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The Most Intense Bridge Conversation EVER – USS Porter Collides With...
Damage to the USS Porter after colliding with a supertanker in the Persian Gulf in August 2012. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Jonathan Sunderman/Released) On August 12,...
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Collision Off Galveston Leaves Ships Bruised But Not Battered
Damage to the Tank Vessel Profit after a collision with the Motor Vessel Imperial Spirit 30 miles off of the coast of Galveston May 30, 2013. The collision caused damage to both vessels, but no injury...
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Tanker Involved in Collision in Houston Ship Channel
The unloaded 800-foot tanker, Minerva Maya, sustained some damage after a collision with a tug pushing barges in the Houston Ship Channel on June 2, 2013. No injury or pollution was reported from the...
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OSV Sinks in Gulf of Mexico After Striking Oil Platform
Image courtesy WDSU A 112-foot supply vessel sank on Friday after striking an oil platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, WDSU News in New Orleans reports. The U.S. Coast Guard told WDSU that the M/V...
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MAIB Issues Final Report on 2011 Singapore Strait Containership Collision
Damage to the ACX Hibiscus. Photo: MAIB The U.K.’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch on Wednesday released its final report on a joint investigation into a December 2011 collision between two...
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Ferry Damaged After Striking Quay in Harwich
Harwich RNLI lifeboat stands by as tugs help the Sirena Seaways. Image RNLI A passenger ferry in the U.K. sustained damage and was taking on water Saturday, after striking a quay while docking at the...
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Car Carrier Eyed in Possible Collision With Fishing Vessel Off Japan [UPDATE]
NOCC Oceanic. Image courtesy NOCC UPDATE: An inspection of the hull of “NOCC Oceanic” conducted Tuesday morning has revealed damage to the bow area of the vessel, indicating physical contact with an...
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Fuel Oil Leaks into the Sea After Ships Collide off Singapore
(Bloomberg) — Singapore deployed anti-pollution craft and patrol vessels to clean up an oil spill after two bulk carriers collided. About 100 metric tons of fuel oil leaked after a bunker tank on the...
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Raw Video: Cargo Ships Locked Together After Colliding in Aegean Sea
Click here to view the embedded video. Efforts are underway in Greece to separate two cargo ships that collided in the Aegean Sea on July 4th. The Hellenic Coast Guard reported that the Maltese flag...
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Anyone Missing an Anchor? Containership Discovers One Embedded in Her Hull
Damage to the RHL Fidelitas Images just sent to us via an anonymous gCaptain contributor showing damage to the RHL Fidelitas containership after she allegedly collided with a bulk carrier a few weeks...
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NTSB: Engine Failure Caused 2012 Collision Between Tanker and Jackup
The FR8 Pride shortly after the collision. U.S. Coast Guard Photo The National Transportation Safety Board has released its findings from an investigation into the May 2012 collision between a...
View ArticleD.C. Police Boat Slams on Gas, Slams Into Boats [VIDEO]
Not exactly sure what this officer was thinking here, but it didn’t end well. Click here to view the embedded video. While i was walking by Potomac river in DC, i saw two police boats, first one...
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Washington State Ferry Collides With Sailboat
The Washington State ferry Hyak passes Flat Point on Lopez Island. File photo via Wikimedia commons A Washington State Ferry collided with a sailboat Friday in the San Juan Islands, sinking the...
View ArticleCargo Ships Collide Off Japan – Update
Update: Japan Times reports that the five crewmembers were rescued from capsized Eifuku Maru No. 18 in critical condition and only one has been confirmed killed. One person remains missing. There were...
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Three Missing After Dutch Security Vessel Sinks in Collision With Fishing...
This screenshot shows the last position recorded for Maria in the North Sea. AIS provided by MarineTraffic. A search is underway in the North Sea for three missing from a standby security vessel that...
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NTSB Report of Elka Apollon Collision Shown to be Misleading
Video interactive reconstruction assists vindicating pilots in October 2011 collision on Houston Ship Channel. Screen capture in 3D animation by Captain Brian Boyce USN(Ret) shows the outbound Elka...
View ArticleSailboat Dismasted by Tanker in Viral Video Sailed Too Close, Prosecutors Say
Remember this? Well BBC reports that the skipper of the yacht, Royal Navy lieutenant Roland Wilson, is in court this week accused of negligence in the moments before the August 2011 collision with the...
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Investigation Faults Human Error in Washington State Ferry Collision with Yacht
The Washington State ferry Hyak passes Flat Point on Lopez Island. File photo via Wikimedia commons A Washington State DOT investigation into a collision between the Washington State Ferry M/V Hyak...
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U.S. and Chinese Warships Narrowly Avoid Collision In South China Sea
USS Cowpens (CG 63) (U.S. Navy photo by Aviation Technician Airman Josiah Connelly/Released) WASHINGTON, Dec 13 (Reuters) – A U.S. guided missile cruiser operating in international waters in the South...
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Chemical Tanker Suffers Major Fire Following Collision With Car Carrier Off...
Screengrab from KBS 1 news A laden chemical tanker has suffered what looks like a catastrophic fire following a collision with a car carrier on sea trials near Busan, South Korea. South Korea’s Yonhap...
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