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  • Mid-ocean pirate attack on tanker

    10 November 2009

    Somali pirates have attacked an oil tanker some 1,000 nautical miles (1,850km) off the coast, the EU’s anti-piracy mission says. The Hong Kong-registered BW Lion managed to evade an attack by two fast skiffs, firing automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades, it says.

  • Australia oil well leak plugged

    4 November 2009

    An oil rig which has leaked thousands of barrels of oil into the Timor Sea over the last 10 weeks has been plugged, the rig’s operators have said. A massive fire burning on the West Atlas rig has also largely been put out, said PTTEP Australia.

  • Long-term LNG deal with Canadian player diversifying Uniper’s portfolio

    31 July 2025
    Business Developments & Projects, Project & Tenders

    Tourmaline Oil, Canada’s largest natural gas producer, has signed a multi-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply agreement with German energy major Uniper.

  • GSL-Built OPV Vaibhav Commissioned into Service

    22 May 2013

    Indian Coast Guard Ship Vaibhav, the 3rd in the series of 90-meter class Offshore Patrol Vessels (OPV) was commissioned on May 21 at Tuticorin by Vice Admiral Anurag G Thapliyal, Director General of the Indian Coast Guard. This OPV has been designed and built indigenously by Goa Shipyard Ltd (GSL) and is fitted with the […]

  • Panamanian Tanker Attacked in Gulf of Aden

    17 April 2017

    A Panamanian-flagged oil tanker Alheera was rescued by Chinese Navy from a pirate attack on Saturday, April 15 while underway in the Gulf of Aden. The ship was approached by a skiff with five pirates on board who were trying to board the tanker south off Balhaf, Yemen. As understood, the pirates fired at the […]

  • Pella: Tugboat ‘MB-93’ Ready for Delivery

    18 September 2013

    Pella Shipyard has completed the trials of the tugboat “MB-93”, building No 504, the second from the series of 6 tugboats of project PE-65, built for the Russian Navy. In November the tugboat will be put into operation within RF Pacific Fleet. Assignment: towing of vessels and floating objects in harbor areas and open seas […]

  • Video: Sunken Russian Trawler Leaking Oil

    24 April 2015

    Three leaks have been detected during an inspection of the Russian trawler Oleg Naydenov that sank on April 14th some 15 miles off Punta Maspalomas, the Canary Islands. The  Canary Islands Government and the Ministry of Environment said they were working on collecting the hydrocarbon residues on the beaches of Veneguera, Tasarte and Taurito, where initial estimates show that around […]

  • US: Jacksonville port gets new rescue vessel

    1 October 2010

    United States: MetalCraft Marine have delivered their second fire and rescue vessel, ‘Jake Godbold’, which will be stationed near the main port in Jacksonville, Florida. The new vessel can hit speeds of 41 knots with its fourCAT C-18’s at 756kW engine and Hamilton 403 water jets.

  • Foss’ Rainier Shipyard Celebrates Major Milestone

    17 April 2013

    Eleven prefabricated vessel modules were successfully transported overland from Foss Maritime’s Rainier Shipyard in Rainier, Ore. to an assembly yard in Grand Coulee, Wa. Partnering with Washington state and the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, Foss recently completed fabrication of the hull modules as well as preliminary outfitting and systems for the state’s newest […]

  • Update: No Trace of Missing Mariners from Burning Iranian Tanker

    8 January 2018

    US Navy aircraft returns to base in Japan without locating 32 missing crew members of MV Sanchi.

  • Toxic ship to be escorted into Brisbane

    22 June 2006

    Fire safety authorities have boarded a ship off Queensland’s Sunshine Coast that is leaking gas from toxic chemicals. The ship is due to be escorted into Brisbane by water police this afternoon. Queensland authorities say the container ship will not be going anywhere until a full scientific hazard assessment has been completed and is considered […]

  • IMB piracy figures indicate increased threat and range of Somali pirates

    22 April 2010

    The International Maritime Bureau’s (IMB) latest quarterly report on Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships recorded a total of 67 incidents of piracy worldwide in the first three months of 2010. Twenty-six vessels were boarded, 18 were fired upon, there were twelve attempted attacks and eleven vessels were hijacked.

  • Hapag-Lloyd: Yantian Express Likely to Leave Freeport by Mid-May

    3 May 2019
    Business & Finance

    Fire-stricken Yantian Express is likely to depart Freeport, Bahamas during the first half of May 2019.

  • Philippines: Appeal to MARINA to Reconsider its Decision on Trans-Asia Shipping Line’s Vessels

    4 August 2011

    Cebu Governor Gwendolyn Garcia has made an appeal with Maritime Industry Authority (Marina) to reconsider its earlier decision to ground all the vessels of Cebu-based Trans-Asia Shipping Lines, a move which she described as “drastic” and which “violates due process.” “We appeal to Marina to consider the consequences of its action, which I find rather […]

  • Oil Leak from Dredger at Storm Lake Marina

    3 April 2015
    Business & Finance

    It took cooperative efforts to contain and recover oil leaked from a dredger in the Storm Lake marina area Thursday, announced Iowa Department of Natural Resources. City of Storm Lake staff discovered the leak about 7 a.m. About 10 to 20 gallons of vegetable-based hydraulic oil leaked from the dredger overnight. Workers shut off an under-water […]

  • Radioactive ship spurs evacuation of North Sea platform

    8 October 2014

    A ship carrying radioactive waste yesterday lost power and began drifting in the Moray Firth, Scotland, driving evacuation of a nearby oil platform.   According to BBC, 52 workers from the Beatrice oil platform were evacuated last night as a precaution. The drifting ship, MV Parida, which lost power due to a fire outbreak onboard, was around […]

  • Top News of the Week, 14 – 20 August 2017

    20 August 2017

    Oleg Strashnov Installs First Beatrice Jacket Foundation Seaway Heavy Lifting’s vessel Oleg Strashnov has installed the first of 86 jacket foundations on the 588MW Beatrice offshore wind farm in the Outer Moray Firth, Scotland. Boskalis Buys Gardline Group Royal Boskalis Westminster N.V. has acquired all shares of the UK-based Gardline Group. U.S. Oil & Gas […]

  • UK-US duo buying Europe’s ‘largest’ LNG regasification facility

    14 August 2025
    Business & Finance, Business Developments & Projects

    U.K.-based energy company Centrica and U.S. investment firm Energy Capital Partners (ECP), part of Bridgeport Group, have set the wheels in motion to acquire the liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in Kent County, UK, from British electricity and gas utility, the National Grid group.

  • Japan turns down Greenpeace help

    16 February 2007

    Japan has rejected a plea by New Zealand to allow a Greenpeace vessel to tow its stricken whaling ship out of Antarctic waters. Officials said there was no threat of environmental damage from the Nisshin Maru, which has been disabled by fire, despite earlier fears of oil leakage.

  • WATCH: Nine oil workers rescued from burning rig – gallery

    25 February 2022
    Authorities & Government, Ports & Logistics, Safety

    The U.S. Coast Guard has rescued nine oil workers trapped on a jack-up rig near Sabine Pass, Texas following a fire.

  • Popular news, Mar 30 – Apr 5, 2015

    4 April 2015
    Exploration & Production

    A story about a fire outbreak on an offshore oil platform in Mexico was by far the most read article this past week on Offshore Energy Today.

  • Coal protesters board cargo ship

    22 June 2009

    Campaigners from Greenpeace have boarded a ship delivering coal to the Kingsnorth power station in Kent. The vessel was targeted as it sailed up the River Medway, with reports of people swimming in front of the ship to stop it docking. The group, which is protesting against coal-fired power stations, climbed aboard from inflatable speedboats.

  • Piracy on the Seven Seas at Its Lowest

    24 April 2014
    Business & Finance

    The International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB) has revealed that piracy on the world’s seas is at its lowest first-quarter level since 2007, but warns that the threat is still present. The latest IMB Piracy Report, published today, shows 49 piracy incidents in the first quarter of 2014 – the lowest first quarter […]

  • DPRK repatriates S.Korean fisherman

    19 April 2005

    The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) sent back a South Korean fisherman Monday afternoon, five days after he crossed the eastern inter-Korean sea border aboard a vessel despite South Korean military fired warning shots to stop him. A DPRK vessel handed over the South Korean fisherman, Hwang Hong-ryon, together with his 3.9-ton ship, to […]

  • Weaverville Hosts Erosion Control Workshop

    27 May 2016
    Business & Finance

    The Salmonid Restoration Federation, Pacific Watershed Associates and Five Counties Salmonid Conservation Program will host a workshop about erosion control on Monday, June 6, 9 am to 5 pm at Fire Hall Room, Weaverville, CA. The workshop will highlight identifying and evaluating sediment sources, assessing environmental impacts, creating erosion control and prevention plans, designing and evaluating grading […]