Salvage News


Chinese Rescue Diver to Receive IMO Bravery Award

Jul 09, 2018

A rescue diver from China who made a series of underwater dives to rescue three people from a sunken cargo ship will receive the 2018 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery At Sea.A Panel of Judges decided that the rescue merited the highest award…

BNSF: Crude Rail Service Could Resume Tuesday

Jun 25, 2018

BNSF Railway Co on Monday said it could resume service Tuesday on a stretch of northwestern Iowa track damaged when a train left the track and crude oil spilled from derailed cars. The crude oil train derailed near Doon, Iowa, on Friday…

YM Efficiency Docks in Sydney after Losing 83 Containers at Sea

Jun 06, 2018

A Taiwan-owned cargo ship docked safely in Sydney on Wednesday after losing 83 containers off the coast of Australia during a massive storm which saw the ship battered by five metre (15 feet) swells.The YM Efficiency limped into Sydney with a container hanging halfway off its side…

Cargo Ship Loses 83 Containers off Australia

Jun 04, 2018

A cargo ship lost 83 containers over-board during heavy seas off Australia and items including nappies and sanitary pads are washing up on beaches while there are fears the ill-fated containers will pose a hazard for shipping and whales.The YM Efficiency…

Explosion Damages Bulker en Route to Yemen

May 11, 2018

An explosion has damaged a Turkish vessel carrying wheat to Yemen's Houthi-controlled port of Saleef, with varying accounts attributing the incident on Thursday to an unexplained blast aboard the ship or a possible missile strike.A naval ship…

Sanchi Disaster Probe Ends in Split Verdict

May 07, 2018

A committee investigating a collision between an Iranian tanker and a Chinese freighter has come to diverging conclusions over the causes of the worst oil ship disaster in decades, Iran's state television reported on Saturday.The Panama-registered Sanchi…

Bulk Carrier Crashes into a Mansion in the Bosphorus Strait

Apr 08, 2018

A massive bulk carrier has crashed into an historic mansion on the shores of Istanbul's Bosphorus Strait after its steering equipment became locked, Al Jazeera reported quoting Turkish state media. The Maltese-flagged Vitaspirit, a 225-meter…

Evans to Lead International Salvage Union

Apr 05, 2018

The International Salvage Union has selected Roger Evans as its new Secretary General. He will succeed Mark Hoddinott who is retiring later this year after six years in the post. Evans is expected to join ISU during July to begin the handover…

Maersk Ship Ablaze in Arabian Sea, 4 Crew Missing

Mar 07, 2018

Maersk has reported an active fire in a cargo hold on its liner vessel Maersk Honam en route from Singapore toward Suez around 900 nautical miles southeast of Salalah, Oman.After firefighting efforts were unsuccessful, the crew sent out…

Ardent and Singapore Salvage Engineers Join Forces for Emergency Response

Mar 06, 2018

Maritime services provider Ardent and Singapore Salvage Engineers (SSE) have joined forces for future operations within Singapore and adjacent waters. The two companies signed a cooperation agreement on the 19th of January 2018 to closely…

Two Damen ASD Tugs 2810 for Iskes Towing & Salvage

Feb 19, 2018

Iskes Towage & Salvage, the leading maritime service provider based in the port of IJmuiden, Amsterdam, has taken delivery of two Damen ASD Tugs 2810.  The vessels were built at Damen Song Cam Shipyards, Vietnam, and delivered last year to Damen Shipyards Gorinchem…

Two Missing after Ship Sinks in South China Sea

Jan 15, 2018

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said that a ship sank in South China Sea on Friday, 11 out of 13 crew were rescued and two remained missing. According to the survivors, there were 13 crew on board the sunken vessel. Two persons are still unaccounted for…

German Boxship Collides with Crane at Keelung Port

Jan 10, 2018

A German-flagged container ship Hansa Meersburg ran into a crane while berthing at Keelung Port, Taiwan resulting in the damage of containers and port infrastructure, CNA reported. The 2007-built freighter, operated by German-based Leonhardt…

NYK Study on Avoiding Collisions

Jan 01, 2018

NYK and NYK Group companies MTI Co. and Japan Marine Science released partial findings of a study on collision risk judgement and the autonomous operation of vessels.  Representatives from the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT)…

Two Persons Missing After Sampan Capsized in Singapore

Dec 11, 2017

At about 1930 hours on 10 December 2017, the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) was informed by Johor’s Maritime Rescue Sub Centre that two men had been reported to be missing after their sampan capsized earlier at about 1630 hours…

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