Incidents


Wednesday, March 4, 2015
‘Lysblink Seaways’ Under Tow to Greenock, Scotland
Accidents

‘Lysblink Seaways’ Under Tow to Greenock, Scotland

The tow of the stricken MV Lysblink Seaways commenced Wednesday exactly two weeks after the ship ran aground along with western coast of Scotland.

March 4, 2015
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Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Lysblink Seaways Tow Expected Wednesday
Accidents

Lysblink Seaways Tow Expected Wednesday

The MV Lysblink Seaways is expected to be towed to a repair facility in Greenock, Scotland as early as Wednesday where it will undergo repairs to fix damage

March 3, 2015
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Friday, February 27, 2015
Oil Spill

History’s 10 Most Famous Oil Spills

[contextly_sidebar id=”5GVXqgNlEi8QHDtIGThHHMGcbhQb0Tlg”]Have you ever been curious about history of oil spills? Or wonder what was the most famous

February 27, 2015
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Lysblink Seaways Salvage Continues in Scotland
Accidents

Lysblink Seaways Salvage Continues in Scotland

The DFDS cargo ship MV Lysblink Seaways remains at anchor not far from where it ran aground in northern Scotland last week as salvage work

February 27, 2015
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News

Somali Pirates Free Thai Sailors After Four Years in Captivity

Somali pirates released four Thai nationals who were held captive for more than four years, an anti-piracy official

February 27, 2015
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Tuesday, February 24, 2015
Hijacked Tanker Located Aground in the Philippines
News

Hijacked Tanker Located Aground in the Philippines

Philippines Authorities have located a chemical tanker missing since it was boarded by pirates on January 28th in Indonesian waters. The regional ReCAAP

February 24, 2015
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Monday, February 23, 2015
Lysblink Seaways
Accidents

MV Lysblink Seaways Drags Anchor Amid Salvage Off Scotland

The DFDS Seaways cargo ship 'Lysblink Seaways' is continuing its battle against the elements after running aground last week and later self-floating off the

February 23, 2015
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Sunday, February 22, 2015
ENSCO 8502
Incidents

ENSCO 8502 Encounters Problems on Tow to Corpus Christi [UPDATE]

After a fire damaged three of the six main engines on board the ENSCO 8502 drilling rig about a week ago, the rig has pulled its stack and is

February 22, 2015
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Friday, February 20, 2015
scarabeo 8
Incidents

Offshore Worker Falls into Barents Sea from Drilling Rig

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) reports today a worker fell from the semi-submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 8 into the Barents Sea today. The

February 20, 2015
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lysblink seaways
Incidents

Lysblink Seaways Floats Off Scottish Shore

At just before 9PM last night, the grounded cargo ship Lysblink Seaways unexpectedly self-floated from the shore at Kilchoan, Scotland. The ship had run

February 20, 2015
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Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Lysblink Seaways
Incidents

DFDS Seaways Cargo Ship Aground on Scottish Coast – Update

DFDS Seaways’ cargo ship Lysblink Seaways has run aground on the west coast of Scotland today.  The incident occurred at approximately 1:50AM local

February 18, 2015
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Sixth Victim Of Brazilian FPSO Explosion Found
Incidents

Sixth Victim Of Brazilian FPSO Explosion Found

A sixth victim of last week's deadly explosion on a Petrobras offshore oil and natural gas production ship has been

February 18, 2015
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Monday, February 16, 2015
Australian Lunatics Narrowly Avert Death Off Nantucket
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Australian Lunatics Narrowly Avert Death Off Nantucket

Lunatics, a-holes, idiots… whatever you want to call them… In January, Reg and Jason McGlashan paid USD $10,000 for the 43-foot sailboat Sedona off

February 16, 2015
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Friday, February 13, 2015
ENSCO 8502
Incidents

ENSCO Drilling Rig Catches Fire

gCaptain sources report this afternoon the ENSCO 8502 deepwater drilling rig suffered a fire today while operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. Coast

February 13, 2015
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Wednesday, February 11, 2015
WATCH: Bulk Carrier Remains Pinned Against Greek Shoreline, All 22 Rescued – Update
Incidents

WATCH: Bulk Carrier Remains Pinned Against Greek Shoreline, All 22 Rescued – Update

Greek authorities have rescued 11 crew members of a Cypriot-flagged freighter which ran aground off a Greek Aegean island early on Wednesday, the Greek

February 11, 2015
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FPSO cidade de sao mateus
Incidents

Explosion Aboard Brazilian FPSO Kills At Least Five Offshore Workers

An explosion aboard the floating production, storage and offloading vessel FPSO Cidade de São Mateus has left at least five dead.  Four workers are still

February 11, 2015
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migrants drown libya lampedusa
Lifesaving Incidents

IOM: Over 300 Believed Drowned Off Libya

At least 300 people are believed to have drowned in the an attempt to escape from Africa, according to a statement from the International Organization for

February 11, 2015
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Sunday, February 8, 2015
lim tide allision
Incidents

Tidewater Supply Vessel Heavily Damaged After Hitting Production Platform

On February 5th, the anchor handling tug supply vessel Lim Tide suffered some sort of issue which caused it to ram a production platform in the Persian Gulf.

February 8, 2015
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Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Rena Salvage Allowed ‘Temporary Pause’
Accidents

Rena Salvage Allowed ‘Temporary Pause’

Authorities in New Zealand have granted a “temporary pause” in the salvage of the MV Rena shipwreck on Astrolabe Reef pending a decision over the

February 4, 2015
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Greek Officer Killed, Three Others Kidnapped from VLCC Off Nigeria
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Greek Officer Killed, Three Others Kidnapped from VLCC Off Nigeria

One officer is dead and three others have been kidnapped following an attack on a Greek-owned VLCC anchored off the coast of

February 4, 2015
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