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Wednesday, June 29, 2016
Oil Tanker Hits Three Sailboats Leaving US Northeast
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Oil Tanker Hits Three Sailboats Leaving US Northeast

A 477-foot oil tanker collided with three moored sailboats Wednesday at the mouth of the Piscataqua River near Portsmouth, New Hampshire and Kittery, Maine,

June 29, 2016
Total Views: 128

Friday, June 10, 2016
Noah’s Ark Crashes Into Coast Guard Vessel… You Read That Right
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Noah’s Ark Crashes Into Coast Guard Vessel… You Read That Right

A 230-foot long replica of Noah’s Ark collided with a Norwegian Coast Guard vessel as it arrived in Oslo, Norway on Friday, causing damage to both

June 10, 2016
Total Views: 1643

Thursday, June 2, 2016
Argentine Navy Ship Damaged in Collision With Tanker
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Argentine Navy Ship Damaged in Collision With Tanker

An Argentine Navy patrol ship has been damaged after dragging anchor and colliding with a tanker in strong winds near the Puerto Belgrano Naval Base in

June 2, 2016
Total Views: 169

Wednesday, May 11, 2016
WATCH: Cargo Ship Hits Small Boat in Gulf of Izmit
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WATCH: Cargo Ship Hits Small Boat in Gulf of Izmit

This incident apparently occurred recently in the Gulf of Izmit. Luckily it appears whoever may have been aboard the small boat did not hurt, but they easily

May 11, 2016
Total Views: 94

Monday, May 9, 2016
Major Damage to Maersk Line Ship Involved in Collision Off China
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Major Damage to Maersk Line Ship Involved in Collision Off China

A major collision over the weekend involving two containerships off Ningbo, China caused severe damage to both ships and fire on board one of them. No serious

May 9, 2016
Total Views: 314

Saturday, May 7, 2016
17 Missing After Cargo Ship Collides With Fishing Vessel in East China Sea
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17 Missing After Cargo Ship Collides With Fishing Vessel in East China Sea

SHANGHAI, May 7 (Reuters) – Seventeen people were missing after a Chinese fishing boat collided with a Maltese cargo ship and sank in the East China Sea

May 7, 2016
Total Views: 33

Friday, April 22, 2016
VIDEO: Near Collision Caught on Camera
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VIDEO: Near Collision Caught on Camera

Hard to port! Hard to

April 22, 2016
Total Views: 220

Friday, April 8, 2016
Cargo Ship Collides With Ferry in Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait
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Cargo Ship Collides With Ferry in Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait

An 88-meter cargo ship collided with a Turkish passenger ferry in the Dardanelles strait this week, causing damage to both vessels. The Turkish Directorate of

April 8, 2016
Total Views: 59

Thursday, March 10, 2016
Charity Rowing Team Nearly Collides with Cargo Ship in Atlantic Ocean
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Charity Rowing Team Nearly Collides with Cargo Ship in Atlantic Ocean

A four-man rowing team attempting to row their boat from Europe to Brazil had a close encounter with a cargo ship, narrowly escaping a collision at night.

March 10, 2016
Total Views: 66

Monday, February 15, 2016
Caught on Video: Cargo Ship Slams Into Riverwalk in Bangkok
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Caught on Video: Cargo Ship Slams Into Riverwalk in Bangkok

Video shows the moment the Singapore-flagged cargo ship Xetha Bhum plowed into a pedestrian walkway lining the Chao Phraya River near the Bhumibol Bridge in

February 15, 2016
Total Views: 504

Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Tanker Has Tough Time Navigating Mississippi River Near New Orleans
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Tanker Has Tough Time Navigating Mississippi River Near New Orleans

An unladen tanker had a tough time navigating the Mississippi River near New Orleans on Tuesday, crashing into a water tank tower followed by a pier

February 3, 2016
Total Views: 65

Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Three Bodies Recovered Near Sunken ‘Thorco Cloud’ in Singapore Strait
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Three Bodies Recovered Near Sunken ‘Thorco Cloud’ in Singapore Strait

Three bodies have been recovered near the wreckage of the sunken Thorco Cloud almost two weeks after the freighter sank in the Singapore Strait.

December 29, 2015
Total Views: 50

Thursday, December 17, 2015
Freighter Sinks in Singapore Strait After Collision with Tanker, Six Missing – AIS VIDEO
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Freighter Sinks in Singapore Strait After Collision with Tanker, Six Missing – AIS VIDEO

By Roslan Khasawneh and Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Dec 17 (Reuters) – Six crew members are still missing after a general cargo freighter sank in the

December 17, 2015
Total Views: 287

Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Sunken Towboat Restricting Traffic on Mississippi River Near Memphis
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Sunken Towboat Restricting Traffic on Mississippi River Near Memphis

A section of the Mississippi River is restricted to one-way vessel traffic near Memphis as the Coast Guard and response crews work to salvage a towboat

December 16, 2015
Total Views: 73

Wednesday, December 9, 2015
Intense Video: Tanker Misses Collision with Stalled Boat by Mere Feet
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Intense Video: Tanker Misses Collision with Stalled Boat by Mere Feet

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qsh5pgJCup8 This is a fabulous example of the dangers inexperienced boaters inadvertently putting themselves in harms way

December 9, 2015
Total Views: 95

MAIB Investigation Report: Collision Between Tanker and Containership Off Jebel Ali
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MAIB Investigation Report: Collision Between Tanker and Containership Off Jebel Ali

A master’s reliance on scanty VHF information and another’s failure to keep a proper lookout contributed to a collision between a containership and

December 9, 2015
Total Views: 361

German Warship Collides With Containership in Kiel Canal
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German Warship Collides With Containership in Kiel Canal

A German warship a collided with a containership in Germany’s Kiel Canal Wednesday morning, causing damage to both vessels. Reports say the German Navy

December 9, 2015
Total Views: 191

New Photos Show Extent of Damage to City of Rotterdam Car Carrier After Collision
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New Photos Show Extent of Damage to City of Rotterdam Car Carrier After Collision

As gCaptain has reported, the outbound City of Rotterdam was severely damaged following a collision December 4th with a the inbound DFDS ro-ro ferry

December 9, 2015
Total Views: 271

Monday, December 7, 2015
Incident Photos: Collision in River Humber Approach [AIS Recreation]
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Incident Photos: Collision in River Humber Approach [AIS Recreation]

On Friday, December 3, 2015, the DFDS ro-ro ferry Primula Seaways collided with the car carrier City of Rotterdam off Immingham, England on the

December 7, 2015
Total Views: 207

Sunday, December 6, 2015
Shipping TV: Car Carrier, DFDS Seaways Ferry Damaged in Collision in UK
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Shipping TV: Car Carrier, DFDS Seaways Ferry Damaged in Collision in UK

Car Carrier City of Rotterdam and DFDS ro-ro ferry Primula Seaways collided in the Humber approaches, around 8pm, Friday, December 3, 2015. The incident is

December 6, 2015
Total Views: 146
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