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Thursday, December 15, 2022
Accidents

Shocking Video Shows Man Overboard Incident on Hospital Ship USNS Comfort

Some scary new video shows the man overboard incident on board the U.S. Navy hospital ship USNS Comfort. As we reported yesterday, nineteen personnel fell

December 15, 2022
Total Views: 17293

Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Defense

USNS Comfort Involved in 19-Person Man Overboard Incident Off Haiti

The U.S. Navy is reporting that two sailors sustained minor injuries during a man overboard incident involving the hospital ship USNS Comfort (T-AH 20) off the

December 14, 2022
Total Views: 7965

Monday, November 28, 2022
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Cruise Ships

Thanksgiving Miracle: Carnival Passenger Rescued Several Hours After Falling Overboard in the Gulf of Mexico

A passenger on a Carnival cruise ship is lucky to be alive after falling overboard and spending more than 15 hours treading water in the Gulf of Mexico.

November 28, 2022
Total Views: 3780

Tuesday, February 8, 2022
Accidents

Search Suspended for Shrimp Boat Captain Who Fell Overboard Near Port Aransas

The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a missing shrimp boat captain who fell overboard near Port Aransas, Texas, on Sunday. Coast Guard crews searched

February 8, 2022
Total Views: 2843

Tuesday, November 24, 2020
Accidents

Tug Crew Member Missing After Falling Overboard During Transfer

A 42-year-old man is missing after failing overboard while transferring from a commercial tug to a barge near Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida on Sunday.

November 24, 2020
Total Views: 6355

Friday, May 24, 2019
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Maritime News

ITF Urges Canada to Halt Lashing on St. Lawrence River After Man Overboard Fatality

The International Transport Workers Federation is calling on Transport Canada to ban foreign-crew from undertaking lashing work while vessels are underway on

May 24, 2019
Total Views: 72

Monday, May 20, 2019
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Maritime News

Maersk Officer Presumed Dead After Falling Overboard on Saint Lawrence River

The second officer of the containership Maersk Patras is missing and presumed dead after falling overboard from the ship in the Sant Lawrence River on Sunday.

May 20, 2019
Total Views: 85

Tuesday, March 12, 2019
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Accidents

Man Overboard Uses Jeans to Survive Hours Lost at Sea

WELLINGTON, March 12 (Reuters) – Knocked overboard in rough seas off New Zealand, a German yachtsman credited his jeans with saving his life after

March 12, 2019
Total Views: 154

Monday, August 20, 2018
Interesting

British Woman Survives 10 Hours in Adriatic Sea After Fall from Cruise Ship

A British woman was rescued from the Adriatic Sea on Sunday 10 hours after going overboard from a cruise ship. The woman, a tourist named Kay Longstaff, 46,

August 20, 2018
Total Views: 57

Thursday, June 7, 2018
Accidents

Man Rescued After Falling Overboard from Containership Off Port Everglades, Florida

This guy is lucky to be alive… The U.S. Coast Guard rescued a 25-year-old Filipino man from the water about 5 miles east of Port Everglades, Florida on

June 7, 2018
Total Views: 100

Wednesday, May 17, 2017
Interesting

Missing Captain Found Clinging to Life Buoy Off Spain

The missing captain of a Singapore-flagged car carrier has been found in critical condition but alive after apparently falling overboard from his ship off

May 17, 2017
Total Views: 41

Wednesday, September 7, 2016
Maritime News

U.S. Coast Guard Searching for Overboard Passenger from Carnival Cruise Ship Near Bahamas

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a woman who reportedly fell overboard Wednesday from the Carnival Ecstasy cruise ship approximately 27 miles southwest of

September 7, 2016
Total Views: 22

Monday, May 16, 2016
News

Cruise Ship Passenger Safety In Focus After Woman Falls Overboard from Carnival Liberty

Cruise ship passenger safety in once again in focus following a man overboard incident on a Carnival cruise ship in the Gulf of Mexico. Samantha Broberg, 33,

May 16, 2016
Total Views: 52

Friday, November 6, 2015
News

Passenger Falls Overboard from Oasis of the Seas in Bahamas

  The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for a man who fell overboard from Royal Caribbean’s Oasis of the Seas Friday morning approximately 80 nautical

November 6, 2015
Total Views: 209

Monday, August 17, 2015
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Interesting

Search Abandoned After Queen Mary 2 Crew Member Goes Overboard

  A search was launched and later suspended this weekend for a crewmember of Curnard’s Queen Mary 2 cruise liner who fell overboard

August 17, 2015
Total Views: 15

Saturday, May 16, 2015
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News

Maersk Anchor Handler Rescues Fallen Rig Hand from Seadrill’s West Hercules

A rig worker assigned to the West Hercules, a semi-submersible drilling rig owned by Seadrill and on contract to Statoil, fell overboard this morning which the

May 16, 2015
Total Views: 41

Friday, February 20, 2015
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Incidents

Offshore Worker Falls into Barents Sea from Drilling Rig

Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) reports today a worker fell from the semi-submersible drilling rig Scarabeo 8 into the Barents Sea today. The

February 20, 2015
Total Views: 16

Wednesday, January 14, 2015
News

Disney Cruise Ship Rescues Royal Caribbean Passenger Who Fell Overboard [VIDEO]

The crew of a Disney cruise ship rescued a Royal Caribbean cruise ship passenger who fell overboard into choppy seas off the coast of

January 14, 2015
Total Views: 162

Sunday, January 11, 2015
News

Former Miami Dolphins Player Falls From Boat, Swims 9 Miles to Shore

A ex-Miami Dolphins football player saved himself from certain death by swimming a reported 9 miles to shore after falling overboard from his fishing boat in

January 11, 2015
Total Views: 31

Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Maritime News

Man Overboard Dies in Frigid Lake Huron

A 55 year-old Polish man has died after falling overboard from a 633-foot bulk carrier into the frigid waters of Lake

December 9, 2014
Total Views: 39