Incidents


Saturday, April 15, 2017
Migrant RIB Boat Rescue
Lifesaving Incidents

Largest Rescue In 19 Years With 2,074 Migrants Plucked From The Mediterranean

More than 2,000 migrants trying to reach Europe were plucked from the Mediterranean on Friday in a series of dramatic rescues and one person was found dead,

April 15, 2017
Total Views: 123

Sunday, April 2, 2017
Lifesaving Incidents

Uruguay Losing Hope For 22 Missing From Sunken Ore Carrier

by Matías Larramendi (Reuters) Uruguay’s navy said on Sunday it was losing hope of finding alive any of 22 crew members missing two days after a South

April 2, 2017
Total Views: 131

Friday, March 31, 2017
NTSB Marine Accident Brief: Sinking of the Towing Vessel Spence
News

NTSB Marine Accident Brief: Sinking of the Towing Vessel Spence

The NTSB has released a Marine Accident Brief on its investigation into the December 2015 sinking of the towing vessel Spence in the Caribbean Sea. On December

March 31, 2017
Total Views: 328

Sunday, March 19, 2017
FILE PHOTO - People walk past a ship docked at the Red Sea port of Hodeidah
Maritime Security Incidents

Saudi Arabia Asks U.N. to Supervise Yemen Port

by William Maclean (Reuters) A Saudi-led coalition fighting in Yemen called on Sunday for the United Nations to place a strategic port under its supervision

March 19, 2017
Total Views: 2118

South Korea Starts Sewol Ferry Salvage Ops
Lifesaving Incidents

South Korea Starts Sewol Ferry Salvage Ops

By Suyeong Lee (Reuters) South Korea prepared on Sunday to raise the Sewol ferry that sank nearly three years ago, killing more than 300 people, most of them

March 19, 2017
Total Views: 158

Friday, March 17, 2017
EU NAVFOR naval anti pirate ops Somalia
Maritime Security Incidents

Somali Piracy Risk Still High, Warns UN

The hijacking of a tanker off Somalia’s coast shows the threat pirates still pose to one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes, a risk that may also

March 17, 2017
Total Views: 55

Thursday, March 16, 2017
Aris 13 oil tanker
Maritime Security Incidents

Somali Pirates Release Hijacked Tanker

(Reuters) Somali pirates who seized a Comoros-flagged oil tanker have released the ship and its eight Sri Lankan crew, bringing the first hijacking since 2012

March 16, 2017
Total Views: 172

Cruise Ship M/V Caledonian Sky
Grounding Incidents

Noble Caledonia Cruise Ship Rams Pristine Coral Reef

(TheGuardian) One of the main coral reefs at Raja Ampat, an Indonesian island chain home to perhaps the world’s richest marine biodiversity, was severely

March 16, 2017
Total Views: 176

Somali-Pirates-US-Navy-SEALs
Maritime Security Incidents

Weapons And Anger Ignite New Wave Of Piracy

By Abdiqani Hassan (Reuters) A volatile buildup of weapons and resentment along the northern Somali coast culminated in the hijack of an oil freighter this

March 16, 2017
Total Views: 211

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Maritime Security Incidents

Pirates Exchange Gunfire Aboard Hijacked Vessel

By Abdiqani Hassan (Reuters) Somali maritime forces have exchanged gunfire with the hijackers of an oil tanker in the semi-autonomous region of Puntland,

March 16, 2017
Total Views: 72

Tuesday, March 7, 2017
NTSB: Docking Errors, Insufficient Oversight Caused Cruise Ship Allision in Baltimore
News

NTSB: Docking Errors, Insufficient Oversight Caused Cruise Ship Allision in Baltimore

Too much speed and too steep of an angle of approach is what led to the Carnival Pride allide with a pier in Baltimore Harbor last year, causing more

March 7, 2017
Total Views: 249

Monday, February 27, 2017
Cargo Ship Partially Sinks Off Ecuador
News

Cargo Ship Partially Sinks Off Ecuador

Officials in Ecuador are coordinating the environmental response and salvage of the general cargo ship Isla Bartolome, which ran aground and partially sank

February 27, 2017
Total Views: 427

Thursday, February 23, 2017
Stricken Barge Carrier Towed to Safety Off Norway – Update
Shipping News

Stricken Barge Carrier Towed to Safety Off Norway – Update

Update (Thursday, Feb 23): Tugs have taken the stricken barge carrier Tide Carrier under tow and the ship is no longer in danger of grounding. The

February 23, 2017
Total Views: 135

Wednesday, February 8, 2017
city of rotterdam ship collision
Shipping News

Error Due to ‘Relative Motion Illusion’ ID’d in ‘City of Rotterdam’ Investigation Report

Pilot error resulting from ‘relative motion illusion’ has been identified as the likely cause of the collision between the vehicle

February 8, 2017
Total Views: 653

Friday, February 3, 2017
El Faro – An Open Letter To Investigators
Blog

El Faro – An Open Letter To Investigators

Editor’s Note – The following letter was written by Captain John Loftus, a Master Mariner and acclaimed whistleblower with 42 years experience

February 3, 2017
Total Views: 365

Tuesday, January 10, 2017
Salvors Suspend Operation to Refloat Grounded ‘Arca 1’ Tanker in Nova Scotia – Update
Shipping News

Salvors Suspend Operation to Refloat Grounded ‘Arca 1’ Tanker in Nova Scotia – Update

The Canadian Coast Guard is continuing to monitor the environmental response and salvage of the grounded Arca 1 bunkering tanker off Sydney Mines in Cape

January 10, 2017
Total Views: 74

Tuesday, December 20, 2016
UK Signs Emergency Towing Vessel ‘Ievoli Black’ to 5-Year Contract Off Scotland
Shipping News

UK Signs Emergency Towing Vessel ‘Ievoli Black’ to 5-Year Contract Off Scotland

The UK’s Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) has signed a 5-year agreement with the marine salvage company Ardent for emergency towage services off the

December 20, 2016
Total Views: 1186

Friday, December 16, 2016
Captain John Konrad, gCaptain Founder & CEO
Video

El Faro, Top 10 Failures Of The NTSB Investigation – gLive E21

In today’s episode of gCaptain LIVE, Captain John Konrad discusses the NTSB/USCG hearings into the El Faro and identifies the Top Ten investigative

December 16, 2016
Total Views: 111

Thursday, December 15, 2016
USCG Releases New Immersion Suit Survivability Data
USCG

USCG Releases New Immersion Suit Survivability Data

Today, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a transcript of the S.S. El Faro’s voyage data recorder (VDR), in addition to

December 15, 2016
Total Views: 110

Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Vice Chairman T. Bella Dinh-Zarr NTSB
Defense

NTSB Refuses El Faro Widow’s Request To Redact Comments

Theresa Davidson, the wife of Captain Michael Davidson, has never spoken publicly about the sinking or her husband’s death aboard the El Faro but

December 14, 2016
Total Views: 446