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
DECEMBER 19, 2018 — The U.K. Coastguard reports that efforts to refloat a Murmansk Shipping Company bulker that grounded off Cornwall yesterday were successful. Following a combined effort between five harbor tugs
DECEMBER 18, 2018 — The U.K. Coastguard says that there will be an attempt later today to refloat a 180 m Russian bulk carrier that ran aground earlier this morning off Cornwall.
NOVEMBER 16, 2018 — Maritime New Zealand reports that the skipper of one of Wellington’s East by West ferries, Iain David Wilson, has been fined NZ$1,688 (about US$1,160) after speeding and grounding
OCTOBER 19, 2018 — The Swedish Accident Investigation Authority has issued its report on a September 2017 grounding of a 1980-built, 3,041 dwt aggregates carrier that occurred when the master was asleep
OCTOBER 3, 2018 — A New Zealand court has imposed fines on French cruise line Compagnie du Ponant and the master of its 264 passenger expedition cruise ship L’Austral following the January
JULY 24, 2018 — Efforts to prepare for the refloating of a Wagenborg cargo ship grounded in the Orkney Islands since July 18 are continuing. The U.K. Maritime and Coastguard agency reports
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 22, 2018 — A report just issued by the U.K. Marine Accident Investigation Branch underscores the case for simply keeping booze off ships. The MAIB report in question is on the