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.


Tuesday, January 19, 2021
MOL Rejects ‘Seriously Flawed’ Forbes Report on Wakashio Grounding
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MOL Rejects ‘Seriously Flawed’ Forbes Report on Wakashio Grounding

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has responded to a recent Forbes article about the Wakashio grounding that the Japanese shipping line says is misleading and

January 19, 2021
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Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Indonesia continues search for debris of Sriwijaya Air flight SJ 182
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Indonesia Salvage Teams Find Sriwijaya Air Black Box

By Agustinus Beo Da Costa (Reuters) Indonesian authorities have retrieved one of the black boxes from a Sriwijaya Air plane that crashed into the Java Sea

January 12, 2021
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Monday, January 11, 2021
Australia Has Unseaworthy Livestock Carrier Hauled Away Along with 2-Year Ban
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Australia Has Unseaworthy Livestock Carrier Hauled Away Along with 2-Year Ban

Maritime authorities in Australia have banned the livestock carrier Barkly Pearl from its waters for two years after the ship was discovered in Australian

January 11, 2021
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Sriwijaya Debris Salvage
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SAR Teams Dive Sriwijaya Air 737 Crash Site In Java Sea

by Dandy Koswaraputra (Reuters) Indonesian national search and rescue agency (Basarnas) divers continued to conduct the search at the plane crash site in the

January 11, 2021
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Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Second Section Removed in Golden Ray Wreck Removal
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Second Section Removed in Golden Ray Wreck Removal

The heavy lift vessel VB-10000 has lifted the stern section of the Golden Ray onto a barge after completing the second of seven cuts in massive wreck removal

January 5, 2021
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Monday, January 4, 2021
Evergreen Ship Loses 36 Containers Off Japan
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Evergreen Ship Loses 36 Containers Off Japan

An Evergreen Marine containership lost 36 containers over the side after the vessel encountered severe weather off the coast of Japan last week. The container

January 4, 2021
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Second Section Cut in Golden Ray Wreck Removal
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Second Section Cut in Golden Ray Wreck Removal

Crews finished with the second cut of the Golden Ray wreck in St. Simons Sound, Georgia on Saturday and the section now awaits lifting onto a barge for

January 4, 2021
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Thursday, December 31, 2020
u.s. coast guard
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Coast Guard Searching for Overdue Vessel with 20 People in the Bahamas

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for an overdue vessel with approximately 20 people on board off the Bahamas. Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders

December 31, 2020
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
Maersk Elba Under Tow to Algeciras Following Engine Room Fire
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Maersk Elba Under Tow to Algeciras Following Engine Room Fire

The Maersk Elba is under tow to the Port of Algeciras following an engine room fire that left the ship disabled just off Portugal’s southern coast. The

December 30, 2020
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Monday, December 28, 2020
Crews Start Cutting Second Section of Golden Ray
Shipping

Crews Start Cutting Second Section of Golden Ray

Crews working to cut up and remove the Golden Ray in St. Simons Sound, Georgia have started cutting the stern section, known as “Section Eight”.

December 28, 2020
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Russian Trawler Sinks in Barents Sea with 17 Missing
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Russian Trawler Sinks in Barents Sea with 17 Missing

By Maria Kiselyova and Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber MOSCOW, Dec 28 (Reuters) – A Russian fishing trawler capsized and sank in the freezing waters of the

December 28, 2020
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Monday, December 21, 2020
Retrofitted BW Gemini Involved in Minor Collision in Panama
Shipping

Retrofitted BW Gemini Involved in Minor Collision in Panama

BW LPG’s newly retrofitted Very Large Gas Carrier BW Gemini has been involved in a minor collision while in Cristóbal, Panama, BW LPG has informed. The

December 21, 2020
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Friday, December 18, 2020
MOL Releases Internal Investigation Report on MV Wakashio Accident
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MOL Releases Internal Investigation Report on MV Wakashio Accident

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) has released new details about the July grounding of the bulk carrier Wakashio in Mauritius and has detailed measures it’s

December 18, 2020
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Sweden Approves Underwater Examination of Estonia Wreck
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Sweden Approves Underwater Examination of Estonia Wreck

STOCKHOLM, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Sweden said on Friday it would allow an underwater examination of the ferry Estonia, which sank in the Baltic 26 years ago

December 18, 2020
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Wakashio Owner Blames Grounding on Crew’s ‘Lack of Awareness’
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Wakashio Owner Blames Grounding on Crew’s ‘Lack of Awareness’

TOKYO, Dec 18 (Reuters) – Japan’s Nagashiki Shipping said on Friday the grounding of one of its large bulk carriers that caused an

December 18, 2020
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Thursday, December 17, 2020
Poor Bridge Resource Management Cited in American Liberty Accident -NTSB Report
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Poor Bridge Resource Management Cited in American Liberty Accident -NTSB Report

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has determined that poor bridge resource management and miscommunication between the pilot and master was the

December 17, 2020
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General Cargo Ship Goes Missing Off Vietnam
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General Cargo Ship Goes Missing Off Vietnam

HANOI, Dec 17 (Reuters) – At least 15 sailors were missing on Thursday after a Panama-flagged cargo ship capsized in rough seas off Vietnam, Vietnamese

December 17, 2020
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Wednesday, December 16, 2020
Drone Footage Gives New View of ONE Apus Damage
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Drone Footage Gives New View of ONE Apus Damage

Some new drone footage shot as the ONE Apus was arriving in Japan last week gives us the first aerial view of the extent of damage on the deck

December 16, 2020
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Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Four Rescued from Burning Fishing Vessel Off Alabama
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Four Rescued from Burning Fishing Vessel Off Alabama

The U.S. Coast rescued four people Monday after their commercial fishing vessel caught fire near Fort Morgan, Alabama. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector

December 15, 2020
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Qatar Condemns Tanker Attack in Saudi Arabia
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Qatar Condemns Tanker Attack in Saudi Arabia

By Simone Foxman (Bloomberg) — Qatar, the world’s biggest liquefied natural gas exporter, condemned the attack on an oil tanker off the coast of

December 15, 2020
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