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Wednesday, October 28, 2015
Grounded Bulk Carrier Left Stranded Along Mexico’s Rocky Coast
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Grounded Bulk Carrier Left Stranded Along Mexico’s Rocky Coast

  The future is not looking very good for a bulk carrier that remains pinned against a rocky shoreline along the Pacific coast of Mexico five days

October 28, 2015
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Monday, October 26, 2015
Tug and Barge Ground in High Winds Off Galveston, Texas
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Tug and Barge Ground in High Winds Off Galveston, Texas

  The U.S. Coast Guard is working with contractors and the owner of a seagoing tug and empty tank barge Monday, after the vessels became beached in the

October 26, 2015
Total Views: 127

Sunday, October 18, 2015
Teekay Oil Tanker Aground Outside Marina in Portugal – UPDATE
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Teekay Oil Tanker Aground Outside Marina in Portugal – UPDATE

  Sunday – The tanker Tokyo Spirit was refloated Sunday afternoon with the help of tugs. The ship was to be towed to a local repair yard. We are

October 18, 2015
Total Views: 208

Monday, September 28, 2015
Bulk Ship Refloated Off Sweden
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Bulk Ship Refloated Off Sweden

  The Liberian-flagged MV Victoria was refloated Sunday after spending more than one week hard aground on a shoal off Sweden. The 46,000 DWT Victoria was

September 28, 2015
Total Views: 33

Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Grounded Bulk Carrier Could Be Stuck for Days Off Sweden
Accidents

Grounded Bulk Carrier Could Be Stuck for Days Off Sweden

  The Swedish Coast Guard and a commercial salvage crew are continuing to respond to a bulk carrier hard aground off the west coast of Sweden in

September 22, 2015
Total Views: 119

Monday, September 21, 2015
Bulk Carrier Hard Aground Off Sweden
Accidents

Bulk Carrier Hard Aground Off Sweden

A bulk carrier is stuck on a shoal off the west coast of Sweden with a 3-meter gash in its hull after running hard aground Saturday night, the Swedish

September 21, 2015
Total Views: 99

Wednesday, September 9, 2015
Bulk Carrier Aground in Accident-Prone Bosphorus Strait
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Bulk Carrier Aground in Accident-Prone Bosphorus Strait

  Another incident to report today in Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait, this time involving a laden bulk carrier that grounded during a transit of Strait

September 9, 2015
Total Views: 155

Tuesday, August 25, 2015
Cargo Ship ‘Bermuda Islander’ Runs Aground in Delaware River
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Cargo Ship ‘Bermuda Islander’ Runs Aground in Delaware River

  Salvage efforts were underway Tuesday for a 324-foot cargo ship aground on the Delaware River. The Netherlands-flagged MV Bermuda Islander lost power

August 25, 2015
Total Views: 204

Wednesday, August 12, 2015
Danube River Blocked in Germany After Ship Grounding
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Danube River Blocked in Germany After Ship Grounding

HAMBURG/LONDON, Aug 12 (Reuters) – Shipping on the river Danube was blocked in south Germany on Wednesday after a cargo vessel ran aground because of low

August 12, 2015
Total Views: 142

Monday, July 20, 2015
Nickel Ore Liquefaction Causes Bulker Grounding in Philippines
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Nickel Ore Liquefaction Causes Bulker Grounding in Philippines

  The liquefaction of nickel ore cargo is being eyed in the grounding of a Singapore-flagged bulk carrier in the Philippines. The Philippines Coast Guard

July 20, 2015
Total Views: 219

Tuesday, July 14, 2015
Hanjin Containership Nearly Grounds in North Carolina After Losing Power
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Hanjin Containership Nearly Grounds in North Carolina After Losing Power

  A 965-foot Hanjin containership came dangerously close to running aground in North Carolina after losing power near Bald Head Island. The U.S. Coast

July 14, 2015
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Wednesday, July 1, 2015
INCIDENT PHOTOS – Ship Carrying Fertilizer Hard Aground in Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait
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INCIDENT PHOTOS – Ship Carrying Fertilizer Hard Aground in Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait

A 7,600 DWT general cargo ship carrying ammonium sulfate is hard aground in Turkey’s Dardanelles strait. Turkey’s General Directorate of

July 1, 2015
Total Views: 75

Monday, June 29, 2015
Norlines Kvitbjørn cargo ship
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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: 149

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: 127

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: 85

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: 125

Wednesday, May 27, 2015
Sulphur-Laden Bulk Carrier Hard Aground Off Texas
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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: 70

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: 221

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: 145

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: 89