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Wednesday, April 14, 2021
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Accidents

Search Continuing for a Dozen Missing After Lift Boat Capsizes Off Port Fourchon; 6 Rescued, 1 Deceased

Update 2: In a morning news conference, U.S. Coast Guard New Orleans Sector Commander Captain Will E. Watson confirmed the vessel as the Seacor Power operated

April 14, 2021
Total Views: 32692

Wednesday, April 7, 2021
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Accidents

Salvors Rescue Eemslift Hendrika in Last-Ditch Effort Off Norway

A salvage team was successful in securing a tow line to the Eemslift Hendrika and the vessel is now under tow to Ålesund, the Norwegian Coastal Administration

April 7, 2021
Total Views: 41375

Tuesday, April 6, 2021
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Accidents

Dutch Containership with Stuck Rudder Does Circles in North Sea -AIS

A Dutch-registered containership was doing circles in the North Sea off the Wadden Islands after the ship’s rudder apparently got stuck. The Netherlands

April 6, 2021
Total Views: 27779

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Accidents

Sunken Vessel of Interest Located in Search for Missing FV Nicola Faith Off Wales

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) says it has located an unidentified sunken vessel of “significant interest” in its search for

April 6, 2021
Total Views: 3660

Abandoned Yacht Ship Eemslift Hendrika
Accidents

Rescue Underway for Abandoned Yacht Transport Ship Adrift Off Norway

OSLO, April 6 (Reuters) – Emergency response teams scrambled on Tuesday to prevent a Dutch cargo ship adrift in the North Sea from sinking and causing an

April 6, 2021
Total Views: 47811

Monday, April 5, 2021
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Yacht Transport Ship in Trouble Off Norway

Norwegian search and rescue crews are responding to a yacht transport ship that is listing after its cargo reportedly shifted off the west coast of Norway on

April 5, 2021
Total Views: 43172

Friday, March 19, 2021
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Accidents

Search Continuing for Missing Fishing Vessel ‘Nicola Faith’ in UK

Authorities in the U.K. are continuing the search for the missing fishing vessel that was lost off the coast of North Wales earlier this year. The F/V Nicola

March 19, 2021
Total Views: 2978

Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Despite Progress, Women Still Underrepresented in Maritime Search and Rescue -Survey
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Despite Progress, Women Still Underrepresented in Maritime Search and Rescue -Survey

The International Maritime Rescue Federation (IMRF) has released the results of the first survey to examine the representation of women across the maritime

March 10, 2021
Total Views: 1765

Wednesday, March 3, 2021
International Effort to Rescue 31 from Sinking Fishing Vessel Off Nova Scotia
Accidents

International Effort to Rescue 31 from Sinking Fishing Vessel Off Nova Scotia

An international search and rescue operation involving the U.S. and Canadian Coast Guards and the Royal Canadian Air Force was successful in rescuing 31

March 3, 2021
Total Views: 9034

Thai Navy Scrambles to Save Cats from Sinking Ship -Photos
Accidents

Thai Navy Scrambles to Save Cats from Sinking Ship -Photos

BANGKOK, March 3 (Reuters) – Thai navy sailors braved choppy waters to launch a dramatic rescue this week after discovering four cats had been

March 3, 2021
Total Views: 17585

Monday, January 18, 2021
Search Suspended for Missing Fishermen Off Midway Island
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Search Suspended for Missing Fishermen Off Midway Island

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended the active search for 10 missing crewmembers from a Taiwanese fishing vessel off of Midway Island in the Pacific Ocean.

January 18, 2021
Total Views: 2487

Thursday, January 14, 2021
Drunk Man Arrested After Coast Guard Locates Stolen Tiki Hut Bar in Florida Keys
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Drunk Man Arrested After Coast Guard Locates Stolen Tiki Hut Bar in Florida Keys

A U.S. Coast Guard crew from Station Key West have recovered a floating tiki hut bar that was reported stolen near in the Florida Keys Unsurprisingly, the

January 14, 2021
Total Views: 23638

Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Search Underway for Crew of Abandoned Fishing Vessel Off Midway Island
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Search Underway for Crew of Abandoned Fishing Vessel Off Midway Island

A search involving U.S. Coast Guard, Navy and good samaritan vessels is continuing for 10 missing crew members of from an abandoned Taiwanese fishing vessel

January 12, 2021
Total Views: 11710

Tuesday, January 5, 2021
Containership and LNG Carrier Assist in Caribbean Sea Rescue
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Containership and LNG Carrier Assist in Caribbean Sea Rescue

The U.S. Coast Guard last week rescued a man from a disabled sailboat in the Caribbean Sea about 114 nautical miles from Puerto Rico with assistance from the

January 5, 2021
Total Views: 8791

Thursday, December 31, 2020
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Accidents

Coast Guard Searching for Overdue Vessel with 20 People in the Bahamas

The U.S. Coast Guard is searching for an overdue vessel with approximately 20 people on board off the Bahamas. Coast Guard District Seven watchstanders

December 31, 2020
Total Views: 5398

Thursday, December 17, 2020
General Cargo Ship Goes Missing Off Vietnam
Accidents

General Cargo Ship Goes Missing Off Vietnam

HANOI, Dec 17 (Reuters) – At least 15 sailors were missing on Thursday after a Panama-flagged cargo ship capsized in rough seas off Vietnam, Vietnamese

December 17, 2020
Total Views: 8480

Tuesday, December 15, 2020
Four Rescued from Burning Fishing Vessel Off Alabama
Accidents

Four Rescued from Burning Fishing Vessel Off Alabama

The U.S. Coast rescued four people Monday after their commercial fishing vessel caught fire near Fort Morgan, Alabama. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector

December 15, 2020
Total Views: 2769

Monday, December 7, 2020
Tanker Rescues Two People Clinging to Wood Plank in Torres Strait
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Tanker Rescues Two People Clinging to Wood Plank in Torres Strait

A passing tanker transiting the Torres Strait off the coast of Australia helped rescue two people clinging to a wood plank after their vessel sank. The

December 7, 2020
Total Views: 6627

Tuesday, December 1, 2020
Update: Vendée Globe Skipper Rescued from Liferaft
Accidents

Update: Vendée Globe Skipper Rescued from Liferaft

A Vendée Globe skipper who activated his emergency beacon and abandoned ship has been rescued some 840 nautical miles southwest of Cape Town. Skipper Kevin

December 1, 2020
Total Views: 17088

Monday, November 30, 2020
Lucky Mariner Rescued 86 Miles Off Port Canaveral, Florida
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Lucky Mariner Rescued 86 Miles Off Port Canaveral, Florida

The crew of a containership located a missing mariner clinging to the bow of his partially sunken boat approximately 86 miles east of Port Canaveral, Florida,

November 30, 2020
Total Views: 10332
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