The U.K. Maritime Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released an interim report on its investigation of the March 10 incident in which the U.S.-flagged TSP program tanker Stena Immaculate was struck by
By Luis Llamas and Thomas “Buddy” Bardenwerper, Jones Walker LLP Maritime Practice Group The bilge alarm is sounding. Smoke is billowing. Oil is spreading. A lot needs to happen in these critical,
Singapore and Malaysian authorities were responding this morning after two tankers were on fire following a collision that, the South China Morning Post said, spotlights the perils of dark fleet ships operating
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a January 22, 2023 incident in which the azimuthing stern drive, or Z-drive, tugboat Mark E Kuebler, owned by Bay-Houston Towing Co.
The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its report on a January 9, 2023 Lower Mississippi River collision between two barge tows that caused the barges in both tows to break free.
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) says that failure by its mate to maintain a proper lookout and conducting maintenance on critical equipment while underway led to an October 28, 2022 fishing
By Ed McNamara CEO Armada Risk Partners Ports, terminal and shipyard operators need to be especially vigilant and aware of how they should protect themselves in the event of collisions between vessels
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)
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
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
