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Monday, March 19, 2018
Big Mess at Port of Karachi After Container Ship Sideswipes Moored Vessel [Incident Video]
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Big Mess at Port of Karachi After Container Ship Sideswipes Moored Vessel [Incident Video]

Update: Crews Cleanup Containers at Port of Karachi Dozens of shipping containers have fallen into the water at Pakistan’s busiest deepwater port after a

March 19, 2018
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Friday, March 16, 2018
Fire Contained on U.S.-Flagged Maersk Kensington in Gulf of Aden
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Fire Contained on U.S.-Flagged Maersk Kensington in Gulf of Aden

A fire has been reported in a below-deck container on board the U.S.-flag containership Maersk Kensington in the eastern Gulf of Aden, the second such incident

March 16, 2018
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Thursday, March 15, 2018
maersk honam fire damage
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Insurers Brace for Multi-Million-Dollar Claims from Maersk Honam Fire

By Mike Wackett (The Loadstar) – The insurance industry is bracing itself for hundreds of millions of dollars of claims from the biggest container

March 15, 2018
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Wednesday, March 14, 2018
Ships in Caribbean Told to Avoid Underwater Volcano ‘Kick ’em Jenny’ Due to Eruption Risk
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Ships in Caribbean Told to Avoid Underwater Volcano ‘Kick ’em Jenny’ Due to Eruption Risk

Officials in the Caribbean island of Grenada are warning ships to steer clear of an underwater volcano due to increased seismic activity that could indicate

March 14, 2018
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Tuesday, March 13, 2018
navy subs emerge in arctic circle
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Photos: U.S. Navy Submarines Surface in the Arctic Circle

Two U.S. Navy fast attack submarines surfaced from below the in the Arctic Circle during a multi-national training exercise currently taking place north of

March 13, 2018
Total Views: 485

Monday, March 12, 2018
kea trader salvage
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Kea Trader Wreck Hit by Two Cyclones, Causing Shift on Reef

Two powerful cyclones within a month have caused the further deterioration of the wreck of the wreck of the Kea Trader off New Caledonia in the South Pacific,

March 12, 2018
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maersk honam fire damage
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Maersk Line: Remains Found On Maersk Honam, Active Search and Rescue Suspended

The remains of three missing crew members have been found onboard the Maersk Honam after last week’s devastating fire in the Arabian Sea, Maersk Line

March 12, 2018
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Saturday, March 10, 2018
U.S. Authorities Monitoring 76 Containers Lost from Maersk Ship Off North Carolina
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U.S. Authorities Monitoring 76 Containers Lost from Maersk Ship Off North Carolina

U.S. authorities including the Coast Guard, NOAA and Environmental Protection Agency on Saturday are continuing to monitor and track approximately 76 stray

March 10, 2018
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Friday, March 9, 2018
maersk honam fire
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Maersk Honam Fire: Firefighting Commences on Maersk Ship Adrift in the Arabian Sea

Firefighting is underway for the containership Maersk Honam which is adrift and continues to burn in the Arabian Sea off Oman, Maersk Line said in an update.

March 9, 2018
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Thursday, March 8, 2018
First Photos Show Fire on Maersk Ship | Hope Fading for Missing Crew Members, Maersk Says
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First Photos Show Fire on Maersk Ship | Hope Fading for Missing Crew Members, Maersk Says

The chances of finding the four missing crewmembers of the containership Maersk Honam alive are fading as the fire aboard the vessel rages for the third

March 8, 2018
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USS John S. McCain Collision Caused by Destroyer’s ‘Sudden Turn to Port’, Singapore Investigation Says
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USS John S. McCain Collision Caused by Destroyer’s ‘Sudden Turn to Port’, Singapore Investigation Says

SINGAPORE, March 8 (Reuters) – A U.S. guided missile destroyer’s deadly collision with an oil tanker near Singapore in 2017 was caused by “a

March 8, 2018
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Wednesday, March 7, 2018
Australian Beachgoers Find World’s Oldest Message in a Bottle 132 Years After Being Tossed from German Ship
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Australian Beachgoers Find World’s Oldest Message in a Bottle 132 Years After Being Tossed from German Ship

MELBOURNE, March 7 (Reuters) – The oldest known message in a bottle was found on an Australian beach 132 years after being thrown from a German ship in

March 7, 2018
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Tuesday, March 6, 2018
MAERSK HONAM FIRE
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Major Fire on Ultra-Large Containership Maersk Honam in Arabian Sea, Situation ‘Critical’

Update: Evacuated Crew Member Dies from Injuries An ultra-large containership belonging to container shipping giant Maersk has suffered what is being described

March 6, 2018
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Sunday, March 4, 2018
Maersk Shanghai loses containers
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Coast Guard: Containership Loses About 70 Containers Overboard Off U.S. East Coast

A 10,000 TEU containership lost about 70 containers overboard on Saturday night while about 17 miles off Oregon Inlet, North Carolina. The U.S. Coast Guard is

March 4, 2018
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Wednesday, February 28, 2018
singapore express containership
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Port of Lisbon Pilot Dies in Disembarking Accident

A ship pilot at the Port of Lisbon in Portugal has died after falling into the water while disembarking from a containership early Wednesday morning. The

February 28, 2018
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Tuesday, February 27, 2018
sea faith
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Tanker Operator, Master Plead Guilty to Oil and Garbage Dumping Crimes in U.S.

An Athens-based tanker operator has been fined $2.25 million in the United States after pleading guilty to environmental crimes relating to the discharge of

February 27, 2018
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Thursday, February 22, 2018
ship breaking in Chittagong, Bangladesh
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NGO Shipbreaking Platform: 80% of Tonnage Sold for Scrap in 2017 Ended Up on South Asia’s Beaches

Of the 835 large ocean-going commercial ships that were sold for scrap in 2017, a total of 543 ships were intentionally run ashore and dismantled by hand at

February 22, 2018
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018
Caught on Video: Explosion Rocks Ferry Docked in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico
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Caught on Video: Explosion Rocks Ferry Docked in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico

As many as 25 people were injured in an explosion aboard a ferry docked in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico on Wednesday.  Video of the incident shows

February 21, 2018
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Tuesday, February 20, 2018
Heavy Seas Alert: North Atlantic Storm Producing 19-Meter Significant Waves Near Main Shipping Lanes
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Heavy Seas Alert: North Atlantic Storm Producing 19-Meter Significant Waves Near Main Shipping Lanes

An intense low pressure system in the North Atlantic was producing significant wave heights of an incredible 19 meters (62 feet) on Tuesday, according to the

February 20, 2018
Total Views: 232

Monday, February 19, 2018
ts taipei grounding
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VIDEO: Here’s How SMIT Salvage Removed the Grounded TS Taipei in Taiwan

In March 2016, Taiwan was faced with a major environmental disaster after the containership TS Taipei ran aground and split in two near New Taipei City in the

February 19, 2018
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