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Monday, April 20, 2015
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Grounding Incidents

Bulk Carrier Narrowly Misses Bridge and Runs Hard Aground on the St. Lawrence

Update: Grounded Bulk Carrier Stopping Traffic on St. Lawrence River Polsteam’s 621-foot handysize bulk carrier Juno grounded today as she was making her

April 20, 2015
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Sunday, April 19, 2015
Introducing ISLA BELLA – World’s First LNG-Powered Containership Launched at NASSCO
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Introducing ISLA BELLA – World’s First LNG-Powered Containership Launched at NASSCO

San Diego shipbuilder General Dynamics NASSCO on Saturday celebrated the launch of the Isla Bella, the world’s first LNG-powered containership. More than

April 19, 2015
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Up to 700 Feared Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Off Libya

As many as 700 people are feared dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the Libyan coast overnight, a United Nations official said on

April 19, 2015
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Friday, April 17, 2015
Aircraft Carrier Hit by Two Atomic Bombs and Scuttled Decades Ago Still ‘Amazingly Intact’
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Aircraft Carrier Hit by Two Atomic Bombs and Scuttled Decades Ago Still ‘Amazingly Intact’

An underwater survey of a WWII-era aircraft carrier that was hit by two atomic bombs and scuttled over 60 years ago shows that the hull of the ship is still

April 17, 2015
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Thursday, April 16, 2015
Three Dockworkers Killed While Unloading Coal at Port of Antwerp
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Three Dockworkers Killed While Unloading Coal at Port of Antwerp

Three dockworkers were killed last Saturday at the Port of Antwerp after unloading coal from an open hatch cargo ship. The three workers were reported to have

April 16, 2015
Total Views: 266

Treasure Hunters Pull Silver Coins from WWII Shipwreck at Record Depth
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Treasure Hunters Pull Silver Coins from WWII Shipwreck at Record Depth

  Deepwater salvage and recovery firm Deep Ocean Search says it has pulled “several tens of tons” of silver coins from a WWII shipwreck at a

April 16, 2015
Total Views: 244

Wednesday, April 15, 2015
SpaceX Rocket Landing in HD Video
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SpaceX Rocket Landing in HD Video

Ok, so I know we already posted a clip of SpaceX’s latest attempt to land its reusable Falcon 9 rocket atop a barge in the Atlantic Ocean, but this

April 15, 2015
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Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Ex-USS Ranger Has Seen Better Days – Drone Video
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Ex-USS Ranger Has Seen Better Days – Drone Video

An aerial drone has captured some up-close footage of the ex-USS Ranger, one of the U.S. Navy’s first-ever ‘supercarriers’ and the ship

April 14, 2015
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Sunday, April 12, 2015
Greenpeace Activists Forced Off Shell Oil Rig
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Greenpeace Activists Forced Off Shell Oil Rig

Six Greenpeace activists have been forced off one of Shell’s Arctic-bound oil rigs in the Pacific Ocean due to weather. The six activists boarded the

April 12, 2015
Total Views: 66

Saturday, April 11, 2015
Seattle Area Could Use Old Aircraft Carriers as a Bridge -Lawmaker
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Seattle Area Could Use Old Aircraft Carriers as a Bridge -Lawmaker

A Washington state lawmaker looking to ease traffic congestion for several Puget Sound-area communities near Seattle has proposed building an eye-catching new

April 11, 2015
Total Views: 384

Monday, April 6, 2015
Raw Video: Maersk Iowa Engine Room Fire and Response in Real-time
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Raw Video: Maersk Iowa Engine Room Fire and Response in Real-time

Check out this video posted to Youtube showing an engine room fire aboard the Maersk Iowa and the response by the ship’s crew in real-time. The only

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 657

Samsung Heavy: OOCL Mega Ships Will Be a Record-Breaking 21,100 TEU
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Samsung Heavy: OOCL Mega Ships Will Be a Record-Breaking 21,100 TEU

Some new details released by Samsung Heavy Industries about OOCL’s recent order for ultra-large container ships reveals that the mega ships will be a

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 448

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Incidents

Sea Shepherd Believes Notorious Fish Poaching Ship Likely Scuttled Off Sao Tome

The fishing vessel Thunder, a vessel owned by Canela Shipping Ltd, has sunk today offshore Sao Tome in the Gulf of Guinea at position 0? 20′ N, 05?

April 6, 2015
Total Views: 128

Friday, April 3, 2015
Listen: Houston Ship Channel Collision Full Radio Transmission
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Listen: Houston Ship Channel Collision Full Radio Transmission

Here’s a copy of the radio transmission from the collision involving the outbound chemical tanker MT Carla Maersk and the inbound MV Conti Peridot on

April 3, 2015
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Thursday, April 2, 2015
Playing Pirate Does Not a Sailor Make
Incidents

Playing Pirate Does Not a Sailor Make

When I first read of the rescue of the tall ship Liana’s Ransom, I contacted friends in the tall ship community to express my sadness at the loss of

April 2, 2015
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Raw Video Shows 600-Foot Freighter Run Aground on Delaware River
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Raw Video Shows 600-Foot Freighter Run Aground on Delaware River

Some amateur video has captured the moment a large freighter ran aground in the Delaware River near the Burlington Bristol Bridge on Wednesday. The

April 1, 2015
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Four Killed, Several Injured in Pemex Platform Fire in Gulf of Mexico -Update 3
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Four Killed, Several Injured in Pemex Platform Fire in Gulf of Mexico -Update 3

Mexican state-run oil company Pemex said on Wednesday it had evacuated around 300 workers after a fire broke out on an oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico, with

April 1, 2015
Total Views: 425

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Maersk Containership Runs Aground Near Antwerp – Photos and Video
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Maersk Containership Runs Aground Near Antwerp – Photos and Video

A Maersk containership ran aground in the Netherlands Tuesday morning as it approached the Antwerp area. Maersk Line spokesperson Michael Storgaard confirmed

March 31, 2015
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pioneering spirit allseas
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The Port of Rotterdam: A Masterpiece of Industry [IMAGES]

After literally years of hype, Allseas’ Pioneering Spirit (formerly Pieter Schelte) did not disappoint yesterday when I had the opportunity to see her up

March 31, 2015
Total Views: 216

Monday, March 30, 2015
Tall Ship Abandoned – Nine Rescued from Canadian Schooner Off Massachusetts
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Tall Ship Abandoned – Nine Rescued from Canadian Schooner Off Massachusetts

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued all nine crewmembers from the Canadian tall ship Liana's Ransom 58 miles east of Gloucester, Massachusetts on

March 30, 2015
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