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Monday, March 5, 2018
MSC Containership Collides with RoRo in the Netherlands
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MSC Containership Collides with RoRo in the Netherlands

Authorities in the Netherlands are investigating a collision involving an MSC containership and a DFDS roll-on/roll-off cargo ship over the weekend. The

March 5, 2018
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Friday, February 23, 2018
Tugboat Sinks Off Maine After Colliding with Tug Towing It
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Tugboat Sinks Off Maine After Colliding with Tug Towing It

An 80-tugboat sank off the coast of Portland, Maine on Wednesday after colliding with a second tug that was towing it at the time, the U.S. Coast Guard

February 23, 2018
Total Views: 103

Monday, January 22, 2018
Dutch Pilot Boat Damaged in Collision with Bulk Carrier
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Dutch Pilot Boat Damaged in Collision with Bulk Carrier

A Dutch pilot boat was severely damaged after colliding with a bulk carrier off the coast of Netherlands on Sunday morning. According to Dutch media reports,

January 22, 2018
Total Views: 172

Tuesday, January 2, 2018
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Tanker Hits Oil Platform in Dutch North Sea

A Portuguese-flagged oil and chemical tanker rang in the New Year with some new damage to its bow after it collided with an oil platform in the Dutch sector

January 2, 2018
Total Views: 454

Monday, December 4, 2017
At Least Eight Killed as Fishing Boat Collides with Bunker Tanker Off South Korea
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At Least Eight Killed as Fishing Boat Collides with Bunker Tanker Off South Korea

SEOUL, Dec 3 (Reuters) – A South Korean fishing boat capsized off the country’s western coast on Sunday after it collided with a refueling vessel,

December 4, 2017
Total Views: 51

Monday, November 13, 2017
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Marine Pilot, Captain Handed Suspended Sentences Over ‘City of Rotterdam’ Collision on River Humber

A former ship captain and a marine pilot have each been handed four-month suspended sentences in connection with the collision between the vehicle carrier City

November 13, 2017
Total Views: 413

Thursday, November 2, 2017
Navy Collisions Report – The Error Chain Is Broken
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Navy Collisions Report – The Error Chain Is Broken

A myth persists in the maritime industry, a myth nearly as persistent as the Kraken, Flying Dutchman or Nessie. Like all good myths, this one has some basis in

November 2, 2017
Total Views: 520

Thursday, October 12, 2017
Video Captures Bulker Crash in Brazil
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Video Captures Bulker Crash in Brazil

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIs6iobSEh4 A video posted to Youtube shows the moment two bulk carriers collided at an anchorage on the Amazon River in

October 12, 2017
Total Views: 94

Friday, October 6, 2017
Thirteen Chinese Fisherman Killed in Collision with Tanker Off Japan
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Thirteen Chinese Fisherman Killed in Collision with Tanker Off Japan

BEIJING, Oct 6 (Reuters) – Thirteen Chinese fishermen died after their boat collided with a Hong Kong oil tanker in international waters off Japan, state

October 6, 2017
Total Views: 93

Wednesday, September 13, 2017
singapore tanker collides with dredger
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Five Missing After Dredger Capsizes Following Collision with Tanker Off Singapore

Five crew members of a Dominican-registered dredger were missing after a collision with an Indonesian-registered tanker in Singapore’s territorial waters

September 13, 2017
Total Views: 46

Monday, August 21, 2017
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UPDATE: Ten Missing After U.S. Warship Collides with Tanker Near Singapore

By Fathin Ungku and Masayuki Kitano SINGAPORE, Aug 21 (Reuters) – Ten U.S. sailors were missing after a U.S. warship collided with an oil tanker east of

August 21, 2017
Total Views: 216

Tuesday, August 8, 2017
Hong Kong Closes Beaches as Stinking Palm Oil Washes Ashore Days After Ship Collision
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Hong Kong Closes Beaches as Stinking Palm Oil Washes Ashore Days After Ship Collision

HONG KONG, Aug 8 (Reuters) – Hong Kong has closed more than a dozen beaches after a palm oil spill washed foul-smelling, Styrofoam-like clumps ashore,

August 8, 2017
Total Views: 40

Tuesday, July 25, 2017
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UAE: Merchant Ship Collided With UAE Navy Boat in Persian Gulf

DUBAI, July 25 (Reuters) – A merchant ship collided with a United Arab Emirates navy boat as it was taking part in a routine mission off UAE territorial

July 25, 2017
Total Views: 100

Monday, July 3, 2017
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Five (Or More) Short Blasts – On Sounding The Danger Signal

This is PART 3 of a series about the COLREGs. Scroll down for links to Part 1 & 2  by Captain  Grant H. Livingstone The Grand Daddy of

July 3, 2017
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Sunday, July 2, 2017
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Product Tanker And Bulk Carrier collide in Dover Strait

By Pierre Savary (Reuters) An oil tanker and a cargo ship collided in the Channel east of the British port of Dover early on Saturday, but no injuries or

July 2, 2017
Total Views: 91

Tuesday, June 20, 2017
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COLREGs – Give Way or Stand On

by Captain Grant H Livingstone Part Two out of Three Part articles on COLREGS.  Are some professional mariners unintentionally violating COLREGS in a

June 20, 2017
Total Views: 1548

Saturday, June 17, 2017
USS Fitzgerald Sailors’ Remains Found
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USS Fitzgerald Sailors’ Remains Found

by Tim Kelly (Reuters) The bodies of a number of sailors who were missing after the USS Fitzgerald, a U.S. Navy destroyer, collided with a container

June 17, 2017
Total Views: 58

Friday, June 16, 2017
The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Fitzgerald, damaged by colliding with a Philippine-flagged merchant vessel, is seen next to a tugboat off Shimoda, Japan
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Seven Missing, Three Injured After U.S. Navy destroyer Collides With Containership Off Japan

By Idrees Ali and Tim Kelly (Reuters) Seven sailors are missing and three injured after a U.S. Navy destroyer collided early on Saturday morning with a

June 16, 2017
Total Views: 148

UPDATE: US Navy Destroyer Collides With Container Ship
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UPDATE: US Navy Destroyer Collides With Container Ship

by Phil Stewart (Reuters) The U.S. Navy said in a statement the USS Fitzgerald collided with a merchant vessel at about 2:30 a.m. local time (1730 GMT), some

June 16, 2017
Total Views: 338

Tuesday, May 9, 2017
U.S. Navy Cruiser Involved in Collision with South Korean Fishing Vessel
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U.S. Navy Cruiser Involved in Collision with South Korean Fishing Vessel

A South Korean fishing vessel collided with the USS Lake Champlain (CG 57) while the guided-missile cruiser was conducting routine operations in international

May 9, 2017
Total Views: 84