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Cargo Ship Sinks near Oman

Sep 03, 2017

A Tanzanian-flagged cargo ship sank off the Omani coast due to leaked sea water, reported Bahrain News Agency. Twenty sailors were saved. The report quoted Authorities in Oman saying that the ship was loaded with construction material, consisting of steel bars and sand…

Port of Beaumont Remains Closed amid Harvey

Aug 30, 2017

Operations are shut at the Port of Beaumont Terminal and there is no vessel movement, said the port's chief of police on Wednesday. The port has no ships in the channel, said Police Chief Stephen Davis, noting the waterway is shut down…

Bulk Carrier Splits in Two in the Black Sea

Aug 28, 2017

A dry cargo vessel broke in two in the Black Sea off Turkey's northwest coast, television images showed early on Sunday, while the 11-man crew was rescued.Mongolian flag carrying Leonardo, a 114-meter-long dry cargo ship, started buckling…

Tanker Goes Aground Off Brooklyn

Aug 27, 2017

Oil tanker Kamome Victoria that ran aground in a shipping channel between New York and New Jersey has been cleared to depart after it passed inspections, the U.S. Coast Guard said. According to AP report, the product tanker was carrying 373…

Four Killed in Explosion at South Korean STX Shipyard

Aug 20, 2017

Four workers were killed Sunday in an explosion at an oil tanker being built in a South Korean shipyard, Reuters reported quoting authorities. Fire officials said the workers were painting the interior of the tanker at an STX Offshore &…

USS Indianapolis Wreckage Located

Aug 20, 2017

A team of civilian researchers led by entrepreneur and philanthropist Paul G. Allen have found the wreck of the World War II cruiser USS Indianapolis (CA 35), which was lost July 30, 1945. This is a significant discovery considering the…

Dock Workers Injured in Chemical Spill at Port of Long Beach

Aug 06, 2017

Twelve people, including one firefighter, sustained minor to mild injuries after a container ship leaked a hazardous material in the Port of Long Beach in Southern California, WSJ reported. A 6,000-gallon container on the ship began leaking the liquid Sunday morning…

Fuel Removal from Grounded Kea Trader in Progress

Aug 02, 2017

Three weeks after the grounding of Kea Trader on a reef off New Caledonia, the removal of heavy fuel oil from the 2017-built containership is now underway and could be completed next week. According to Radio New Zealand, helicopters are…

Japanese, US Coast Guard Train at Resolve Maritime Academy

Jul 26, 2017

Last Friday, Resolve Maritime Academy hosted over 30 Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) sailors and members of the U.S. Coast Guard, at their training facility in Port Everglades for an international fire safety and damage control training…

Total: Congo Crude Exports Unaffected by Port Strike

Jul 17, 2017

French oil and gas company Total said on Monday that crude exports from its Djeno terminal in Congo Republic was ongoing and unaffected following a strike last week and the sinking of a loading buoy in an unrelated accident. Traders said…

Maersk: Too Early to Predict Financial Impact of Cyber Attack

Jul 07, 2017

Asia CEO said ports have resumed releasing cargo; will discuss settlement, liability issues with customers. Maersk said it was too early to predict the financial impact of last month's global Petya cyber attack that hit the shipping giant's computers and delayed cargoes…

Ships Collide in the Dover Strait

Jul 01, 2017

The UK Coastguard report that a bulk carrier and an oil tanker collided in the Dover Strait. Although both vessels have been damaged, there is no water ingress and no pollution. A French tug is on scene with the vessels. There are no injuries and all of the crew are accounted for…

Maersk Unable to Process Orders after Cyber Attack

Jun 28, 2017

Shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, which handles one in seven containers shipped worldwide, is not able to process new orders after being hit by a global cyber attack, it told Reuters on Wednesday. 'Right now, at this hour, we're not able to take new orders…

US Warship Stayed on Collision Course despite Warning

Jun 26, 2017

A U.S. warship struck by a container vessel in Japanese waters failed to respond to warning signals or take evasive action before a collision that killed seven of its crew, according to a report of the incident by the Philippine cargo ship's captain…

Seven Sailors Killed as US Navy Destroyer Collides with a Container Ship

Jun 18, 2017

Bodies of seven U.S. sailors recovered after the U.S. destroyer collided with with Philippine-flagged vessel CX Crystal near south of Tokyo Bay in Japan. The bodies of missing sailors were found in flooded compartments of the USS Fitzgerald…

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