Lack of ice experience seen in bulker grounding
JUNE 9, 2015 —If crew are not familiar with the measures necessary to prepare and operate a vessel’s sea water cooling system when navigating in ice, there is a risk that the
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NTSB: Shell ultimately responsible in Kulluk grounding
MAY 28, 2015 — Even though no environmental damage resulted, opponents of Alaskan drilling are likely to find ammunition to use in the National Transportation Safety Board’s findings in its investigation of
Norwegian Dawn back in Bermuda after grounding incident
MAY 20, 2015 — Norwegian Cruise Line’s Norwegian Dawn was this morning safely moored back in Bermuda, after an incident that started about 5.00 p.m. yesterday when the cruise ship temporarily lost
Seaway navigation suspended after bulker grounding
APRIL 21, 2015 — The Coast Guard is responding to a 621-foot bulk carrier which ran aground in the vicinity of Wellesley Island, in the St. Lawrence River, New York, Monday. Vessel
Seaway navigation suspended after bulker grounding
APRIL 21, 2015 — The Coast Guard is responding to a 621-foot bulk carrier which ran aground in the vicinity of Wellesley Island, in the St. Lawrence River, New York, Monday. Vessel
Shipping losses decline, but new threats loom
MARCH 24, 2015 — Although 2014 was the safest year in shipping for ten years, the trend to mega ships could mean future mega losses and cyber security is an issue of
Maritime union criticizes car carrier design
JANUARY 6, 2014 — U.K. based maritime union Nautilus International, which has 21,000 members in the U.K., Netherlands and Switzerland, is using the grounding of the Höegh Osaka as an opportunity to
Canadian TSB reports on Seaway grounding
DECEMBER 15, 2014 — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has released its investigation report (M13C0071) into the striking and subsequent grounding of the cargo ship Claude A. Desgagnes in the St.
Grounded laker refloated
SEPTEMBER 5, 2014 — The American Spirit, a 1,004-foot freighter that had been hard aground in the Straits of Mackinac since Thursday afternoon (see earlier story), was refloated early Friday morning. Today,
NTSB reports on towboat grounding and sinking
JULY 28, 2014—The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined the probable cause of the November 2013 grounding and sinking of towing vessel Stephen L. Colby. The Stephen L. Colby was