Incidents


Saturday, September 10, 2022
Greek Coast Guard Ships
Incidents

Greek Coast Guard Fires Warning Shots At Passenger Vessel

By Asli Kandemir (Bloomberg) Turkey said the Greek Coast Guard fired on a ship in international waters in the northern Aegean Sea, marking another

September 10, 2022
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Friday, September 9, 2022
NTSB Investigation Into Fishing Vessel Fire Highlights the Importance of Personal Locator Beacons
Accidents

NTSB Investigation Into Fishing Vessel Fire Highlights the Importance of Personal Locator Beacons

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) this week released its report for its investigation of the November 10, 2021, fire aboard the fishing

September 9, 2022
Total Views: 4729

Thursday, September 8, 2022
Greenpeace Sailboat blocking LNG tanker
Incidents

Greenpeace Stops Russian LNG At Swedish Port

Today, Greenpeace blocked the LNG tanker Coral Energy from unloading Russian natural gas at a Finnish state-owned terminal, Gasum, in

September 8, 2022
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Wednesday, September 7, 2022
US Navy FEDFIRE Firefighting Helmets
Ship Fires

US Firefighter Shortage Puts Navy Lives At Risk

By David Sherfinski (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – When a soldier was found unconscious in the barracks of a U.S. Army base near the Pentagon at about

September 7, 2022
Total Views: 1474

Apple Announces EPIRB-Like Satellite SOS Feature
Lifesaving Incidents

Apple Announces EPIRB-Like Satellite SOS Feature

by John Konrad (gCaptain) Today at a launch event in California, Apple announced they built emergency satellite communication it’s calling

September 7, 2022
Total Views: 11102

Tuesday, September 6, 2022
Most Oil Removed from Grounded Bulk Carrier Off Gibraltar
Accidents

Most Oil Removed from Grounded Bulk Carrier Off Gibraltar

The majority of oil has been removed from the grounded bulk carrier OS 35 off of Gibraltar and the operation is now moving to the recovery phase, according to

September 6, 2022
Total Views: 7339

Saturday, September 3, 2022
The commercial dive boat Conception at sunrise prior to sinking, September 2, 2019. (Source: Ventura County Fire Department)
Ship Fires

Judge Throws Out Indictment Of Captain In 2019 California Boat Fire That Killed 34

LOS ANGELES, Sept 2 (Reuters) – A federal judge in Los Angeles on Friday dismissed the criminal indictment against a

September 3, 2022
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Friday, September 2, 2022
Pollution Fears Grow Over Grounded Bulk Carrier Leaking Oil Off Gibraltar
Accidents

Pollution Fears Grow Over Grounded Bulk Carrier Leaking Oil Off Gibraltar

MADRID, Sept 2 (Reuters) – Gibraltar struggled on Friday to minimise any environmental impact of a fuel leak from a bulk carrier three days after it

September 2, 2022
Total Views: 3106

Thursday, September 1, 2022
NTSB Issues Safety Recommendations After $100 Million Engine Room Fire on Great Lakes Bulker
Accidents

NTSB Issues Safety Recommendations After $100 Million Engine Room Fire on Great Lakes Bulker

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board issued three safety recommendations Thursday following an investigation into last year’s engine room fire

September 1, 2022
Total Views: 7668

Ship Carrying Ukrainian Corn Grounds in Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait
Accidents

Ship Carrying Ukrainian Corn Grounds in Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait

Update: The M/V Lady Zehma has been refloated and moved to an anchorage. Bosphorus Strait reopened to ship traffic -General Directorate of Coastal Safety A

September 1, 2022
Total Views: 6256

Preventing Risk of Battery Fires in Shipping
Accidents

Preventing Risk of Battery Fires in Shipping

As more and more electric vehicles (EVs) and battery-powered electronic devices are being transported by ships, highly inflammable lithium-ion batteries are

September 1, 2022
Total Views: 5909

The commercial dive boat Conception at sunrise prior to sinking, September 2, 2019. (Source: Ventura County Fire Department)
Accidents

NTSB Calls Out Lack of Progress in Implementing Safety Recommendations Following Conception Dive Boat Fire

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says more need to be done to implement safety recomendations in wake of the Conception dive boat fire. Now

September 1, 2022
Total Views: 1671

Broken Bulk Carrier OS 35 Leaks Fuel Oil Off Gibraltar
Accidents

Broken Bulk Carrier OS 35 Leaks Fuel Oil Off Gibraltar

The broken bulk carrier OS 35 is leaking heavy fuel oil just off the east coast of Gibraltar. The oil spill was reported Thursday and some has escaped the

September 1, 2022
Total Views: 8443

Wednesday, August 31, 2022
Crude Oil Tanker Briefly Grounds and Blocks Suez Canal
Accidents

Crude Oil Tanker Briefly Grounds and Blocks Suez Canal

A crude oil tanker grounded in the Suez Canal in nearly the exact location as where the Ever Given grounded in March of last year. But it appears she’s

August 31, 2022
Total Views: 8938

Grounded Bulk Carrier ‘OS 35’ Breaking Up Off Gibraltar
Accidents

Grounded Bulk Carrier ‘OS 35’ Breaking Up Off Gibraltar

September 1 Update: Broken Bulk Carrier OS 35 Leaking Fuel Oil All hands on deck as the OS 35 begins to break. A major incident has been declared in

August 31, 2022
Total Views: 39107

Tuesday, August 30, 2022
HMS Prince of Wales
Grounding Incidents

UPDATE – UK Carrier HMS Prince Of Wales Incident

UPDATE: Today the Royal Navy news site Navy Lookout provided the following comments: “The reason HMS Prince of Wales could not begin her planned deployment

August 30, 2022
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Saturday, August 27, 2022
The container ship MSC Danit is seen the day after U.S. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) marine casualty investigators boarded the container ship, off the Port of Long Beach, California, U.S. October 17, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson
Oil Spill

Amplify Energy Corp To Pay $13 Mln To Settle Charges Over California Oil Spill

Aug 26 (Reuters) – A Texas oil company agreed to plead guilty to criminal negligence charges and pay nearly $13 million for a crude oil spill

August 27, 2022
Total Views: 1474

Thursday, August 25, 2022
Watch: 40-Meter Superyacht Sinks Off Italy
Accidents

Watch: 40-Meter Superyacht Sinks Off Italy

Some billionaire just had a really bad day. Or as the ol’ joke goes, maybe it was one of the best—who knows? A 40-meter superyacht sank off the coast

August 25, 2022
Total Views: 20596

Wednesday, August 24, 2022
Damage to the M/V AP Revelin's port quarter. Photo courtesy U.S. Coast Guard
Accidents

Incident Photos: Cargo Ship and Bulker Damaged in Sabine Pass Collision

A cargo ship and bulk carrier sustained damage following a collision in Sabine Pass ship channel over the weekend after one of the vessels suffered a loss of

August 24, 2022
Total Views: 22554

Tuesday, August 23, 2022
zim containership
Accidents

General Average Declared for ZIM Charleston After Container Fire

The law of General Average has been declared for the ZIM Charleston containership following a fire in stacks of containers earlier this month, reports marine

August 23, 2022
Total Views: 4185