Incidents

A navigation error by a pilot led to a 600-foot-long tanker striking a pier at the Joint Base Charleston’s Naval Weapons Station in South Carolina, the

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said on Thursday that the capsizing of a dredging vessel on the Mississippi River last year was due to the

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says that an obstructed check valve on a bilge pump was the root cause behind the flooding and partial sinking

Global shipping giant Maersk has released a detailed update on its operations following the collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge. The company, which

The European Union’s counter-piracy naval operation off the Somali coast, known as Operation Atalanta, has reiterated its warning that ransom payments

Baltimore City Mayor Brandon M. Scott confirmed that the city is taking legal action against stakeholders of the containership Dali in response to the

By Abdiqani Hassani (Reuters) – Somali pirates released a hijacked ship, MV Abdullah, and its crew of 23 early on Sunday after a $5 million ransom was

By Maha El Dahan (Reuters) – Iran’s Revolutionary Guards seized an Israeli-linked cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, days after Tehran

Maritime insurer Gard says it has observed a rising number of mooring line incidents, particularly during high winds. Gard reports that in several recent

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chair Jennifer Homendy has provided an update on the board’s ongoing investigation into the M/V Dali incident and

MEXICO CITY, April 7 (Reuters) – At least one contractor was killed after a fire struck an offshore platform operated by

Australia has successfully prosecuted a ship’s master and shipping company, Hong Kong-based Fu Ye Shipping, following a serious accident involving a ship’s

An accident involving a towing vessel striking the Natchez-Vidalia Bridge on the Mississippi River last year has been attributed to the complacency of a

NEW DELHI (Reuters) – The Indian Navy said it had freed the 23-strong crew of an Iranian fishing vessel which was seized by armed pirates off Somalia.

by John Konrad (gCaptain) The Unified Command started clearing debris from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse today. They did not specify when they will

By Jordan Fabian (Bloomberg) President Joe Biden said he will head to Baltimore next week as the US seeks to accelerate emergency work to clear and

by Captain John Konrad (gCaptain) Salvage efforts to remove the MV Dali from Baltimore’s Key Bridge were delayed indefinitely yesterday after a high-pressure

The response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge kicked into high gear on Friday, with significant resources and maritime assets arriving on scene

By Malte Humpert (gCaptain) – The Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA) released its report on the loss of propulsion and near-grounding of

March 28 (Reuters) – The collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge has highlighted what engineers say is an urgent need to better