A report from the U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) indicates that the use of ultra low sulfur fuel oil (ULSFO) may have contributed to a December 2017 incident in which the
JANUARY 10, 2019 — The Coast Guard assisted the crew of a Panamanian flagged bulker after it ran aground about 2.5 miles east of Virginia Beach, VA, Thursday morning. Crew members aboard
JULY 17, 2018 — The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a Marine Accident Brief on a July 8, 2017, incident in which the uninspected towing vessel Eric Haney, owned by
JUNE 1, 2018 — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) yesterday released the report of its investigation of the October 2016 incident in which a Kirby Corporation articulated tug/barge grounded in
MAY 10, 2018 — The U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch has issued its report on the October 2017 grounding of the Barbados flagged,1992-built general cargo ship Islay Trader. During the morning of
JANUARY 23, 2018 — Coast Guard crews were today responding to the grounding of the 223-foot Togo-flagged cargo vessel Ocean Spirit 1 just off the entrance of the Charlotte Amalie Harbor, East
JANUARY 19, 2017 — The National Transportation Safety board says that the probable cause of November 2016 grounding of the 738 ft fully-laden bulk carrier Nenita in the Columbia River was the
DECEMBER 28, 2017 — Coast Guard and partner agency crews last night responded to a ferry aground with 27 people aboard near Rockaway Inlet, New York. The Flyer, an 80-foot New York
OCTOBER 26, 2017 — With ever larger containerships entering the world fleet, the U.K. Marine Accident InvestigatIon Branch (MAIB) has issued a report that deserves close attention. It covers the August 22,
OCTOBER 20, 2017 — A U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report into the December 3 2016 grounding of the 4,950 dwt Spanish-flag bulker Muros off the U.K. east coast is raising
