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Wednesday, June 22, 2016
Insurer Says MV Benita Grounding a Medical Issue, Not Mutiny
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Insurer Says MV Benita Grounding a Medical Issue, Not Mutiny

The insurer of a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier which ran aground last week in Mauritius following an apparent brawl on board says that the incident was

June 22, 2016
Total Views: 855

Tuesday, June 14, 2016
Weather Hampers Lifting of Sewol Wreck in South Korea
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Weather Hampers Lifting of Sewol Wreck in South Korea

High waves have forced salvage crews to delay the operation to lift the sunken Sewol ferry in South Korea until later this month. The lifting of vessel kicked

June 14, 2016
Total Views: 132

Friday, June 3, 2016
Lightering Ops Underway for Grounded Freighter in Lake Superior [PHOTOS]
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Lightering Ops Underway for Grounded Freighter in Lake Superior [PHOTOS]

The U.S. Coast Guard has reported that lightering operations on the grounded MV Roger Blough began Friday a full week after the American freighter ran

June 3, 2016
Total Views: 155

Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Salvage Update: MV Roger Blough Hard Aground in Lake Superior
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Salvage Update: MV Roger Blough Hard Aground in Lake Superior

Lightering operations have been planned for the Great Lakes freighter hard aground on a reef in Lake Superior, but it’s likely to be several

June 1, 2016
Total Views: 308

Tuesday, May 31, 2016
PHOTOS: U.S. Freighter ‘Roger Blough’ Hard Aground in Lake Superior
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PHOTOS: U.S. Freighter ‘Roger Blough’ Hard Aground in Lake Superior

A U.S.-flagged freighter that spent Memorial Day weekend hard aground in Lake Superior is still stuck Tuesday as salvage crews continue on plans to refloat the

May 31, 2016
Total Views: 701

Friday, May 27, 2016
los llanitos
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Pollutants Removed From Grounded Bulk Carrier in Mexico

The removal of fuel and all hazardous materials from the stranded bulk carrier Los Llanitos concluded earlier this month as the salvage now moves to

May 27, 2016
Total Views: 115

Thursday, May 19, 2016
VIDEO: The Spectactular Salvage Operation to Save the Modern Express
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VIDEO: The Spectactular Salvage Operation to Save the Modern Express

In this video, SMIT Salvage tells the story of the amazing race to save the Modern Express, a 164-meter-long Roll-on/Roll-off vessel which earlier this

May 19, 2016
Total Views: 2655

Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Salvage Master Nick Sloane Joins Resolve
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Salvage Master Nick Sloane Joins Resolve

South African Salvage Master Nick Sloane has joined Resolve Marine Group as Senior Salvage Master.  Sloane has been in the business for decades but is

February 2, 2016
Total Views: 231

Friday, January 29, 2016
Salvage Team Boards Modern Express in Bay of Biscay – UPDATE
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Salvage Team Boards Modern Express in Bay of Biscay – UPDATE

Update: The salvage team has abandoned the Modern Express for the night after an attempt to establish a tow line was unsuccessful, Maritime Prefect

January 29, 2016
Total Views: 340

Thursday, January 28, 2016
Weather Prevents Salvors from Boarding Listing Car Carrier
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Weather Prevents Salvors from Boarding Listing Car Carrier

For Latest Updates: Modern Express Adrift in Bay of Biscay Thursday: The Panamanian-flagged car carrier Modern Express continues to drift eastward in the Bay

January 28, 2016
Total Views: 107

Wednesday, January 27, 2016
bulk carrier Los Llanitos aground
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Stranded Bulk Carrier ‘Los Llanitos’ to Be Dismantled Along Rocky Mexican Coast

The Mexican government is hoping to dismantle the bulk carrier Los Llanitos in the same spot at which it ran aground in October during Hurricane Patricia. The

January 27, 2016
Total Views: 490

Wednesday, January 20, 2016
VIDEO: Baltic Ace Wreck Cut Up and Removed from North Sea
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VIDEO: Baltic Ace Wreck Cut Up and Removed from North Sea

On December 5, 2012, the car carrier Baltic Ace sank in the North Sea with more than 1,400 cars on board after a colliding with a containership near the

January 20, 2016
Total Views: 303

Tuesday, January 19, 2016
Marine Salvage Legend Rich Habib Killed in Snowboarding Accident
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Marine Salvage Legend Rich Habib Killed in Snowboarding Accident

A marine salvage legend well known for his role in raising the Costa Concordia has past away following a freak snowboarding accident in Utah. gCaptain has

January 19, 2016
Total Views: 3704

Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Sunken Towboat Restricting Traffic on Mississippi River Near Memphis
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Sunken Towboat Restricting Traffic on Mississippi River Near Memphis

A section of the Mississippi River is restricted to one-way vessel traffic near Memphis as the Coast Guard and response crews work to salvage a towboat

December 16, 2015
Total Views: 108

Monday, November 30, 2015
Debunkering of Sunken Trawler Oleg Naydenov Complete Off Canary Islands
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Debunkering of Sunken Trawler Oleg Naydenov Complete Off Canary Islands

Spain’s sea search and rescue organization, Salvamento Marítimo, says the debunkering of the Russian trawler Oleg Naydenov that sunk in April has been

November 30, 2015
Total Views: 191

Monday, November 16, 2015
bulk carrier Los Llanitos aground
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First Oil Pumped from Stranded Bulk Carrier in Mexico

The first oil has been pumped from a Mexican bulk carrier that has been stranded along Mexico’s rocky Pacific coastline since late October when it ran

November 16, 2015
Total Views: 78

Thursday, October 29, 2015
Oil Removed from Wrecked ‘Flinterstar’ Off Belgium
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Oil Removed from Wrecked ‘Flinterstar’ Off Belgium

  Dutch shipowner Flinter announced Wednesday that all remaining heavy fuel oil has been successfully removed from the wreck of the MV

October 29, 2015
Total Views: 97

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: 121

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: 152

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: 175