Accidents

Stay informed on the latest maritime accidents, including ship collisions, vessel groundings, and incidents at sea. Learn about the causes and aftermath of these events.


Wednesday, July 26, 2023
Fremantle Highway boat fire
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One Dead as Major Fire Rips Through Car Carrier in North Sea

One person has died and several have been injured after a car carrier with some electric vehicles caught fire in the North Sea off the Netherlands overnight.

July 26, 2023
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Friday, July 21, 2023
Containership Spills Empty Containers After Sinking in Taiwan
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Containership Spills Empty Containers After Sinking in Taiwan

The Palau-flagged containership “ANGEL” sank overnight outside Taiwan’s Kaohsiung Port after its hull flooded, causing several empty

July 21, 2023
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Thursday, July 20, 2023
Wakashio Report Released 3 Years After Grounding in Mauritius
Shipping

Wakashio Report Released 3 Years After Grounding in Mauritius

Almost 3 years after the Wakashio bulk carrier ran aground and spilled oil along the coast of Mauritius, the Panama Maritime Authority’s investigation

July 20, 2023
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Tuesday, July 18, 2023
Sunken Tug Spills Diesel in Tennessee River
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Sunken Tug Spills Diesel in Tennessee River

The U.S. Coast Guard and partner agencies are responding to a diesel fuel spill from a sunken tugboat on the Tennessee River, near Florence, Alabama. Most of

July 18, 2023
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Thursday, July 13, 2023
Ever given aground in the suez canal
Shipping

Ever Given Report Highlights Suez Canal Pilots’ Role in Grounding

The March 2021 grounding of the Ever Given marked a critical moment for the maritime shipping industry. Its grounding came near start of the pandemic-fueled

July 13, 2023
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Wednesday, July 12, 2023
NTSB Report Highlights the Peril of Doubler-Plated Hull Repairs
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NTSB Report Highlights the Peril of Doubler-Plated Hull Repairs

The use of doubler plating in the repair of an uninspected fishing vessel’s hull eventually led to its sinking off Gloucester, Massachusetts, last year.

July 12, 2023
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Fire Extinguished on Grande Costa D’Avorio in Port Newark
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Fire Extinguished on Grande Costa D’Avorio in Port Newark

The fire on board the Grande Costa D’Avorio has been extinguished at Port Newark, New Jersey, the Unified Command announced Tuesday. The response will

July 11, 2023
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Monday, July 10, 2023
Update: Ro-Ro Cargo Ship RESCUED After Grounding on Lighthouse Off Cornwall, England
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Update: Ro-Ro Cargo Ship RESCUED After Grounding on Lighthouse Off Cornwall, England

A roll-on/roll-off cargo (Ro-Ro) ship grounded on Wolf Rock Lighthouse off Land’s End in Cornwall, England, before drifting off the rocks and later being

July 10, 2023
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The Coast Guard, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Newark Fire Department, and multiple state and area agencies respond to a fire in Port Newark on the vehicle carrier ship, Grande Costa D’Avorio
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Opinion: What Two Fires In 2020 Should Have Warned Us About in Port of Newark

By Salvatore R. Mercogliano, Ph.D.  The loss of Newark firefighters Augusto Acabou (45) and Wayne Brooks Jr., (49) on board the Grimaldi Lines

July 10, 2023
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Saturday, July 8, 2023
Boats spray water onto an offshore oil platform that caught fire at the Pemex's Cantarell Field, in the Bay of Campeche, Mexico July 7, 2023. Courtesy Petroleos Mexicanos (PEMEX) @Pemex/Handout via REUTERS
Accidents

Mexican Pemex Estimates Platform Fire Shut In 700,000 Barrels Of Oil

MEXICO CITY, July 8 (Reuters) – Mexican oil company Pemex estimates that a deadly fire on a majoroffshore platform off the southern edge

July 8, 2023
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The Titan submersible, operated by OceanGate Expeditions to explore the wreckage of the sunken SS Titanic off the coast of Newfoundland, dives in an undated photograph. OceanGate Expeditions/Handout via REUTERS
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OceanGate Suspends Operations After Loss of Titan Submersible

By Brandon Sapienza (Bloomberg) –OceanGate said it has halted all exploration and business operations, just a few weeks after five people were

July 8, 2023
Total Views: 2624

Two Killed as Fire Engulfs Mexican Oil Platform
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Two Killed as Fire Engulfs Mexican Oil Platform

By Ana Isabel Martinez MEXICO CITY, July 7 (Reuters) – Two workers died and another remained missing after a raging fire broke out early on

July 8, 2023
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Friday, July 7, 2023
The Coast Guard, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Newark Fire Department, and multiple state and area agencies respond to a fire in Port Newark on the vehicle carrier ship, Grande Costa D’Avorio
Accidents

Unified Command Continues Response to Grande Costa D’Avorio Fire in Port Newark

A Unified Command was continuing to respond to the fire on board the cargo vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio in Port Newark, New Jersey, on Friday. The Unified

July 7, 2023
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The U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Winslow Griesser, homeported in San Juan, Puerto Rico, transits toward the pier in Bridgetown, Barbados
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Coast Guard Concludes Investigation into Fatal Collision Between USCG Cutter and Fishing Vessel Off Puerto Rico

The U.S. Coast Guard Atlantic Area has taken final action on its investigation involving the deadly collision between a U.S. Coast Guard cutter and a small

July 7, 2023
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Wednesday, July 5, 2023
OS wreck removal
Accidents

OS 35 Shipwreck Lifted from Gibraltar Waters

The operation to raise both sections of the OS 35 shipwreck out of the water off Gibraltar was successfully completed this week, with the two sections of the

July 5, 2023
Total Views: 17139

Saturday, July 1, 2023
OceanGate Expeditions/Handout via REUTERS
Accidents

NYC Explorers Club Used Global Reach For Doomed Titan Rescue

By Amanda Gordon and Guillermo Molero (Bloomberg) –When word reached the Explorers Club that the Titan submersible had gone missing — with two of

July 1, 2023
Total Views: 12109

Friday, June 30, 2023
Dozens drown in deadliest migrant shipwreck off Greece this year. Hellenic Coast Guard/Handout via REUTERS
Accidents

Survivors of Greece Boat Disaster Say Coast Guard Rope Toppled Boat

MALAKASA/KALAMATA, Greece, June 30 (Reuters) – Survivors of a boat disaster that likely killed hundreds of migrants near Greece have given

June 30, 2023
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Thursday, June 29, 2023
NTSB Determines Cause of Towing Vessel Fire on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway
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NTSB Determines Cause of Towing Vessel Fire on Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

Cracks in a muffler and the use of combustible materials in accommodation spaces caused a fire on a towing vessel last year on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway

June 29, 2023
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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
‘Presumed Humane Remains’ Recovered from Titan Wreckage
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‘Presumed Humane Remains’ Recovered from Titan Wreckage

The U.S. Coast Guard said it will transport debris from the wreckage of the Titan submersible to the U.S. as part of its Marine Board of Investigation into the

June 28, 2023
Total Views: 7492

Titan submersible
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Pieces of Titan Submersible Retrieved from Ocean Floor, Brought to Canada

By Ismail Shakil OTTAWA, June 28 (Reuters) – A Canadian-flagged ship on Wednesday brought ashore debris from the Titan submersible

June 28, 2023
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