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Monday, June 29, 2015
Norlines Kvitbjørn cargo ship
News

NorLines’ New LNG-Powered Cargo Ship Ran Aground in Norway

  A brand new LNG-powered cargo ship touted as the ‘new generation’ of the NorLines fleet ran aground for unknown reasons Sunday morning

June 29, 2015
Total Views: 133

Monday, June 22, 2015
Bulk Carrier Runs Hard Aground in Saint Lawrence Seaway
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Bulk Carrier Runs Hard Aground in Saint Lawrence Seaway

  A Cyprus-flagged bulk carrier ran hard aground on the Saint Lawrence Seaway early Sunday just hours after reopening to vessel

June 22, 2015
Total Views: 107

Friday, June 19, 2015
Laden Suezmax Tanker Aground Near Istanbul – SCF KHIBINY
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Laden Suezmax Tanker Aground Near Istanbul – SCF KHIBINY

  A laden suezmax oil tanker ran aground just outside the Bosphorus Strait near Istanbul, Turkey Thursday morning. The Turkish General Directorate of

June 19, 2015
Total Views: 72

Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Cargo Ship Grounding Damages Coral Reefs in the Philippines
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Cargo Ship Grounding Damages Coral Reefs in the Philippines

  A Vietnamese-flagged cargo ship ran aground near the entrance of Legazpi City Port on Monday causing damage to coral reefs, the Philippines Coast Guard

June 17, 2015
Total Views: 109

Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Sulphur-Laden Bulk Carrier Hard Aground Off Texas
Shipping News

Sulphur-Laden Bulk Carrier Hard Aground Off Texas

  The Coast Guard is working with state and local partners in response to a bulk carrier loaded with sulfur that ran aground in the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday

May 27, 2015
Total Views: 53

Australia Files Suit – New Lawsuit Seeks Damages Over 2010 Great Barrier Reef Grounding
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Australia Files Suit – New Lawsuit Seeks Damages Over 2010 Great Barrier Reef Grounding

  The Commonwealth of Australia is suing the Chinese owner of the bulk carrier MV Shen Neng 1 over unpaid damages from the ship’s 2010 grounding on

May 27, 2015
Total Views: 198

Thursday, May 21, 2015
Preliminary Report – Maersk Garonne Grounding in Freemantle, WA
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Preliminary Report – Maersk Garonne Grounding in Freemantle, WA

A preliminary report into the grounding of a Maersk containership outside Freemantle harbor in Western Australia earlier this year has found that the ship's

May 21, 2015
Total Views: 119

Grounded Norden Bulker Blocks Busy South American Waterway
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Grounded Norden Bulker Blocks Busy South American Waterway

Pigs in China and bakers in Brazil will have to wait as Argentine exports from soybeans to wheat are delayed by the closing of the Parana River’s main

May 21, 2015
Total Views: 78

Monday, May 18, 2015
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Bulk Carrier Grounding Shuts Saint Lawrence Seaway

A section of the Saint Lawrence Seaway was shut down this weekend following the grounding of a Canadian-flagged bulk carrier. The Saint Lawrence Seaway

May 18, 2015
Total Views: 180

Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Cargo Ship Breakup France
Accidents

Watch as Huge Waves Split Cargo Ship In Half [VIDEO]

This unreal video from the gCaptain archives was shot last year from the shoreline of Anglet, France. Read about it, and see more photos and video HERE.

May 6, 2015
Total Views: 5572

Sunday, April 26, 2015
Canadian Bulk Carrier Refloated in St. Mary’s River
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Canadian Bulk Carrier Refloated in St. Mary’s River

The grounded 603-foot Canadian bulk carrier MV Mississagi was successfully refloated on the St. Marys River following lightering operations to offload

April 26, 2015
Total Views: 86

Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Polsteam Bulk Carrier Refloated in St. Lawrence River
Accidents

Polsteam Bulk Carrier Refloated in St. Lawrence River

The MV Juno was refloated in the St. Lawrence River at about 7 a.m. Wednesday and is now safely anchored at Mason Point. The Bahamian-flagged Juno, carrying a

April 22, 2015
Total Views: 304

Canadian Bulk Carrier Hard Aground in St. Marys River
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Canadian Bulk Carrier Hard Aground in St. Marys River

The U.S. Coast Guard is responding to a 603-foot bulk carrier which ran aground in the St. Marys River near De Tour Village, Michigan, early Wednesday. The

April 22, 2015
Total Views: 86

Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Grounded Bulk Carrier Stopping Traffic on St. Lawrence River
Accidents

Grounded Bulk Carrier Stopping Traffic on St. Lawrence River

Update (April 22): Polsteam Bulk Carrier Refloated in St. Lawrence River A 621-foot bulk carrier remains hard aground in the St. Lawrence River Tuesday with

April 21, 2015
Total Views: 207

Monday, April 20, 2015
polsteam juno aground
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
Total Views: 236

Saturday, April 18, 2015
Maersk Containership, Bulk Carrier Run Aground in Suez Canal -Sources
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Maersk Containership, Bulk Carrier Run Aground in Suez Canal -Sources

A container ship ran aground in Egypt's Suez Canal in dense mist on Saturday morning, the canal authority said, delaying traffic through a vital global trade

April 18, 2015
Total Views: 82

Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Photos and Video: Tanker Carrying 17 Million Gallons of Crude Stuck in Mud Off Texas
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Photos and Video: Tanker Carrying 17 Million Gallons of Crude Stuck in Mud Off Texas

Here are some photos and video (below) from the U.S. Coast Guard showing a crude oil tanker trying to free itself from mud off Galveston, Texas on Tuesday. The

April 1, 2015
Total Views: 275

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
Total Views: 615

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
Total Views: 151

Wednesday, March 25, 2015
Product Tanker ‘Scan Master’ Refloated from Norway Coast
Accidents

Product Tanker ‘Scan Master’ Refloated from Norway Coast

A Norwegian product tanker has been refloated from the the coastline of a fjord along the country’s central western coast. The Scan Master ran aground

March 25, 2015
Total Views: 35