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Two Missing After Fishing Vessel and Tanker Collide Near Galveston Jetties
Two fishermen are missing after their 81-foot fishing vessel collided with a tanker near the Galveston jetties in Galveston, Texas on Tuesday. Another other fishermen has reportedly died. The U.S....
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Search Suspended for Missing Fishermen Near Galveston
The search for two missing fishermen near Galveston was suspended Thursday after covering more than 49 square miles over three days, the Unified Command said. The Unified Command was set up in...
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Lawsuit Filed After Deadly Tanker Collision Near Galveston
The owners of the MT Odfjell Bow Fortune, the 600-foot tanker that collided with a fishing vessel near Galveston, Texas on January 14, has asked a Federal court to absolve them of all financial...
View ArticleVenezuelan Navy Ship Sinks After Collision with Expedition Cruise Ship
A Venezuelan Navy ship has sunk after colliding with the ice-strengthened hull of an expedition cruise ship earlier this week. The incident took place March 30, 2020 in international waters off the...
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Major Tanker Fire After Collision With Barge Near Shanghai
At 03:39 local time this morning the 308 foot (94m) tanker Long Qing 1 with approximately 3000 tons of fuel on board collided with a sand barge about 1.5 nautical miles southeast of the Yangtze River...
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Russian Navy Vessel and Container Ship Collide in Danish Waters
COPENHAGEN, Sept 23 (Reuters) – A Russian navy vessel collided with a Swiss-owned container ship in Danish waters on Wednesday near the Oresund Bridge linking Denmark and Sweden, Danish defence...
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Windoc Incident – Story Behind YouTube’s Most Chilling Video
In August 2001 the Bulk Carrier Windoc was lined up on the Welland Canal’s Bridge 11 in Ontario Canada. After receiving the flashing amber approach light indicating that the bridge operator was aware...
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Dayang Topaz: Crew Jump Overboard After Vessel Hits Platform in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 27 (Reuters) – Two crew of a Malaysian offshore support vessel died on Tuesday after their ship hit a rig operated by state oil firm Petronas off the state of Sarawak on Borneo...
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Containership Maersk Launceston and Greek Minesweeper Collide Off Piraeus
Update: Maersk Launceston Captain Arrested A Greek Navy minesweeper was badly damaged after colliding with a much larger containership off Piraeus port on Tuesday morning. The incident involved the...
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Coast Guard Investigating Collision Involving Tug and Barge and Pontoon Boat...
The U.S. Coast Guard is investigation a collision involving a 94-foot tug and barge and a pontoon pleasure boat in North Carolina’s intracoastal waterway. The collision took place Tuesday in the...
View ArticleRetrofitted BW Gemini Involved in Minor Collision in Panama
BW LPG’s newly retrofitted Very Large Gas Carrier BW Gemini has been involved in a minor collision while in Cristóbal, Panama, BW LPG has informed. The company reports that the...
View ArticleVendée Globe Skipper Who Had Close Call with Bulk Carrier Collides With...
A Vendée Globe skipper who just days ago had a close call with a bulk carrier off the Azores has now been involved in a collision with a fishing boat,...
View ArticleBulker and Tanker Damaged in Manila Bay Collision
A tanker and a bulk carrier collided in Manila Bay, Philippines on Wednesday causing significant damage to both vessels. The accident occurred at approximately 9:14 p.m. local time and involved...
View ArticleSuezmax Tanker Breached in Collision Off China’s Qingdao Port
By Koustav Samanta, Muyu Xu and Jessica Jaganathan BEIJING/SINGAPORE, April 27 (Reuters) – A tanker carrying around one million barrels of bitumen mix was involved in a collision near the...
View ArticleThree Missing After RoRo Sinks After Collision With Chemical Tanker
TOKYO, May 28 (Reuters) – Japanese coast guard ships and aircraft were searching on Friday for three missing crew of a cargo ship that capsized and sank after a collision with a...
View ArticleNTSB Determines Cause of the Fatal Collision of a Tanker and Fishing Vessel...
The National Transportation Safety Board has identified a fishing vessel captain’s decision to navigate towards a Galveston entrance shipping channel, which created a close quarters situation in dense...
View ArticleOne Dead, Another Missing After Collision Off Sweden; Criminal Probe Underway
By Nikolaj Skydsgaard, Johan Ahlander and Niklas Pollard STOCKHOLM/COPENHAGEN, Dec 13 (Reuters) – One of two Danish crew members missing from a capsized barge has been found dead in the...
View ArticleSwedish Police Hold Two Crew Found Over Alcohol Limit After Baltic Sea Collision
By Johan Ahlander and Jacob Gronholt-Pedersen COPENHAGEN/STOCKHOLM, Dec 14 (Reuters) – Two crew members on a British cargo vessel were found to be over the legal limit for alcohol after...
View ArticleReduced Speed Caused LPG Tanker’s Collision with Moored Tug
A pilot’s order to reduce a liquefied petroleum gas carrier’s speed during strong crosswinds led to a collision with a moored tug near Port Neches, Texas, the National Transportation Safety Board...
View ArticleInadequate Lookouts Led to Collision Between Superyacht and Tanker in the...
Two crews not maintaining proper lookouts led to the December 2021 collision between a superyacht and a tanker near Nassau, Bahamas, the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday. The...
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