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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
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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
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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
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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: 103

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: 251

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: 50

Thursday, April 27, 2017
Russian Spy Ship Sinks in Black Sea After Collision
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Russian Spy Ship Sinks in Black Sea After Collision

STANBUL, April 27 (Reuters) – A Russian naval intelligence ship sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast on Thursday after colliding with a vessel

April 27, 2017
Total Views: 137

Wednesday, April 5, 2017
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10,000 TEU Maersk Containership Involved in Collision in the Netherlands – AIS Animation

A large Maersk containership was involved in a collision with a much smaller freighter in the Western Scheldt in in southwestern Netherlands on Tuesday,

April 5, 2017
Total Views: 172

Thursday, March 30, 2017
Cargo Ship Collision Caught on Video
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Cargo Ship Collision Caught on Video

Some incredible video coming from Nicaragua earlier this week showing a collision between a general cargo ship and smaller passenger vessel on the Escondido

March 30, 2017
Total Views: 344

Monday, March 13, 2017
North Korean Cargo Ship Sinks Off China, All Crew Rescued
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North Korean Cargo Ship Sinks Off China, All Crew Rescued

BEIJING, March 13 (Reuters) – A North Korean cargo vessel called Kum San sank off the east coast of China early on March 9 after colliding with a Chinese

March 13, 2017
Total Views: 47

Wednesday, March 1, 2017
MAIB: Experienced Launch Skipper Relied on iPad Navigation App Prior to Collision
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MAIB: Experienced Launch Skipper Relied on iPad Navigation App Prior to Collision

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has issued its report into last year’s collision between a historic motor launch and a DFDS roll-on/roll-off

March 1, 2017
Total Views: 115

‘Jag Laadki’ Master Banned from Fujairah Following Collisions
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‘Jag Laadki’ Master Banned from Fujairah Following Collisions

The captain of the Indian tanker that rammed the side of a LNG carrier and another vessel while navigating through vessels at a Fujairah offshore anchorage has

March 1, 2017
Total Views: 867

Monday, February 27, 2017
Q-Flex LNG Carrier Damaged in Collision Off Fujairah
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Q-Flex LNG Carrier Damaged in Collision Off Fujairah

Update: Jag Laadki Captain Banned from Fujairah One of the world’s largest most advanced LNG carriers has suffered some serious damage after

February 27, 2017
Total Views: 137

Friday, February 3, 2017
Masters Fined for River Humber Collision Caused by ‘Catalogue of Failures’
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Masters Fined for River Humber Collision Caused by ‘Catalogue of Failures’

A UK judge has handed down steep fines to the experienced Masters of two vessels that collided in thick fog on Humber estuary in Northern England in May 2016

February 3, 2017
Total Views: 104

India Impounds Ships, Detain Crews Over Oil Spill Off Chennai
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India Impounds Ships, Detain Crews Over Oil Spill Off Chennai

By Sudarshan Varadhan Feb 3 (Reuters) – Port authorities in Chennai have impounded a BW LPG vessel and a local ship carrying heavy fuel oil, and detained

February 3, 2017
Total Views: 41

Monday, January 30, 2017
LPG Tanker ‘BW Maple’ Involved in Collision Off India
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LPG Tanker ‘BW Maple’ Involved in Collision Off India

OSLO, Jan 30 (Reuters) – A gas tanker from Oslo-listed shipping company BW LPG has collided with an Indian ship off the coast of Chennai in India, a BW

January 30, 2017
Total Views: 224

Friday, January 6, 2017
Oil Spill Response Continues in Singapore After Containerships Collide
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Oil Spill Response Continues in Singapore After Containerships Collide

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore has reported “good progress” in cleaning up an oil spill after two containerships collided late

January 6, 2017
Total Views: 27

Wednesday, January 4, 2017
Bunker Spill After Containerships Collide in East Johor Straits Near Singapore
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Bunker Spill After Containerships Collide in East Johor Straits Near Singapore

SINGAPORE, Jan 4 (Reuters) – Nearly 300 tonnes of oil spilled into the narrow strait separating Singapore and Malaysia after a collision between two

January 4, 2017
Total Views: 17

Tuesday, December 27, 2016
WATCH: Chemical Tanker ‘Key Marmara’ Coming in Hot
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WATCH: Chemical Tanker ‘Key Marmara’ Coming in Hot

Not sure exactly where or when this accident occurred, but the video was published Monday to the Dutch website Dumpert and, according to AIS, the MT

December 27, 2016
Total Views: 298
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