Traffic resumes after Suez Canal collision
According to local media reports, traffic has resumed after a Suez Canal collision involving a 174,000 cubic meter LNG carrier and a 115,000 dwt crude oil carrier. Today, Suez Canal Authority (SCA)
collision
Oil mist detector malfunction likely caused $3.4 million collision
A false alarm from an oil mist detector is seen as playing a key role in an August 2022 collision in the Sabine Pass, Texas, involving an 18,143 dwt Netherlands-flagged general cargo
Suez Canal tugboat sinks in deadly collision with gas tanker
A salvage team yesterday recovered the body of a crew member from a Suez Canal tugboat that sank after a fatal collision with a gas tanker transiting the canal. The incident occurred
NTSB reports on deadly USCG cutter collision with small boat
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on an August 8, 2022, incident in which the 154 foot long U.S. Coast Guard cutter Winslow Griesser (WPC-1116) collided with the 23-foot-long
“Excessive speed” seen in expensive tugboat collision with containership
Excessive speed during an advanced harbor-assist maneuver led to a tugboat collision with a containership in the Houston Ship Channel last year, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday. The vessels in
Tanker held after deadly collision with dredge
A 50,420 dwt, 2011-built products tanker, the Petite Soeur, is currently being held in the Philippines following a collision with a Sierra Leone flagged hopper dredge. The Marshall Islands registered Petite Soeur
VIDEO: Warship near-miss report emerges
Thanks to the efforts of San Diego broadcaster NBC7 a redacted version of a Navy investigation into a “near miss”encounter between two warships last year has been getting more attention than it
Collision cutter commander relieved of duties
Lt. Cmdr. Benjamin Williamsz was relieved of duties as the commanding officer of USCGC Winslow Griesser (WPC 1116), Feb.17. The Sentinel-class fast response cutter and the fishing vessel Desakata collided while underway
USCG responds to tugboat grounding
The Coast Guard is responding to a tugboat that ran aground near the South Texas Gateway refinery in Corpus Christi. Coast Guard Sector Corpus Christi command center watchstanders received a call at
NTSB reports on collision that saw tanker sink after being struck by super yacht
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on the December 23, 2021, incident in which the 750 dwt Belize-flagged product tanker Tropic Breeze, was struck by the 2018-built super