Sandown Class minehunter

U.K. will transfer two minehunters to Ukraine

The U.K. and Norway are to lead a new Maritime Capability Coalition to support Ukraine. As part of the initiative, the U.K. will transfer two Royal Navy Sandown class minehunters to the

NTSB report report implicates bank effect

NTSB recommends new measures to end pipeline anchor strikes

The National Transportation Safety Board is aiming to prevent a repeat of California’s 2021 Orange County oil spill, which was deemed to have been caused by an anchor strike on a pipeline.

Was this a Jägermeister assisted grounding?

MAIB reports on a somewhat Jägermeister-assisted grounding

Over the years, there’s been much discussion about ECDIS-assisted groundings. A recently released accident report from the U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) could just add the term “Jägermeister-assisted grounding” to maritime

Port of Auckland has been fined in a dock worker death case

Port of Auckland fined in dock worker death case

Port of Auckland Limited (POAL) was today fined NZD 500,000 (about US $310,000) after pleading guilty to two charges under New Zealand’s Health and Safety at Work Act 2015. The charges were

Endo Breeze

Maintenance error caused $1.2 million Endo Breeze engine room fire

An engine room fire aboard the 600-foot long tanker Endo Breeze that resulted in $1.2 million damages was the result of a maintenance error, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday. The

Rape by captain allegedly took place aboard USNS Carson City

Lawsuit alleges MSC civilian mariner was raped by captain

A complaint filed yesterday in the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey alleges that an MSC civilian mariner was raped by the captain when working as the 1st assistant

NTSB reports on City of Boston

Inadequate tow planning seen as leading to sinking of fishing vessel Carol Jean

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued the report of its investigation of the sinking of the commercial fishing vessel Carol Jean. On March 21, this year, while anchored with no one

USS Mason responded to Central Park hijacking

Pentagon: Central Park hijackers were Somalis

While all the circumstances surrounding the recent attempted hijacking of the Zodiac Maritime tanker Central Park indicated that the Iranian-backed, Yemen-based Houthis were involved, it seems they likely were involved only to

USS Mason helped thwart Houthi hijack attempt

Navy thwarts another Houthi hijacking attempt

Following the hijacking of the car carrier Galaxy Leader, which is owned by a company associated with Israeli business man Rami Ungar, attacks on ships with Israeli ties by the Iranian-backed, Yemen-based

Galaxy Leader entering port

NYK Lines car carrier Galaxy Leader hijacked

The Galaxy Leader, a Bahamas-flag car carrier leased by Japan’s NYK Lines has been hijacked by Iran-affiliated Houthi militia, who described it as “an Israeli ship,” and taken to a Yemeni port.

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