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Monday, May 18, 2015
News

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

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
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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
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Canadian Bulk Carrier Hard Aground in St. Marys River
News

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: 107

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
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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: 270

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

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: 107

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

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
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Raw Video Shows 600-Foot Freighter Run Aground on Delaware River
Interesting

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: 664

Tuesday, March 31, 2015
Maersk Containership Runs Aground Near Antwerp – Photos and Video
Interesting

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: 174

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
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Friday, March 6, 2015
orebi? aground
Grounding Incidents

High Winds Ground Cargo Ship in Split, Croatia

In a recent storm, the unmanned and unladen cargo ship Orebic dragged anchor and was stranded on the shore of Marjan hill in Split, Croatia. The following

March 6, 2015
Total Views: 181

Thursday, March 5, 2015
mv miyama bulk carrier
Grounding Incidents

Bulk Carrier Cracks a Cylinder, Runs Aground in Columbia River

The 738-foot bulk carrier Miyama is back underway this morning, under escort by the tugs Deschutes and Sommer S enroute to Kalama, Oregon after the crew

March 5, 2015
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Wednesday, March 4, 2015
MV Maersk Garonne Departs Fremantle After Grounding
News

MV Maersk Garonne Departs Fremantle After Grounding

The MV Maersk Garonne departed Fremantle Inner Harbour Tuesday after an inspection of the vessel found no significant damage from Saturday's

March 4, 2015
Total Views: 99

Sunday, March 1, 2015
AIS Replay of MV Maersk Garonne Grounding in Fremantle, Western Australia [VIDEO]
News

AIS Replay of MV Maersk Garonne Grounding in Fremantle, Western Australia [VIDEO]

Here’s an AIS reconstruction showing the grounding of the MV Maersk Garonne as it entered Fremantle Inner Harbour in Western Australia early Saturday

March 1, 2015
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Saturday, February 28, 2015
Maersk Containership Runs Aground Near Fremantle, Western Australia
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Maersk Containership Runs Aground Near Fremantle, Western Australia

A Maersk containership spent a few hours aground early Saturday morning near the entrance to Fremantle Harbour in Western Australia. According to the Fremantle

February 28, 2015
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Monday, February 23, 2015
U.S. Pays the Philippines Nearly $2 Million in Damages Over USS Guardian Grounding
Navy

U.S. Pays the Philippines Nearly $2 Million in Damages Over USS Guardian Grounding

The United States government has paid the Philippines $1.96 million in damages for the grounding of the USS Guardian on the protected Tubbataha Reef in January

February 23, 2015
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Lysblink Seaways
Accidents

MV Lysblink Seaways Drags Anchor Amid Salvage Off Scotland

The DFDS Seaways cargo ship 'Lysblink Seaways' is continuing its battle against the elements after running aground last week and later self-floating off the

February 23, 2015
Total Views: 121

Friday, February 20, 2015
lysblink seaways
Incidents

Lysblink Seaways Floats Off Scottish Shore

At just before 9PM last night, the grounded cargo ship Lysblink Seaways unexpectedly self-floated from the shore at Kilchoan, Scotland. The ship had run

February 20, 2015
Total Views: 311