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Tuesday, August 14, 2018
Indian VLCC Suffers Explosion Off Oman
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Indian VLCC Suffers Explosion Off Oman

Update: SCI Confirms Two Casualties from VLCC Explosion A VLCC belonging to the Shipping Corporation of India suffered an explosion in a cargo tank on Tuesday

August 14, 2018
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Thursday, August 9, 2018
Italy Uncovers Massive Load of Hash in Ship’s Fuel Tanks
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Italy Uncovers Massive Load of Hash in Ship’s Fuel Tanks

ROME, Aug 9 (Reuters) – Italian police said on Thursday they found 20 tonnes of hash worth as much as 200 million euros ($232 million) in the fuel tanks

August 9, 2018
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Tuesday, August 7, 2018
Asleep at the Wheel: Fatigue Led to Capsize of Fishing Boat and $27,200 Fine
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Asleep at the Wheel: Fatigue Led to Capsize of Fishing Boat and $27,200 Fine

The vessel ran aground January 11, 2018 after the 17-year-old helmsman fell asleep at the wheel. Crew fatigue led to the grounding and loss of commercial

August 7, 2018
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U.K. MAIB Investigating Collision Between Containership and LPG Tanker Off Gibraltar
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U.K. MAIB Investigating Collision Between Containership and LPG Tanker Off Gibraltar

The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch has launched an investigation into a collision between the UK registered container ship ANL Wyong and an Italian

August 7, 2018
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DUKW “Stretch Boat 7”
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NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Fatal Duck Boat Sinking on Table Rock Lake

The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday released its preliminary investigation into the sinking of the Stretch Duck 7 on July 19, 2018 in Table

August 7, 2018
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Monday, August 6, 2018
scarlett lady virgin voyagers
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For These Billionaires, It’s All About Cruise Fleets

By Fran Golden (Bloomberg) — It was a cold and cloudy July day in Reykjavik, and French arts patron Maryvonne Pinault was at a pier fulfilling

August 6, 2018
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Sunday, August 5, 2018
Drunken Master Suspected in Another Ship Grounding Off Sweden
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Drunken Master Suspected in Another Ship Grounding Off Sweden

A cargo ship which ran aground Friday night off Helsingborg, Sweden has been refloated with no pollution reported, the Swedish Coast Guard said Sunday. The

August 5, 2018
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Friday, August 3, 2018
Cheniere's sabine pass commissioning cargo is loading on an LNG tanker, marking the start of US LNG exports
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Chinese Tariffs on LNG, Oil May Hit U.S. Bid for Energy Dominance

By Scott DiSavino and Chen Aizhu NEW YORK/BEIJING, Aug 3 (Reuters) – China’s proposed tariffs on U.S. liquefied natural gas and crude oil exports

August 3, 2018
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Wednesday, August 1, 2018
The Coast Guard oversees the removal of Stretch Duck 7 from Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, July 23, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
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U.S. Coast Guard Convenes Marine Board of Investigation into Fatal Duck Boat Sinking

The Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard has convened a formal Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) into the loss of the U.S.-flagged amphibious duck boat,

August 1, 2018
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CMA CGM’s 22,000 TEU Ships to Feature ‘Bulbless’ Bow Made for Slow-Steaming
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CMA CGM’s 22,000 TEU Ships to Feature ‘Bulbless’ Bow Made for Slow-Steaming

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – A steel cutting ceremony took place in China last week on the hulls of the first two ships of CMA CGM’s order for

August 1, 2018
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Salvors Commence Emergency Tow of Damaged Car Carrier Off Sweden
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Salvors Commence Emergency Tow of Damaged Car Carrier Off Sweden

Salvors have commenced an emergency tow of the car carrier Makassar Highway off the coast of Sweden after a survey revealed serious damage and cracks

August 1, 2018
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018
El Coquí arrives in Puerto Rico
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Crowley’s New LNG-Powered ConRo El Coquí Arrives in Puerto Rico for First Time

Crowley Maritime Corp.’s new combination container/roll on-roll off “ConRo” ship El Coquí has delivered its first cargo from Jacksonville, Florida to

July 31, 2018
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Monday, July 30, 2018
Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Faces Outrage After Guard Kills Polar Bear During Arctic Cruise Excursion
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Hapag-Lloyd Cruises Faces Outrage After Guard Kills Polar Bear During Arctic Cruise Excursion

German cruise line operator Hapag-Lloyd Cruises has found itself in the middle of an online firestorm after a guard shot and killed a polar bear during a shore

July 30, 2018
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Thursday, July 26, 2018
‘Sitting On a Big Powder Keg’: Final Day of Testimony in Coast Guard’s Bouchard No. 255 Explosion Hearing
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‘Sitting On a Big Powder Keg’: Final Day of Testimony in Coast Guard’s Bouchard No. 255 Explosion Hearing

The families of two dead seamen want answers as to why a loaded Bouchard oil barge exploded off the coast of Texas. The Coast Guard’s public hearing

July 26, 2018
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Tuesday, July 24, 2018
Makassary Highway aground sweden
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Photos: K-Line Car Carrier Aground Off Sweden

Update: Extensive Damage to Makassar Highway; Complex Salvage Ahead A K-Line car carrier ran aground off Loftahammar, Sweden on Monday morning, causing some

July 24, 2018
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Monday, July 23, 2018
The Coast Guard oversees the removal of Stretch Duck 7 from Table Rock Lake in Branson, Missouri, July 23, 2018. U.S. Coast Guard Photo
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Coast Guard Salvages Missouri Duck Boat After Deadly Sinking

July 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. Coast Guard used a floating crane on Monday to raise the “duck boat” that sank beneath storm-whipped waves in a

July 23, 2018
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AIS Animation Shows Suez Canal Mayhem After Ship Grounds
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AIS Animation Shows Suez Canal Mayhem After Ship Grounds

On 15 July 2018, container ship Aeneas ran aground in the Suez Canal during a southbound transit. As a result of the grounding, the Panamax Alexander, Sakizaya

July 23, 2018
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Thursday, July 19, 2018
Bouchard Barge No. 255 Hearing Part 1: ‘I Was Hearing Blasts Every Second’
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Bouchard Barge No. 255 Hearing Part 1: ‘I Was Hearing Blasts Every Second’

Editor’s Note: This is the first in a series of articles covering the U.S. Coast Guard’s public hearing on the explosion and fire aboard the

July 19, 2018
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Wednesday, July 18, 2018
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New Report Debunks Jones Act Myths in Puerto Rico

Following Hurricane Maria’s landfall in Puerto Rico last September, a number of media reports claimed that the Jones Act had severely damaged the Puerto

July 18, 2018
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Tuesday, July 17, 2018
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Overseas Shipholding Group Orders Two U.S.-Flag Tankers to Be Built in Korea

U.S.-flag tanker company Overseas Shipholding Group, Inc. (NYSE: OSG) has signed shipbuilding contracts with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard in South Korea for the

July 17, 2018
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