Salvage News


21 Dead as Cargo Ship Hits Party Boat North of Cairo

Jul 24, 2015

Egypt's health ministry said that the death toll from a collision of a cargo ship with a boat carrying people celebrating an engagement, on the Nile the night before has risen to 21, as divers searched for missing passengers. There were…

Devonport Workers Entombed in Submarine Ballast Tank

Jul 22, 2015

A pair of workers were sealed inside the ballast tank of a nuclear submarine in Plymouth, it has emerged, reports BBC. Colleagues had mistakenly sealed the tank at Devonport base in Plymouth, where Britain's nuclear submarines are refitted…

Ship Crashes into Mansion in the Strait of Istanbul

Jul 22, 2015

Majed and Randy,  Sierra Leone-registered dry cargo ship collided into a Ethem Pertev's water-front mansion located on the Bosporus in Istanbul's Kanlıca neighborhood. Luckily no one was injured in the incident. The accident happened due…

South Korea Chooses Shanghai Salvage-led consortium to Lift Sewol Ferry

Jul 16, 2015

South Korea has chosen a consortium led by China’s state-run Shanghai Salvage Co. as the preferred bidder to raise the Sewol passenger ferry which sank off Jindo Island on April 16, 2014, the country’s Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) said in a statement…

Livestock Carrier Sinks off Gulf of Aden

Jul 13, 2015

A cargo ship carrying thousands of livestock was sailing from Somalia to the United Arab Emirates when it encountered high waves and strong winds and sank off the coast of Gulf of Aden.  All animals are perishing and two of the 29 crew still missing…

Box Ship Sinaran Andaman Sank off Thailand

Jul 09, 2015

A Cambodian-registered container ship and a fishing boat sank in rough seas off Phuket on Wednesday morning, but the navy saved both crews. The cargo ship Sinaran Andaman reportedly suffers an engine problem en route from Tub Lamu and the…

Loaded Matson Ship Stalls in Pacific Ocean

Jul 09, 2015

A Matson ship en route to Oahu from California has stalled at sea and may need to be towed to the islands, reports Hawaii News Now. A problem in the engine room cut off power on the cargo ship, Matsonia, and engineers onboard are working to restore power…

SSC Completes IMCA Surface Supplied Diver Assessment

Jul 08, 2015

Four groups with a total of 43 experienced divers from Shanghai Salvage Company (SSC) have completed their IMCA Surface Supplied Diver Assessment. The assessment was conducted from the Shanghai Salvage new DP 2 Diving Support Vessel (DSV) ‘Shen Qian Hao’ while in offshore Shanghai area…

UK Rowers Rescued - Again

Jul 08, 2015

Two Englishmen - one an epileptic with head injuries - attempting to break the world record for rowing across the Indian Ocean as a duo have been rescued for a second time. The rescue mission came after a seemingly bizarre chain of communication…

Campaign Targets Improved Ship Recycling Conditions

Jul 07, 2015

IndustriALL has launched the “Campaign to clean up Shipbreaking - the world's most dangerous job”, as announced by the NGO Shipbreaking Platform. IndustriALL, which represents 50 million workers in 140 countries, calls upon governments to make the shipbreaking industry safer for workers…

Egyptian Vessel Sinks

Jul 06, 2015

Taba, an Egyptian ferry, carrying passengers, cargo and trucks, sank in the Red Sea early on Sunday, according to state-owned news agency MENA. The 6,600-gt Taba (built 1985) had capsized because the trucks on board the ship were parked mainly on one side…

Passenger Ferry Capsizes in the Philippines, Nearly 40 Dead

Jul 03, 2015

MBCA Kim Nirvana, a passenger boat carrying 189 people has capsized in the central Philippines, minutes after leaving port, the Philippine Red Cross and coast guard spokesman Cmdr. Armand Balilo said. There were 173 passengers and 16 crew members on board…

Cargoship Disabled and Grounded in Dardanelles

Jul 01, 2015

General cargo vessel Ibrahim Konan  (7,618 dwt, built 2008) today (July 1) suffered rudder failure and ran aground in Dardanelles in front of Eceabat in Turkey, while transiting in southern direction.  The  109 meters long vessel loaded…

Container Ship and LPG Tanker Collide near Surabaya

Jun 30, 2015

LPG tanker Navigator Aries (23,333 dwt, built 2008), and containership Leo Perdana (33,423 dwt, built 2007) collided yesterday in waters off Gresik, nearby the Port of Tunjung Perak in Surabaya, Indonesia. The collision caused a fire on the 2008-built tanker…

Brand New Ro-Ro Ran Aground in Norway

Jun 29, 2015

Ro-ro cargo vessel Kvitbjørn ran aground off Ulsteinvik port, Norway, in the afternoon June 28, while approaching the port.  The vessel, owned by Norway-based Nor Lines, was refloated at 2145 LT same day with the help of tugs at high tide…

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