USCG continues response to grounded laker
MAY 31, 2016 — The U.S. Coast Guard today was continues to monitor and respond to the motor vessel Roger Blough. The 833 ft, 1972-built self-unloading bulker, owned by Great Lakes Fleet,
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VIDEO: Crane raises tug that sank near Tappan Zee Bridge
MARCH 24, 2016 — New York local news stations today showed footage of the 84 ft tugboat Specialist slowly being raised from beneath the Tappan Zee Bridge. The tug sank March 12
VIDEO: Damaged bulker completes river transit
MARCH 24, 2016 — The 54,881 dwt Panamanian flagged bulk carrier Sparna is now awaiting repairs pierside in North Kalama, WA, after briefly grounding near river marker 36 in Oregon on Monday
Boston Harbor Cruises “stars” in History series
FEBRUARY 16, 2016—The Offshore Logistics Division of Boston Harbor Cruises has a “starring role” in the new History Channel series, Billion Dollar Wreck, which follows treasure hunter Martin Bayerle’s exploration of the
Giant box ship towed into Hamburg
FEBRUARY 9, 2016 — After an operation that started just after 2.00 a.m. this morning, the 399.6 m containership CSCL Indian Ocean arrived in Hamburg at 06.15 a.m., local time. The ship
UPDATE: Next try at freeing giant box ship will be Tuesday
FEBRUARY 5, 2016 – In an update issued today, Central Command for Marine Emergencies Germany (Havariekommando) said that the earliest chance to free the giant box ship CSCL Indian Ocean will not
VIDEO: Giant box ship remains grounded
FEBRUARY 5, 2016—The 19,000 TEU containership CSCL Indian Ocean this morning remained grounded in the Elbe River off the island of Lühesand on the approach to Hamburg. The 399.6 m x 58.6
VIDEO: Smit team gets tow line aboard Modern Express
FEBRUARY 1, 2016 — France appears to have avoided what could have been an environmental disaster. A Smit Salvage team has succeeded in getting a line aboard the drifting car carrier Modern
NTSB: El Faro bridge found, VDR still missing
The main wreckage of the TOTE cargo ship that went missing during Hurricane Joaquin was found by a search team on board the U.S. Navy tug USNS Apache on October 31, located at a depth of about 15,000 feet in the vicinity of the last known position near the Crooked Islands in the Bahamas.However, the bridge deck had become separated and the search for it — and the VDR — has continued since then.
Searchers may have found sunken El Faro
NOVEMBER 1, 2015—The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board reports that a search team on board the U.S. Navy tug USNS Apache has found the wreckage of a ship that they believe to be