Bulker Sirocco prior to breakaway

NTSB releases report on $5M bulker Sirocco breakaway

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on the March 27, 2023, incident in which the 751-foot long bulk carrier Sirocco broke free from its moorings at the Convent Marine

Dali

U.S. files $100M claim against Dali owner and operator

The U.S. Department of Justice Department today filed a claim against Grace Ocean Private Limited and Synergy Marine Pvte., the owner and operator, respectively, of the Dali, the containership that struck Baltimore’s

Blazing vessel under tow

Sounion salvage tow gets under way

The Greek-owned tanker Sounion, still on fire since being hit in multiple Houthi attacks more than two weeks ago, is at last under tow. The vessel is laden with 150,000 tonnes of

merchant ship struck by Russian missile

New details emerge on merchant ship struck by Russian missile

The merchant ship struck by a Russian missile on September 11 has now been identified as the Saint Kitts and Nevis flagged bulk carrier Aya . According to some reports it the

Ship hit by Russian missile strike

Zelensky: Russian missile strikes ship carrying Ukrainian grain

The Interfax Ukraine news agency reports Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as saying that today, Thursday, September 12, Russians launched a missile strike in the Black Sea against a ship carrying grain from

shadow fleet graphic

U.K. cracks down on 10 ships in Putin’s “shadow fleet”

The U.K. has sanctioned 10 vessels in Russia’s “shadow fleet” of ships that use illicit practices to avoid sanctions on Russian oil. This is the third time that the U.K. has sanctioned

James Herbert

Op-Ed: Professional salvors keep marine trade flowing

By James Herbert, Secretary General, International Salvage Union The drive for transparency should be at the heart of all industry. Ensuring that stakeholders know about, and understand, your work and views builds

Uncle Blue after sinking

Poor hull condition led to $500,000 flooding of 59-year old towboat Uncle Blue

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a March 26, 2023, incident in which, at about 0500 local time, the towing vessel Uncle Blue began flooding when towing one

The Dali incident in Baltimore highlights the critical need to reassess maritime safety standards, writes Osher Perry of ShipIn Systems.

Op-Ed: A wake-up call for maritime safety standards

By Osher Perry, CEO and Founder, ShipIn Systems The recent Dali incident in Baltimore highlights the critical need to reassess maritime safety standards. This tragedy is not an isolated case but reflects

man overboard recovery system

VIDEO: Man overboard recovery system gains LR type approval

Edinburgh, Scotland-headquartered search, rescue and recovery specialist Zelim reports that itsSWIFT man overboard recovery device has received full type approval from classification society Lloyd’s Register. A Certificate of Type Approval was presented

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