Incidents


Friday, November 8, 2024
Dredging vessel Vox Maxima is seen in the waters off Sentosa after a collision with a bunker vessel resulting in an oil spill, in Singapore, June 15, 2024. REUTERS/Edgar Su
Accidents

Van Oord Dredger’s Four Dutch Crew Face Charges Over Singapore Collision and Oil Spill

Four crew members of the Netherlands-flagged dredger Vox Maxima are facing charges for their alleged role in causing Singapore’s worst oil spill in a

November 8, 2024
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Monday, November 4, 2024
The Coast Guard approaches the dredger Stuyvesant
Accidents

Dredger Suffers Engine Room Fire Near St. John’s River

The U.S. Coast Guard Station Mayport responded to a dredger fire on Saturday afternoon. The fire was reported in the engine room of the Stuyvesant, a 340-foot

November 4, 2024
Total Views: 2436

Thursday, October 31, 2024
Yu Zhou Qi Hang wrecked along the coast
Accidents

Huge Crane-Laden Ship Wrecks in Taiwan Just Weeks After Taking Out Port Cranes

A China-registered heavy-lift vessel that had previously involved in an accident at Taiwan’s Keelung Port just two weeks ago, has now run aground along

October 31, 2024
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Friday, October 25, 2024
EUNAVFOR Operation Atalanta warships escort the MV Abdullah after it was freed by Somali pirates. Photo courtesy EUNAVFOR
Piracy

EU Naval Operation Warns of New Somali Piracy Threat as Armed Gang Set Sail Towards Indian Ocean

The EU Naval Force’s counter-piracy mission Operation ATALANTA has issued a stark warning about the resurgence of Somali piracy after a pirate action group

October 25, 2024
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Thursday, October 24, 2024
A view of the Dali cargo vessel which crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge causing it to collapse in Baltimore, Maryland, U.S., March 26, 2024. REUTERS/Julia Nikhinson
Accidents

Foreign Shipping Companies Reach $102 Million Settlement With DOJ Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse

Singapore-based companies Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Private Limited, the owner and operator of the M/V DALI, have agreed to a $101,980,000

October 24, 2024
Total Views: 2756

Wednesday, October 23, 2024
The Indian Navy rescues the MV RUEN in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Somalia, March 16, 2024. Photo courtesy Indian Navy
Piracy

After Five Months of Calm, Somali Pirates May Be Back on the Hunt

The European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) Operation ATALANTA has reported a suspected pirate action group (PAG) departing from Somalia’s northern central

October 23, 2024
Total Views: 2705

Tuesday, October 22, 2024
Smoke rises as a fire broke out on the cargo ship Fremantle Highway, at sea on July 26, 2023. Coastguard Netherlands Photo
Accidents

Global Marine Insurance Premiums Hit Record $38.9B as Fires and Geopolitics Loom Large

The International Union of Marine Insurance (IUMI) has released its 2024 “Stats Report,” providing a detailed analysis of the global marine insurance

October 22, 2024
Total Views: 924

Monday, October 21, 2024
Teen Kayaker’s Miraculous Rescue: 10-Hour Ordeal off Honolulu Ends Safely
Incidents

Teen Kayaker’s Miraculous Rescue: 10-Hour Ordeal off Honolulu Ends Safely

A 17-year-old kayaker was rescued after spending nearly 10 harrowing hours adrift in the Pacific Ocean off Honolulu last week. The incident, which began as a

October 21, 2024
Total Views: 2288

Seven Dead After Crowded Ferry Gangway Collapses in Georgia
Accidents

Seven Dead After Crowded Ferry Gangway Collapses in Georgia

A gangway to a state-run passenger ferry on Georgia’s Sapelo Island collapsed on Sunday, plunging at least 20 people into the water. Seven fatalities

October 21, 2024
Total Views: 3110

Singapore oil spill
Accidents

Tons of Slop: Shell Scrambles After Major Oil Leak in Singapore Waters

Shell has confirmed an oil leak from a pipeline at its Shell Energy and Chemicals Park Singapore on Pulau Bukom island, with approximately 30-40 metric tonnes

October 21, 2024
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A Singapore Civil Defence Force vessel cools the Med Atlantic in Singapore waters
Accidents

Engine Room Fire on Tanker MED ATLANTIC in Singapore Waters

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) responded to an engine room fire onboard the Malta-flagged tanker MED ATLANTIC in the East Johor

October 21, 2024
Total Views: 1560

Thursday, October 17, 2024
A drone image of the sunken HMNZS Manawanui off Samoa.
Accidents

NZDF Launches Complex Container Recovery at Site of Sunken HMNZS Manawanui

The New Zealand Defence Force (NZDF) is working with local contractor ARK Marine to recover three shipping containers lost from the HMNZS Manawanui after the

October 17, 2024
Total Views: 3085

The former Fremantle Highway is loaded on the BOKA Vanguard in the Port of Rotterdam.
Accidents

Fire-Damaged Fremantle Highway Hitches a Ride to Asia

Dutch marine services company Boskalis has embarked on the final phase of a 15-month saga involving the car carrier formerly known as Fremantle Highway. The

October 17, 2024
Total Views: 2393

Monday, October 14, 2024
The casualty fishing vessel, MFV Armana photographed while drifting after it was abandoned by its 20 member crew on discovery of fire on board on Sunday and before it vanished during the early hours of Monday morning in an ocean location some 57 nautical miles south of Gansbaai in South Africa’s Western Cape province. (Photo: Supplied)
Accidents

Dramatic Rescue at Sea: 20 Crew Members Saved as Fishing Vessel Catches Fire off South African Coast

Twenty crew members of the MFV Armana were safely rescued after their fishing vessel caught fire off the coast of South Africa. The South African Maritime

October 14, 2024
Total Views: 1443

Fremantle Highway boat fire
Accidents

Multi-Agency Drill Tackles High-Risk EV Battery Fires on Ships

In a proactive response to the growing risks associated with electric vehicle (EV) transportation, the U.S. Coast Guard recently spearheaded a crucial

October 14, 2024
Total Views: 1958

ship on fire at night after LPG explosion
Featured

LPG Tankers Explode, One Linked to Iranian Gas Smuggling

In a dramatic scene off the coast of Bangladesh, two liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) carriers erupted in flames during a cargo transshipment operation on Sunday.

October 14, 2024
Total Views: 7455

Saturday, October 12, 2024
A handout by Havariekommando shows the Germany-flagged, 73-metre-long oil tanker Annika after it caught fire off the Baltic Sea coast
Accidents

Crisis Averted: ‘Annika’ Tanker Fire Doused After Baltic Sea Blaze

The fire aboard the German-flagged oil and chemical tanker Annika has been extinguished, authorities confirmed on Saturday. The vessel caught fire in

October 12, 2024
Total Views: 1345

Tuesday, October 8, 2024
Cindy B and St. John underway after the contact with the Beaver Dock
Accidents

Fatigue at the Helm: NTSB Report Reveals Costly Towing Vessel Collision Due to Deckhand Falling Asleep

An investigation report released Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) reveals that a deckhand at the helm of a towing vessel fell asleep

October 8, 2024
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Sunday, October 6, 2024
Blurred and granular photo of HMNZS Manawanui sinking in the distance offshore
Grounding Incidents

HMNZS Manawanui Sinking: Hard Grounding, Fire, and a Broken Royal New Zealand Navy

By Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) In a dramatic turn of events, HMNZS Manawanui, the Royal New Zealand Navy’s newly upgraded hydrographic salvage and

October 6, 2024
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Monday, September 30, 2024
PS Dream chemical tanker at anchor under a clear blue sky
Oil Spill

Chemical Tanker Captain Imprisoned After New Orleans Oil Spill 

NEW ORLEANS, LA (gCaptain) In a high-profile case involving environmental crimes at sea, two corporations—Privé Overseas Marine and Privé Shipping

September 30, 2024
Total Views: 2590