What caused $1.3M Three Girls fishing vessel fire?
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on an August 11, 2024, engine room fire aboard the fishing vessel Three Girls that led to an estimated $1.3 million in
Safety and Security
GAO: USCG needs to up its MTS cybersecurity game
The more the maritime industry relies on digitalization and tech to increase its efficiency, the more it becomes vulnerable to cyber threats and a new report from the Government Accountability Office says
NTSB determines cause of Bonnie G grounding
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report into the October 4, 2023, grounding of the former OSV Bonnie G, half a mile south of the Cyril E. King airport in
NTSB: Ineffective voyage planning led to crane hitting Mackinac Bridge
Not for the first time, the National Transportation Safety Board has issued a report involving a crane, a barge and a bridge. This latest report deals with an incident that occurred on
Shipping Round Table raises concerns on unjust treatment of seafarers
The Round Table of International Shipping Organizations is increasingly concerned about a rise in the unjust treatment and criminalization of seafarers. The chairpersons of the Round Table’s four member organizations — BIMCO,
NTSB reports on $2M barge strike on Algiers Lock gate
Surging water from the Mississippi River led to a 2023 barge strike on a gate at Algiers Lock in New Orleans, the National Transportation Safety Board says, The NTSB found the surge
State Department: Galaxy Leader remains stolen property
While some in shipping see the release of the crew of the hijacked car carrier Galaxy Leader as a hopeful sign that the situation in the Red Sea may return to normal,
Trump re-designates the Houthis as a Foreign Terrorist Organization.
President Donald J. Trump has signed an Executive Order re-designating Ansar Allah (the Houthis) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization. The Executive Order sets in motion a process by which the group known
Ambrey: Sounion salvage successfully completed
U.K.-based maritime risk consultancy Ambrey has confirmed that the salvage of the MT Sounion has been successfully completed. As we reported at the time, the 163,000 dwt Greek-flagged Sounion was set ablaze
USCG inspectors discover counterfeit pilot ladders
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Maritime Safety Alert after marine inspectors from Sector Maryland-National Capital Region (NCR) discovered counterfeit pilot ladders during a Port State Control Examination at the Port