The U.S. Coast Guard and other state and local agencies are searching for two people missing after their recreational boat, with six people aboard, collided with an oyster barge being pushed by a tug on the James River near Newport News, Virginia. Good Samaritans recovered four of the people in the water and they were taken to a local hospital where they are … [Read more...]
Burning Container Ship Grounds, Partially Sinks Off India
Things are not looking up for an Indian containership which suffered an explosion and fire more than three weeks ago in the Bay of Bengal off the east coast of India. Shreyas Shipping and Logistics, which operates the vessel, reports the vessel is now aground and more explosions have been heard on board the ship as the fire continues to burn. The incident started on June … [Read more...]
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 Wednesday after the man apparently fell overboard from a containership. Rescued was Lorejei Moscoso, a crew member on board the Liberian-flagged containership, Vega Sagittarius. Moscoso was reported missing by fellow … [Read more...]
Explosion and Fire After Dredger Hits Gas Pipeline in Texas
The Coast Guard responded Tuesday evening to a gas pipeline explosion and fire near Port O'Connor, Texas after it was struck by a dredger, the Coast Guard confirmed today. The dredger also caught fire but all crew member abandoned ship safely. Photos posted to Facebook by the page Maritime Throwdown show flames engulfing the vessel. USCG sector Corpus Christi … [Read more...]
Bulk Carrier Crew Member Injured in Fall from Ship’s Crane Off Puerto Rico
A Chinese crew member of the bulk carrier Bunun Hero had to be medevaced from the vessel in the Atlantic Ocean off Puerto Rico after being injured in a fall from the ship's crane, the Coast Guard said. U.S. Coast Guard watchstanders in Sector San Juan received the medevac request at 5 p.m., Monday from the Panamanian-flagged ship for a 20-year-old crewmember, who sustained … [Read more...]