Incidents


Monday, May 30, 2022
a seafarers enters an enclosed space on board a ship
Accidents

InterManager Calls Out Shipping Industry for Under-Reporting Enclosed Space Deaths

Industry trade group InterManager is calling out the shipping industry for its “inadequate” reporting of serious and fatal accidents following the

May 30, 2022
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Sunday, May 29, 2022
Fire Engulfs Superyacht In British Marina
Ship Fires

Fire Engulfs Superyacht In British Marina

LONDON (Reuters) – Fire ripped through a superyacht in southwest England on Saturday, sending thick plumes of black smoke into the sky and briefly

May 29, 2022
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Thursday, May 26, 2022
The wreckage of the 100-foot yacht, La Dolce Vita, sinks near Marquesas, Florida, March 17, 2021.
Accidents

Electrical Fire Destroyed Luxury Yacht Near Key West, NTSB Says

The fire that destroyed a luxury yacht near Key West in March 2021 likely started from an electric source within the sound enclosure for the vessel’s

May 26, 2022
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Atlantic Conveyor Merchant Navy Ceremony
Incidents

UK Remembers Merchant Navy Sailors Lost In Falklands War

Atlantic Container Line (ACL) and Cunard have marked the 40th anniversary of the ‘darkest day in ACL’s history’ when its vessel, the Liverpool

May 26, 2022
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Wednesday, May 25, 2022
Barge Fire Put Out in Delaware Bay
Accidents

Barge Fire Put Out in Delaware Bay

The massive fire onboard a barge in Delaware Bay has been extinguished after burning for approximately 26 hours, ending what is thought to be the largest

May 25, 2022
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Monday, May 23, 2022
U.S. Navy Investigation Finds ‘Accumulation of Unit-Level Errors’ in Submarine Grounding
Accidents

U.S. Navy Investigation Finds ‘Accumulation of Unit-Level Errors’ in Submarine Grounding

The U.S. Navy has released its report into the submerged grounding of the nuclear-powered fast attack submarine USS Connecticut on an uncharted seamount in the

May 23, 2022
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A barge carrying household appliances for scrap on fire approximately 9 miles south of Port Mahon, Deleware, on Monday, May 23, 2022.
Accidents

Coast Guard Responds Massive Barge Fire in Delaware Bay

The U.S. Coast Guard and local fire departments are responding to a large fire on barge carrying scrap household appliances in Delaware Bay. The barge was

May 23, 2022
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Thursday, May 19, 2022
Tugs and barges on the Mississippi River
Accidents

Coast Guard Safety Alert Addresses Water and Contaminants in Marine Fuel Systems

The U.S. Coast Guard is warning vessel owners and operators of the hazards associated with water and other contaminants in marine fuel systems. The Coast

May 19, 2022
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Three Killed and Two Missing as Tug Sinks Off Italy
Accidents

Three Killed and Two Missing as Tug Sinks Off Italy

ROME, May 19 (Reuters) – Three people died and two were still missing after a tugboat sank off the southern Italian coast while pulling a

May 19, 2022
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Sunday, May 15, 2022
MARAD Rear Admiral Alfultis
Incidents

US Admiral Refuses To Send SASH Report To Congress

By John Konrad (gCaptain) Last month gCaptain reported NY Maritime College president Rear Admiral Mike Alfultis, USMS attempted to hide an external review

May 15, 2022
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Tuesday, May 10, 2022
Fishing vessel Sage Catherine Lane aground on the St. Marys Entrance north jetty
Accidents

Fishing Vessel Grounded After Captain Left Wheelhouse While on Autopilot, NTSB Says

A captain’s decision to leave the wheelhouse unattended while transiting the St. Marys River on autopilot led to the grounding and sinking of a fishing

May 10, 2022
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Allianz Shipping Risk and Insruance Report
Accidents

2022 Allianz Ship Insurance Report Highlights War, Fires, COVID, Climate Change, And Congestion

The maritime industry’s most anticipated annual report on incidents and casualties – Allianz’s Safety & Shipping Review 2022 – is

May 10, 2022
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Explosion in Ukraine Port
Incidents

Ukraine War – New Marine Insurance Report Studies Impact Of Russian Aggressions On Shipping

The maritime industry’s most anticipated annual report on incidents and casualties – Allianz’s Safety & Shipping Review 2022 – is

May 10, 2022
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Felicity Ace seen burning in the Atlantic Ocean off the Azores Islands. Picture was released Friday, February 18, 2022 by the Portuguese Navy. Photo courtesy Portuguese Navy
Incidents

Marine Insurance Report Warns of Ro-Ro Risk

The big, boxy floating steel parking garages known in the industry as Roll-on Roll-off ships, or RoRo’s, might be more dangerous than marine insurance

May 10, 2022
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Saturday, May 7, 2022
North Korea Is Suspected Of Launching Submarine Missile
Maritime Security Incidents

North Korea Is Suspected Of Launching Submarine Missile

By Max Zimmerman and Kyungji Cho May 7, 2022, (Bloomberg) –North Korea appeared to have fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile Saturday, three

May 7, 2022
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Friday, May 6, 2022
ATSB Issues Preliminary Report on Cement Carrier’s Collision with Tugs
Accidents

ATSB Issues Preliminary Report on Cement Carrier’s Collision with Tugs

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a preliminary report from its ongoing investigation into a cement carrier’s collision with two berthed

May 6, 2022
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Tuesday, May 3, 2022
super-yacht AMADEA
Incidents

Fiji Enforces US Superyacht Arrest Warrant

By K. Oanh Ha (Bloomberg) Fiji’s High Court has given the green light for U.S. and local authorities to seize a $325 million megayacht whose ownership is in

May 3, 2022
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Friday, April 29, 2022
Interlake Steamship Bulk Carrier ‘Kaye E. Barker’ Grounds in Lake Michigan
Accidents

Interlake Steamship Bulk Carrier ‘Kaye E. Barker’ Grounds in Lake Michigan

The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a commercial bulk carrier that ran soft aground on a sand bar at the entrance to Muskegon in West Michigan late Thursday.

April 29, 2022
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Wednesday, April 27, 2022
seacor power capsized
Accidents

NTSB Opens Public Docket from Seacor Power Investigation

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday opened the public docket as part of its ongoing investigation into the fatal capsizing of the Seacor

April 27, 2022
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Tunisia Detains Crew of Tanker That Sank Off Its Coast
Accidents

Tunisia Detains Crew of Tanker That Sank Off Its Coast

TUNIS, April 27 (Reuters) – A Tunisian judge detained seven crew members of a commercial ship that sank off the coast of the southern

April 27, 2022
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