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Thursday, October 26, 2017
Ultra-large container vessel CMA CGM Vasco de Gama
Accidents

UK MAIB Releases Report on Ultra-Large Containership Grounding Near Southampton

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch has issued its investigation report into the August 2016 grounding of the UK-flagged ultra-large containership CMA

October 26, 2017
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Thursday, October 19, 2017
Master Fined Over Cargo Ship’s Grounding Ireland
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Master Fined Over Cargo Ship’s Grounding Ireland

The captain of a Dutch cargo ship that ran aground off Northern Ireland earlier this month has been fined £1,000 after pleading guilty to failing to keep a

October 19, 2017
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Monday, October 16, 2017
Salvors Struggle to Refloat Grounded Longliner Near Honolulu
News

Salvors Struggle to Refloat Grounded Longliner Near Honolulu

A salvage team and other response crews are continuing efforts to remove the 79-foot fishing vessel Pacific Paradise which ran aground last Tuesday off

October 16, 2017
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Tall Ship ‘Oliver Hazard Perry’ Loses Power, Hits Boats in Newport Harbor, RI
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Tall Ship ‘Oliver Hazard Perry’ Loses Power, Hits Boats in Newport Harbor, RI

The U.S. Coast Guard has reported that the SSV Oliver Hazard Perry, Rhode Island’s official sail training ship, lost power and hit multiple boats before

October 16, 2017
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Thursday, October 12, 2017
Commercial Fishing Vessel Grounds Off Honolulu
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Commercial Fishing Vessel Grounds Off Honolulu

A salvage team is working to refloat a 79-foot commercial fishing vessel from a reef near Honolulu, Hawaii after the vessel grounded there late Tuesday night.

October 12, 2017
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Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Large Containership Breaks Moorings, Blocks Shipping Channel in Durban – PHOTOS
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Large Containership Breaks Moorings, Blocks Shipping Channel in Durban – PHOTOS

A large MSC containership to broke free from its moorings Tuesday at the port of Durban, South Africa as a powerful storm swept through the area, blowing the

October 10, 2017
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Friday, September 29, 2017
kea trader aground new caledonia
News

2017-Built Containership Headed for Scrap After Grounding

The 2017-built containership Kea Trader will have to be scrapped after running aground off New Caledonia just a few months into service.  The ship’s

September 29, 2017
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Monday, September 25, 2017
Photos: Bulk Carrier Grounds Off Sweden
Shipping News

Photos: Bulk Carrier Grounds Off Sweden

Swedish authorities have arrested the captain and superintendent of an 80-meter bulk carrier which ran aground Saturday morning off Oskarshamn, Sweden. The

September 25, 2017
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Wednesday, September 20, 2017
Oil Tanker Grounds on Scheldt River After Run-In with Bulk Carrier
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Oil Tanker Grounds on Scheldt River After Run-In with Bulk Carrier

A 188-meter oil tanker ran aground on the Western Scheldt while departing the Port of Antwerp on Wednesday following a close encounter with a bulk carrier,

September 20, 2017
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Friday, August 11, 2017
American Bulk Carrier Aground on St. Marys River
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American Bulk Carrier Aground on St. Marys River

The U.S. Coast Guard is monitoring a 629-foot U.S. cargo ship that ran aground on the St. Marys River on Wednesday. The merchant vessel, Calumet, departed

August 11, 2017
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Thursday, July 27, 2017
Diana Shipping Bulk Carrier Runs Aground in Indonesia
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Diana Shipping Bulk Carrier Runs Aground in Indonesia

A Diana Shipping bulk carrier has suffered hull damage after running aground in Indonesia, the company confirmed Wednesday. The Panamax bulker MV Melite ran

July 27, 2017
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Thursday, June 29, 2017
Coast Guard Monitoring Disable Cargo Ship in Norfolk, Virginia
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Coast Guard Monitoring Disable Cargo Ship in Norfolk, Virginia

The U.S. Coast Guard and state and local agencies are monitoring a 586-foot Thai-flagged cargo vessel that ran aground Thursday off Sewells Point in Norfolk,

June 29, 2017
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Sunday, June 18, 2017
55 Rescued From Grounded Nantucket Ferry
Grounding Incidents

55 Rescued From Grounded Nantucket Ferry

The Coast Guard teamed-up with local responders late Friday and early Saturday to rescue 55 people stranded aboard a high-speed ferry that hit a jetty while

June 18, 2017
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Wednesday, April 19, 2017
Accidents

Salvors Working to Refloat Grounded VLCC in Java Sea

Salvors continue to work on refloating a Euronav very large crude carrier (VLCC) which ran aground in soft mud last week in the Java Sea. Euronav reports that

April 19, 2017
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Friday, March 10, 2017
Cargo Ship Aground in Sweden
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Cargo Ship Aground in Sweden

The Swedish Maritime Administration is coordinating the salvage of general cargo ship which has run aground on the Gota River. The Netherlands-flagged Skagern

March 10, 2017
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Wednesday, March 8, 2017
Crew Boat Miss Lynda Runs Aground on Louisiana Jetty -Incident Photos
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Crew Boat Miss Lynda Runs Aground on Louisiana Jetty -Incident Photos

The U.S. Coast Guard is coordinating salvage for the crew boat Miss Lynda which ran aground on a jetty near Cameron, Louisiana on Wednesday. The

March 8, 2017
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Friday, March 3, 2017
Five Rescued from Grounded Tug in Southeast Alaska
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Five Rescued from Grounded Tug in Southeast Alaska

A U.S. Coast Guard aircrew from Sitka, Alaska rescued five crew members from a tugboat Thursday after running aground in the Sumner Strait in southeast

March 3, 2017
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Monday, February 6, 2017
LPG Tanker Drags Anchor in Heavy Weather Off Cork, Ireland – VIDEO
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LPG Tanker Drags Anchor in Heavy Weather Off Cork, Ireland – VIDEO

Some heavy weather in the eastern North Atlantic caused an unladen LPG tanker to drag anchor and reportedly touch bottom in Cork Harbour in southern Ireland on

February 6, 2017
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Tuesday, January 31, 2017
U.S. Navy Ship Runs Aground Off Japan
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U.S. Navy Ship Runs Aground Off Japan

The U.S. Navy’s guided missile cruiser USS Antietam ran aground off the coast of Yokosuka, Japan on Tuesday, damaging the ship’s props and

January 31, 2017
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Monday, January 16, 2017
Cargo Ship Drags Anchor and Runs Aground in Italy
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Cargo Ship Drags Anchor and Runs Aground in Italy

Strong winds caused a large cargo ship to drag anchor and run aground near Livorno, Italy last week, but AIS data shows that as of Monday the ship had

January 16, 2017
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