The General Organization of Sea Ports (GOP) said that the Liberian vessel -- MV Stolt Valor -- was granted permission to take refuge in Bahrain’s waters. The operation to move the tanker to the Arab Shipbuilding and Repair Yard (ASRY) began early on Tuesday June 26…
The American Club reported positive developments during 2011, and into the first half of 2012, at yesterday’s annual meeting of its members in New York. Its business had made steady progress, notwithstanding the challenges which continued to confront the global economy in general…
Following weeks of preparation and more than seven days of intensive, round-the-clock operations, RESOLVE Salvage & Fire, (ASIA) Pte Ltd. announced that more than 1000 MT of volatile LPG 1- Butene have been removed from the stranded and wrecked freighter LPG OBERON in the Taiwan Strait…
2012 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea to go to Canadian and Chilean rescuersThe IMO Council has decided that the award will go to Sergeant Janick Gilbert (posthumously), Master Corporal Max Lahaye-Lemay and Master Corporal Marco Journeyman…
Global Diving & Salvage, Inc. successfully rigged and refloated the sunken 140-foot fishing vessel. The abandoned and derelict fishing vessel Deep Sea, while at anchor in Penn Cove, WA, caught fire and sank in 60 feet of water. The U.S.…
Incident response and environmental clean-up specialist Braemar Howells and its sister company Braemar (Incorporating The Salvage Association) are to work together to provide a 24-hour global response capability to the world’s shipping and marine insurance sectors…
UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) reports on fatal accident involving tug capsize, set out safety lessons learnedIn a summary of their findings MAIB report in their 'flier':Last August, the tugs Steven B and Chiefton were…
The Australian Maritime Safety Agency (AMSA) sums up a recent incident where a bulk carrier was disabled in the Coral Sea, & outlines its proactive maritime safety measures The incident involving the ID Integrity took place 175 nm off the Queensland coast…
The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) provided assistance to a drifting bulk carrier in the Coral Sea before tugs arrivedThe Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier, ID Integrity advised AMSA’s Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC Australia) that…
A damaged hoist cable and the inability to find equipment needed to repair the fraying cable are the two causal factors in the Coast Guard’s unsuccessful rescue of an injured crewmember off the sailing vessel Freefall during heavy weather Oct…
Coastguard monitors safety aspects as MSC hire Donjon-Smit to make a salvage assessment of fire-damaged 'MSC Idil' off the Puerto Rico coastThe coastguard reports as follows:The 900-foot container ship suffered an explosion onboard late Friday afternoon…
'Panos Earth' has been anchored in South Africa's False Bay for 7 weeks without electrical power & the crew wants to go homeThe Panos Earth, 75,864 dwt bulk carrier needs $500 000 (R3.6 million) to repair her generators but squabbles with…
Antarctica oil spill: a wrecked Brazilian ship 'Endless Sea', leaks oil, trapped in iceA wrecked Brazilian ship is trapped in ice and spilling fuel in Antarctica, with no hopes of containing the damage until the long South Pole winter eases next October according to a Huffington Post news report…
Mr John Walker has been appointed as head of GL Noble Denton's growing Marine Casualty Investigation practice for the Americas region.Based in the New York office, John leads a team of expert marine engineers, master mariners and naval architects…
Donjon Marine Refloats car ferry GOV. HERBERT H. LEHMAN. After a competitive bidding process, in late March 2012 Donjon Marine was awarded a job to refloat the 277-foot Ex-Staten Island, NY car ferry Gov. Herbert H. Lehman. The vessel sank in the Hudson River while in layup in Newburg…
