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Monday, August 8, 2011
Report: DP glitch caused ship collision in Aberdeen harbor [INCIDENT VIDEO]
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Report: DP glitch caused ship collision in Aberdeen harbor [INCIDENT VIDEO]

On February 26, 2011, the platform supply vessel SBS Typhoon made contact with the Vos Scout and the PSV Ocean Searcher while conducting tests of a newly

August 8, 2011
Total Views: 438

Friday, July 8, 2011
Sunday Morning on the Bering Sea: Lessons Learned
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Sunday Morning on the Bering Sea: Lessons Learned

U.S. Coast Guard photo By Doug Pine I recently took a temporary job as master of the tug Aries with a freight barge from Seward to Chignik, Alaska then

July 8, 2011
Total Views: 95

Thursday, June 23, 2011
NTSB Releases Final Report on 2010 “Duck Boat” Incident
Blog

NTSB Releases Final Report on 2010 “Duck Boat” Incident

The following is a press released issued by the National Transportation Safety Board regarding the fatal July 2010 “Duck Boat” incident in

June 23, 2011
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
BOEMRE Report: GoM Mariner Platform Fire Caused By Aging Component
Offshore

BOEMRE Report: GoM Mariner Platform Fire Caused By Aging Component

​Vermillion 380-A Platform fire courtesy BOEMRE HOUSTON (Dow Jones)–U.S. regulators said Wednesday that a fire that took place aboard a Mariner

May 25, 2011
Total Views: 50

Saturday, March 5, 2011
BOEMRE Probe Finds No Evidence Of Safety Risk At BP’s Atlantis Platform
News

BOEMRE Probe Finds No Evidence Of Safety Risk At BP’s Atlantis Platform

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–U.S. investigators said Friday that problems with engineering documents on a BP PLC (BP, BP.LN) production platform in the Gulf of

March 5, 2011
Total Views: 66

Friday, January 21, 2011
Piracy update for week ending January 19
News

Piracy update for week ending January 19

Below are summaries of worldwide maritime crime developments and incidents that occurred in the week ending January 19. Details on each development are posted

January 21, 2011
Total Views: 25

Tuesday, January 18, 2011
Alaska Ranger: Lessons from Coast Guard’s most challenging rescue
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Alaska Ranger: Lessons from Coast Guard’s most challenging rescue

–Editor’s Note: The following article has been submitted to gCaptain for re-publication by the Coast Guard Compass, the official blog of the

January 18, 2011
Total Views: 67

Thursday, January 13, 2011
Coast Guard releases report on sinking of Alaska Ranger
Incidents

Coast Guard releases report on sinking of Alaska Ranger

Photo: A crew member of the Alaska Ranger is taken on board the Coast Guard Cutter Munro. The Alaska Ranger began taking on water 120 miles west of Dutch

January 13, 2011
Total Views: 156

Tuesday, January 11, 2011
National Commission releases final report on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
Defense

National Commission releases final report on Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill

Today, The National Commission on the BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill and Offshore Drilling release its final report on its investigation into the Deepwater

January 11, 2011
Total Views: 247

Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Blog

Vessel with history of incidents grounds in Norway

According to this report from the popular European shipping magazine Shipgaz, the timber-laden M/V Mirabelle had just one officer on watch when the vessel

November 23, 2010
Total Views: 50

Incidents

Investigative report explores F/V Lady Mary sinking

For those of you who caught Maritime Monday this morning, hopefully you found the link over to Chapter 1 of the Star Ledger’s report into the mysterious

November 23, 2010
Total Views: 159

Friday, November 19, 2010
Collision

Maritime New Zealand passes out blame on Ady Gil incident

This video was an instant classic the second it hit the web and now, after months of deliberation by the powers that be, we officialy have someone to blame! 

November 19, 2010
Total Views: 192

Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Marine Weather

Massive sink hole swallows Brazilian port – VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VJcJVxxAFvY The video above shows the a giant sink hole as it rips apart and literally swallows the Amazonian port of

November 9, 2010
Total Views: 119

Saturday, September 11, 2010
NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Philabelphia Duck Boat Collision
Lifesaving Incidents

NTSB Releases Preliminary Report on Philabelphia Duck Boat Collision

The National Transportations Safety Board today released its preliminary report on its investigation into the April collision between a barge and a passenger

September 11, 2010
Total Views: 218

Monday, August 2, 2010
Incidents

BSU Releases MOB Report – No Lifejacket, Again

Germany’s Bundesstelle für Seeunfalluntersuchung, Federal Bureau of Maritime Casualty Investigation, has released its report of a man overboard in the

August 2, 2010
Total Views: 27

Thursday, April 15, 2010
Oil Spill

Shen Neng 1: Fatigue, Inexperience, Wrong Chart

In essence, a simple succession of errors on the part of a very tired crew member resulted in the grounding of Shen Neng 1 on Douglas Shoal, part of

April 15, 2010
Total Views: 111

Thursday, March 18, 2010
Lifesaving Incidents

Solo Fisherman Caught in His Own Net! (Accident Investigation Report)

The following is posted by Fred Fry: Here is an investigation report covering an accident where a fisherman alone on his fishing vessel managed to get caught

March 18, 2010
Total Views: 41

Thursday, May 7, 2009
Collision

NTSB Releases Final Report on Cosco Busan Allision

Earlier today, the National Transportation Safety Board released its final report on the allision of the M/V Cosco Busan with the Delta Tower of the San

May 7, 2009
Total Views: 243

Friday, September 19, 2008
Oil Spill

Cosco Busan – Radar Images And NTSB Transcript

Back in November we worked with a number of organizations to bring you the path of the Cosco Busan on the day of its allision with San Francisco’s Bay

September 19, 2008
Total Views: 50

Saturday, March 29, 2008
Lifesaving Incidents

Bourbon Dolphin Report

Incidents always have a human factor. Fathers are lost at sea leaving friends, family, wives and sometimes young children behind. Media reports and incident

March 29, 2008
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