incident Update: Gulf of Mexico spill may hit coast this weekend
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Deepwater Horizon Incident Update: Gulf of Mexico spill may hit coast this weekend

(Photo Credit: NASA) NASA’s Aqua satellite captured this image of the Gulf of Mexico on April 25, 2010 using its Moderate Resolution Imaging

April 27, 2010
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Sunday, April 25, 2010
Ship Fires

Deepwater Horizon – Memorial At Sea

I am currently in Dubai after departing my drillship, which continues on its voyage to the Gulf Of Mexico. It has been a long week for everyone both here

April 25, 2010
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Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Deepwater Horizon Explosion – Breaking News
Ship Fires

Deepwater Horizon Explosion – Breaking News

Latest News Read more in the gCaptain forum thread Transocean’s Deepwater Horizon is on fire BREAKING NEWS: We’ll update as more information comes

April 21, 2010
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Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Top Navy Admiral suggests arming merchant ships as pirates move east
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Top Navy Admiral suggests arming merchant ships as pirates move east

Last week, Navy Adm. Mark P. Fitzgerald, commander of U.S. naval forces in Europe and Africa and of NATO’s Allied Joint Task Force Command Naples, told

April 20, 2010
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Friday, April 16, 2010
Tokyo MOU identifies lifeboats as most frequent detainable deficiency for 2009
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Tokyo MOU identifies lifeboats as most frequent detainable deficiency for 2009

Yesterday, the Tokyo MOU released its Annual Report on Port State Control in the Asia-Pacific Region for 2009, summarizing the results of inspections carried

April 16, 2010
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Thursday, April 15, 2010
Maritime Security Incidents

Presidential Executive Order RE: Somalia Piracy

This was recently submitted to the gCaptain forum, but I thought it deserved some more attention here on the blog.  Steve Gordon of Gordon and Elias, LLP has

April 15, 2010
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Good reads for the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic
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Good reads for the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic

Today, April 15th 2010, marks the 98th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic.  Here is a rundown of some great posts throughout the blogosphere on todays

April 15, 2010
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Shen Neng 1: Fatigue, Inexperience, Wrong Chart
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Shen Neng 1: Fatigue, Inexperience, Wrong Chart

In essence, a simple succession of errors on the part of a very tired crew member resulted in the grounding of Shen Neng 1 on Douglas Shoal, part of

April 15, 2010
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Wednesday, April 14, 2010
suspected pirates
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Somali regions vow to oust pirates from enclaves

By Sahra Abdi NAIROBI, April 13 (Reuters) – Somalia’s interim government and the semi-autonomous region of Puntland vowed on Tuesday to work

April 14, 2010
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Arrests Made in Great Barrier Reef Grounding
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Arrests Made in Great Barrier Reef Grounding

Australian authorities have arrested the Chinese captain and chief officer on watch during the April 3rd grounding of the Shen Neng 1 on the Great Barrier

April 14, 2010
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Saturday, April 10, 2010
Amver Vessel Rescues 13 off Mexico
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Amver Vessel Rescues 13 off Mexico

Our good friends at the Amver blog tell us of the most recent rescue at sea involving an Amver registered vessel. The United States Coast Guard Eleventh

April 10, 2010
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Friday, April 9, 2010
Authorities Eye Sleeping Mate as Cause of Shen Neng 1 Grounding
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Authorities Eye Sleeping Mate as Cause of Shen Neng 1 Grounding

After viewing the AIS data yesterday showing the course of the Shen Neng 1 before it ran aground on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef, it’s no

April 9, 2010
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