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Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Cargo Ship Breakup France
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Watch as Huge Waves Split Cargo Ship In Half [VIDEO]

This unreal video from the gCaptain archives was shot last year from the shoreline of Anglet, France. Read about it, and see more photos and video HERE.

May 6, 2015
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Friday, April 24, 2015
Freighter Scuttled After Galapagos Grounding
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Freighter Scuttled After Galapagos Grounding

An Ecuador-flagged cargo ship has been successfully refloated and scuttled after running aground earlier this year in the Galápagos Islands. The salvage and

April 24, 2015
Total Views: 216

Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Polsteam Bulk Carrier Refloated in St. Lawrence River
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Polsteam Bulk Carrier Refloated in St. Lawrence River

The MV Juno was refloated in the St. Lawrence River at about 7 a.m. Wednesday and is now safely anchored at Mason Point. The Bahamian-flagged Juno, carrying a

April 22, 2015
Total Views: 239

South Korea Sets Plans to Raise Sewol Ferry
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South Korea Sets Plans to Raise Sewol Ferry

South Korea said on Wednesday it will raise the Sewol ferry that sank a year ago, killing more than 300 people, most of them children, yielding to pressure

April 22, 2015
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Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Grounded Bulk Carrier Stopping Traffic on St. Lawrence River
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Grounded Bulk Carrier Stopping Traffic on St. Lawrence River

Update (April 22): Polsteam Bulk Carrier Refloated in St. Lawrence River A 621-foot bulk carrier remains hard aground in the St. Lawrence River Tuesday with

April 21, 2015
Total Views: 151

Titan Salvage, Svitzer Salvage to Merge Under New Company
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Titan Salvage, Svitzer Salvage to Merge Under New Company

Crowley Maritime Corp. and Svitzer have agreed to merge their salvage divisions to create a new company named “Ardent.” The company will be equally owned

April 21, 2015
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Wednesday, April 8, 2015
NTSB Opens Accident Docket on 2014 Houston Ship Channel Collision and Oil Spill
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NTSB Opens Accident Docket on 2014 Houston Ship Channel Collision and Oil Spill

The U.S. National Transporation Safety Board has opened its accident docket in its ongoing investigation into a 2014 collision in the Houston Ship Channel

April 8, 2015
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Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Product Tanker ‘Scan Master’ Refloated from Norway Coast
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Product Tanker ‘Scan Master’ Refloated from Norway Coast

A Norwegian product tanker has been refloated from the the coastline of a fjord along the country’s central western coast. The Scan Master ran aground

March 25, 2015
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Tuesday, March 17, 2015
‘General Zalinski’ Fuel Oil Removal – A Looming Environmental Disaster Averted in Canada [VIDEO]
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‘General Zalinski’ Fuel Oil Removal – A Looming Environmental Disaster Averted in Canada [VIDEO]

In September 1946, the WWII-era U.S. Army Transport ship General M. G. Zalinski sank after running aground some 100 kilometers south of Prince Rupert, Canada

March 17, 2015
Total Views: 57

Friday, March 13, 2015
diamond edge crewboat sinking
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Salvaged Crewboat ‘Diamond Edge’ Heads for Repairs

A crewboat damaged in a collision with a liftboat off the Louisiana coast earlier this month has been salvaged and is heading to a shipyard for repairs. On

March 13, 2015
Total Views: 285

Friday, March 6, 2015
Lysblink Seaways Arrives Safely in Greenock for Repairs
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Lysblink Seaways Arrives Safely in Greenock for Repairs

The stricken MV Lysblink Seaways is now safely berthed at Clydeport's Great Harbour in Greenock, Scotland following a 150-mile tow from the Sound of

March 6, 2015
Total Views: 25

Wednesday, March 4, 2015
‘Lysblink Seaways’ Under Tow to Greenock, Scotland
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‘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
Total Views: 48

Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Lysblink Seaways Tow Expected Wednesday
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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
Lysblink Seaways Salvage Continues in Scotland
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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
Total Views: 30

Monday, February 23, 2015
Lysblink Seaways
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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
Total Views: 61

Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Rena Salvage Allowed ‘Temporary Pause’
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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
Total Views: 63

Tuesday, February 3, 2015
USNS Sgt Metaj Kocak Refloated from Okinawan Shoals
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USNS Sgt Metaj Kocak Refloated from Okinawan Shoals

After careful deballasting, USNS Sgt Metaj Kocak was successfully refloated today at approximately 1730 local time, according to an emailed statement from the

February 3, 2015
Total Views: 102

Friday, January 23, 2015
Hoegh Osaka Safely Back in Southampton Port
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Hoegh Osaka Safely Back in Southampton Port

It's been an eventful three weeks for Hoegh Autholiners' pure car and truck carrier MV Hoegh Osaka and all of those involved in the response.

January 23, 2015
Total Views: 42

Thursday, January 22, 2015
Hoegh Osaka Towed to Port of Southampton – UPDATE
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Hoegh Osaka Towed to Port of Southampton – UPDATE

Update: The Hoegh Osaka has been safely berthed at 101 Berth at Western Docks Southampton. Earlier: The Hoegh Osaka car carrier has departed the Alpha

January 22, 2015
Total Views: 33

Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Hoegh Osaka Salvage Makes Progress  – UPDATE
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Hoegh Osaka Salvage Makes Progress – UPDATE

Tuesday Update: The list of the vessel has decreased to 37 degrees as of Monday night as salvors continue to pump more clean water from the lower car decks.

January 20, 2015
Total Views: 74
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