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Thursday, October 29, 2015
Wrecked Bulk Carrier to be Scuttled Off Mexico
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Wrecked Bulk Carrier to be Scuttled Off Mexico

  A 223-meter bulk carrier will need to be scuttled after suffering catastrophic damage from its grounding along a remote stretch of coast in Mexico

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 66

Monday, October 19, 2015
U.S. Navy Tug to Begin Search for Sunken El Faro Near the Bahamas
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U.S. Navy Tug to Begin Search for Sunken El Faro Near the Bahamas

  A search and salvage team from the U.S. Navy is expected to kick off its search for the American cargo ship El Faro this week which is

October 19, 2015
Total Views: 100

Thursday, October 15, 2015
Bad Weather Hampers ‘Flinterstar’ Salvage Off Belgium
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Bad Weather Hampers ‘Flinterstar’ Salvage Off Belgium

  Oil removal operations from the wrecked Flinterstar off the coast of Belgium were halted for a third straight day Thursday due to weather.

October 15, 2015
Total Views: 122

Friday, October 9, 2015
MV Flinterstar A Total Loss Off Belgium
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MV Flinterstar A Total Loss Off Belgium

  Salvage of the partially sunken MV Flinterstar following a collision with an LNG carrier earlier this week off the coast of Belgium kicks into high gear

October 9, 2015
Total Views: 401

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: 3

Friday, September 25, 2015
‘Victoria’ Salvage Continues Off Sweden
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‘Victoria’ Salvage Continues Off Sweden

  Salvors have removed a total of 977,000 liters of heavy oil from the tanks of the grounded MV Victoria off Sweden, but the effort to refloat the vessel

September 25, 2015
Total Views: 10

Tuesday, September 22, 2015
Grounded Bulk Carrier Could Be Stuck for Days Off Sweden
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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: 41

Chilean Ferry Scuttled After 2014 Patagonia Grounding – Photos and Video
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Chilean Ferry Scuttled After 2014 Patagonia Grounding – Photos and Video

The Chile Ro-Ro ferry Amadeo I was towed out to sea and scuttled on Monday after a year-long operation to remove the vessel from the shores of a fjord

September 22, 2015
Total Views: 612

Monday, September 21, 2015
Bulk Carrier Hard Aground Off Sweden
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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: 34

Tuesday, September 15, 2015
MV Smart Salvage Wraps Up in South Africa
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MV Smart Salvage Wraps Up in South Africa

  The salvage of the capesize coal carrier MV Smart in Richards Bay, South Arica has been completed more than two years after the ship ran aground, the

September 15, 2015
Total Views: 495

Friday, August 28, 2015
Drifting MSC Boxship Towed to Safety Off Spain – PHOTOS
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Drifting MSC Boxship Towed to Safety Off Spain – PHOTOS

A 300-meter containership that lost power off Spain on Thursday drifted to within just miles of land before a tug was able to gain control of the vessel and

August 28, 2015
Total Views: 268

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: 132

Thursday, August 20, 2015
Diver Inspections Kick Off Sewol Salvage Project in South Korea
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Diver Inspections Kick Off Sewol Salvage Project in South Korea

  A team of divers began preliminary inspections of the sunken Sewol ferry in South Korea on Wednesday, marking the first on-site operations in the effort

August 20, 2015
Total Views: 19

Tuesday, August 4, 2015
South Korea Finalizes Sewol Salvage Contract
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South Korea Finalizes Sewol Salvage Contract

  The government of South Korea has finalized a deal with a China-led consortium for the salvage of the sunken Sewol ferry off Jindo island. South

August 4, 2015
Total Views: 22

Wednesday, July 15, 2015
China-Led Consortium Selected for Sewol Salvage
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China-Led Consortium Selected for Sewol Salvage

  South Korea has selected a China-led consortium as the preferred bidder for a multi-million dollar contract to raise the sunken Sewol ferry. South

July 15, 2015
Total Views: 8

Tuesday, June 23, 2015
27 Companies Competing for Sewol Salvage Contract
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27 Companies Competing for Sewol Salvage Contract

  A total of 27 companies have submitted bids for the multi-million dollar contract to raise the sunken Sewol ferry in South Korea. The 27 companies

June 23, 2015
Total Views: 10

Monday, June 15, 2015
Oleg Naydenov – Salvage Firms to Remove Oil from Sunken Trawler Off Canary Islands
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Oleg Naydenov – Salvage Firms to Remove Oil from Sunken Trawler Off Canary Islands

  Newly formed marine services company Ardent and a salvage and diving firm from Spain have been contracted to remove oil from a sunken fishing

June 15, 2015
Total Views: 111

Friday, June 5, 2015
Raising The Eastern Star
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Raising The Eastern Star – China Cruise Ship Righted But Hundreds Still Missing

Article Highlights: * Death toll climbs to 103, hundreds still missing * Relatives demand answers; Beijing pledges no “cover-up” * Ship righted,

June 5, 2015
Total Views: 756

Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Cargo Ship Breakup France
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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: 5443

Friday, April 24, 2015
Freighter Scuttled After Galapagos Grounding
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Freighter Scuttled After Galapagos Grounding

An Ecuador-flagged cargo ship has been successfully refloated and scuttled after running aground earlier this year in the Galápagos Islands. The salvage and

April 24, 2015
Total Views: 196
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