Incidents


Monday, July 12, 2021
american jazz
Accidents

Lake Barkley Cruise Ship Salvage Continues

A unified command is continuing to work on a salvage plan for the grounded American Jazz cruise ship on Lake Barkley near Cadiz, Kentucky. Dive operations were

July 12, 2021
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Sunday, July 11, 2021
seacor power salvage
Accidents

SEACOR Power Section Raised

The bow of the sunken lift boat SEACOR Power has been raised and recovered in the Gulf of Mexico. A salvage team from Donjon-SMIT raised the section to the

July 11, 2021
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galapagos ship collision
Accidents

Oil Spill After Containership and Bulk Carrier Collide in Strait of Malacca

A containership and a bulk carrier collided early Sunday in the Strait of Malacca, causing major damage and resulting in an oil spill. The Malaysian Coast

July 11, 2021
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Friday, July 9, 2021
american jazz aground
Accidents

American Jazz Grounding: Evacuation of Passengers Completed in Kentucky

An American Cruise Lines river cruise carrying more than 160 people ran aground Wednesday and remains stuck near Canton, Kentucky. An evacuation of passengers

July 9, 2021
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Thursday, July 8, 2021
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Ship Fires

Dubai Extinguishes Ship Fire After A Massive Container Explosion

Update: An statement from UAE’s Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, H.E. Suhail Al Mazrouei, confirmed the ship involved is the Ocean

July 8, 2021
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Wednesday, July 7, 2021
Large Blast Rocks Ship at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai
Accidents

Large Blast Rocks Ship at Jebel Ali Port in Dubai

Update: Fire Out on Ship at Jebel Ali Port There are reports of a large explosion and fire at the Jebel Ali Port in Dubai. The government reports the

July 7, 2021
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Togo Sentences Pirates to Prison
Piracy

Togo Sentences Pirates to Prison

The Gulf of Guinea-bordering nation of Togo has thrown the book at a gang of nine pirates, sentencing them with up to 20 years in jail for their role

July 7, 2021
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Another Golden Ray Section Removed
Accidents

Another Golden Ray Section Removed

Crews have cut and removed the first section of the Golden Ray since a fire broke out inside the wreck back in May. Remaining are two cuts and three

July 7, 2021
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containership Ever Given Departs Suez Canal
Incidents

Ever Given Departs Suez Canal After 106 Days

By Nadeen Ebrahim ISMAILIA, Egypt, July 7 (Reuters) – The Ever Given, one of the world’s largest container ships, resumed its journey and left the

July 7, 2021
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Tuesday, July 6, 2021
pemex fire
Ship Fires

Pemex Claims No Environmental Damage From The Offshore ‘Eye Of Fire’ Blaze

by David Alire Garcia (Reuters) – Just days after video of a massive ocean surface blaze near a Pemex oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico went viral,

July 6, 2021
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Monday, July 5, 2021
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Ship Fires

A Violent Mud Volcano Erupts In The Caspian Sea

King Neptune must be angry. Last week a crazy fire-eye ignited in on Mexico’s gulf coast, and last night a towering pillar of fire erupted in

July 5, 2021
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Stranded container ship Ever Given, one of the world's largest container ships, is seen after it ran aground, in Suez Canal
Incidents

Deal Reached for Ever Given to Depart Suez on Wednesday

By Yousry Mohamed (Reuters) The owners and insurers of the Ever Given container ship that blocked the Suez Canal in March said on Sunday a formal settlement

July 5, 2021
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Friday, July 2, 2021
pemex fire
Accidents

Mexico’s Pemex Battles Crazy Fire Near Offshore Oil Platform in Gulf of Mexico

An update from Pemex said the fire was extinguished at about 10:45 a.m. By Amy Stillman (Bloomberg) — A fire has broken out near Pemex’s Ku Maloob

July 2, 2021
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u.s. coast guard
Accidents

Coast Guard Rescues Pilots After 737 Cargo Plane Makes Emergency Landing Off Hawaii

By David Shepardson and Ankit Ajmera July 2 (Reuters) – A decades-old Boeing Co 737-200 cargo airplane with two people on board made an emergency

July 2, 2021
Total Views: 9633

arrow aground
Accidents

MAIB Blames Bridge Team in Grounding of Ro-Ro Freight Ferry in Aberdeen Harbour

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has issued its report into last summer’s grounding of the ro-ro freight ferry Arrow, resulting in

July 2, 2021
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Oil Spill Golden Ray
Oil Spill

More Oil Spills From Golden Ray Salvage

For almost two years residents of Brunswick Georgia have enjoyed court-side seats to one of the most botched salvage operations in recent memory. With a simple

July 2, 2021
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Thursday, July 1, 2021
Court Hears of ‘Hundreds’ of Dead Turtles as X-Press Pearl Captain Appears at Hearing
Accidents

Court Hears of ‘Hundreds’ of Dead Turtles as X-Press Pearl Captain Appears at Hearing

July 1 (Reuters) – Hundreds of turtles have washed ashore after a ship caught fire and sank off the west coast of Sri Lanka in June in the

July 1, 2021
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Wednesday, June 30, 2021
motorboat
Accidents

Boating Fatalities Have Surged During the Pandemic

Boating fatalities surged during the pandemic as more kooks and qualified captains hit the water. The U.S. Coast Guard released its 2020 Recreational Boating

June 30, 2021
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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
scandies rose fishing vessel
Accidents

NTSB: Inaccurate Stability Instructions, Ice Accumulation Led to Fatal Sinking of F/V Scandies Rose

NTSB issues 7 Safety Recommendations from its investigation into the Scandies Rose sinking. The National Transportation Safety Board has determined probable

June 29, 2021
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Monday, June 28, 2021
msc messina fire
Accidents

Engine Room Fire on MSC Ship Leaves One Dead, Ship Disabled -Indian Coast Guard

An unladen MSC containership is under tow to Singapore after an engine room fire left the ship disabled and one crew member dead in the Indian Ocean. The

June 28, 2021
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