628 results found for 'Casualty'

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  • UAE: Four Ships Subjected to Sabotage East of Fujairah

    13 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Two of four ships subjected to sabotage off UAE were Saudi oil tankers.

  • Mercosur Group of Countries to Refuse Entry to Falkland Flagged Vessels to Ports

    29 December 2011

    The Mercosur group of countries has reached a decision to refuse ships flying flags from the disputed, British-held Falkland Islands entry to ports. The countries of a South American customs union comprise Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay and Paraguay with Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Peru and Ecuador as associate members. The British Foreign Office Minister, Jeremy Browne, has […]

  • Gallery: Ship Suffering Engine Failure Rescued off Scotland

    24 November 2017

    A general cargo vessel broke down half a mile offshore in Sinclair’s Bay, Scotland, in the morning hours of November 22 and was towed to safety later that day, Wick RNLI informed. Shetland Coast Guard tasked Wick Royal National Lifeboat Institution (RNLI) to go to the aid of the 4,258 dwt ship Jomi. Jomi’s crew […]

  • BBC Colorado Loses Power off Alaska

    12 October 2016

    The 12,742 dwt general cargo vessel BBC Colorado experienced severe engine issues in the Gulf of Alaska on October 5, 2016, the US Coast Guard informed.  The master of the 2008-built BBC Colorado reported the engine casualty, which restricted their speed and maneuverability. With forecasted seas of 30-feet and winds in excess of 58 mph […]

  • Resolve Marine disposes of jacket offshore India

    21 August 2020
    Business Developments & Projects, Infrastructure, Project & Tenders, Vessels

    US-based maritime salvage company Resolve Marine has been awarded a contract for stabilization and disposal of an oil platform jacket off the west coast of India.

  • Top News of the Week May 20-25, 2013

    26 May 2013

    Greek Shipowners Place Orders for 142 Newbuildings at Chinese Shipyards Greek Shipping Minister, Kostis Moussouroulis revealed in his recent official visit to China that the Greek shipowners had placed an order for 142 newbuildings at Chinese shipyards. VIDEO: Building Maersk Line’s Triple-E Vessels – Part Two A major milestone was reached on 23 February with […]

  • 19 Migrants Die off Lampedusa, Italy

    20 July 2014

    The Italian Navy has disclosed that nineteen people died in an effort to reach Italy on a boat carrying hundreds of migrants en route to the Italian island of Lampedusa, Reuters reports.   The bodies were found in the hold of the boat, leading the Italian Navy to believe that the cause of death is carbon monoxide […]

  • ICS Board Discuss Costa Concordia Disaster Report, CO2 MRV and Ship Recycling

    6 February 2013
    Business & Finance

    The Board of Directors of the International Chamber of Shipping (ICS) – the principal international trade association for shipowners, representing all sectors and trades and over 80% of the world merchant fleet – met in London today (5 February). Issues considered by ICS members included: frustration with the failure of Italy to submit a full […]

  • Nigeria: Government Approves Funds for Gurara Dam

    19 November 2012

    The Federal Government of Nigeria has approved N37 billion for Gurara water irrigation scheme completion, reports allafrica. The Gurara Water Project is an ongoing multipurpose Dam Water Project for water supply, hydropower, irrigation and other ancillary uses. The project is being fully developed by the Federal Government of Nigeria. It presently comprises a system of […]

  • Iranian Tanker Damaged After Explosion off Jeddah

    11 October 2019

    An Iranian tanker has suffered an explosion and caught fire in a suspected missile attack off Saudi Arabia.

  • Mobile Ship Channel Back in Business

    8 April 2014

    Following yesterday’s grounding of the container vessel MSC KYOTO, the Mobile Ship Channel is now open to all vessel traffic. The U.S. Coast Guard restricted vessel traffic in the channel on Monday, after receiving a distress call of a grounded ship. MSC KYOTO, with unknown amount of cargo containers onboard, was en route north, to […]

  • Security Team on Board Flintstone Repels Pirate Attack in Arabian Sea

    25 January 2012

    On Tuesday 17 January 2012, the military security team on board the fallpipe rockdumping vessel Flintstone succeeded in repelling a pirate attack in the Arabian Sea. The marines used direct fire to confront the immediate threat of a grenade launcher. The pirates approached the Flintstone, owned by offshore contractor Tideway, in a fishing boat at […]

  • Highlights of the Week

    31 December 2017
    Business & Finance, Project & Tenders

    Dredging Today brings you an overview of the most popular stories from the past week (December 25-31, 2017).   Dredging Underway at the Royal Phuket Marina The Royal Phuket Marina has just announced that the maintenance dredging project inside the marina is now complete. At the same time, the Marine Department also announced that the long-awaited dredging of Kohkaew channel […]

  • Vroon ERRV completes sea trials following rescue system installation

    25 January 2018
    Equipment

    Aberdeen-based ERRV owned by Vroon has completed sea trials following installation of Sealift rescue system.

  • Danish Warship Absalon Captures Pirate Vessel

    11 January 2012

      Danish warship Absalon captured a pirate vessel; as a result of the operation held off Somalia, 14 hostages were released and 25 suspected pirates were arrested. Absalon was acting under NATO Operation Ocean Shield aimed at protection of civil shipping from pirate attacks. “The operation went as planned, without casualties to the crew, hostages […]

  • Raging Fire at Singapore’s Oil Storage Tank Put Out

    21 March 2018

    A major fire broke out at an oil storage tank at Singapore’s Pulau Busing terminal.

  • Bulker Roger Blough Remains Aground in Lake Superior

    29 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    A salvage team is preparing for an underwater hull examination and salvage surveys on a bulk carrier Roger Blough, which ran aground on Friday afternoon, according to the US Coast Guard. The 46,833 dwt Roger Blough grounded on Gros Cap Reef in Whitefish Bay in Lake Superior, “with reports of flooding,” the USCG said. The coast guard has been conducting […]

  • Bulker and tanker collide off China’s Qingdao port causing an oil spill

    28 April 2021
    Vessels

    A Panamanian general cargo ship Sea Justice collided with an anchored Liberia-flagged tanker A Symphony in Qingdao Chaolian, Shandong on April 27, causing an oil spill in the Yellow Sea. Based on the available data, the Suezmax tanker, laden with 1 million barrels of bitumen blend, suffered damages to some of its cargo holds. A […]

  • IMO Moves Forward to Address Autonomous Ships

    27 May 2018

    IMO agrees on a definition of so-called Maritime Autonomous Surface Ships (MASS).

  • Innovative new digital PLB for offshore workers

    10 September 2009

    The innovative Mobilarm V100 Digital PLB is being shown to the European offshore industry for the first time at Offshore Europe 2009. This follows field trials which took place in the North Sea during July 2009. The V100 is a fully automated Marine Survivor Locating Device, which transmits a man overboard (MOB) distress alert via […]

  • Fire Broke Out on Ro-Ro Vessel CORONA SEAWAYS

    4 December 2013
    Business & Finance

    At around 02.30 this morning, 4 December 2013, a fire broke out on the ro-ro vessel CORONA SEAWAYS, while the vessel was en route from Frederica to Copenhagen. Fortunately, there has been no report of any casualties. There were 19 crew members on board as well as 10 passengers. Everyone has been examined for smoke […]

  • USCG Proposes Shipping Route through Bering Strait

    8 December 2014

    The US Coast Guard has proposed a 4.6 mile-wide shipping route through the Bering Strait in an attempt to protect the Arctic as shipping industry eyes boosting vessel traffic in the area. The proposal is based on the Port Access Route Study the Coast Guard announced in 2010. In a notice to the Federal Register, the […]

  • Denmark Ratifies Wreck-Removal Convention

    16 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    The Nairobi International Convention on the Removal of Wrecks will enter into force on 14 April 2015 following the deposit, on 14 April 2014, of an instrument of ratification by Denmark, with the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Among several provisions, the convention will place financial responsibility for the removal of certain hazardous wrecks on shipowners, […]

  • The medical challenges of offshore operations

    29 June 2018

    As offshore construction and maintenance projects move further out to sea, crew and personnel transfer times lengthen. This not only presents a requirement for innovative transfer vessels, but also the need for medical care to be available in situ in the event of an emergency.

  • One Killed in Calcasieu Accident

    5 July 2019
    Business & Finance

    The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Safety Unit Lake Charles is conducting a Marine Casualty Investigation in collaboration with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Law Enforcement Division to determine the cause of Wednesday’s vessel allision with a dredge pipeline operating on the Calcasieu River Ship Channel near Hackberry, Louisiana. The incident resulted in one […]