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NTSB: Boiler Fuel Leak Sparked $5.5M Engine Room Fire on Bulker in Mobile
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that a failed O-ring seal and misaligned fuel system components caused a major engine room fire aboard the bulk carrier Lem Verbena...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Pilot’s Tug Mix-Up Caused Tanker Pier Strike in California
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that a simple but critical error by a harbor pilot led to a tanker striking a refinery pier during an early-morning undocking...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Two Dead in Confined Space Accident Aboard Barge Near Alaska
Fatal accident comes despite increasing efforts aimed at preventing enclosed-space deaths Two crewmembers are dead and two others hospitalized following a confined space incident aboard a freight barge near Ketchikan,...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
ATSB Preliminary Report Sheds Light on Research Icebreaker’s Grounding Off Heard Island
An Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) preliminary report has provided new detail on last year’s incident involving Australia’s Antarctic research and supply icebreaker RSV Nuyina, confirming the ship briefly grounded near...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Cruise Ship Grounds on Reef in Papua New Guinea After ECDIS Route Change Derails Approach
An Australian expedition cruise ship grounded on a reef while approaching a remote harbor in Papua New Guinea after a last-minute route modification in the ship’s electronic navigation system delayed...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Fatal German Bight Ship Collision Was ‘Wholly Avoidable,’ MAIB Says
Five sailors are dead because no one acted in time. A final investigation into the German Bight collision that sank the cargo ship Verity finds basic collision rules were ignored, decisive maneuvers were delayed, and shore-side intervention came too late to stop a preventable tragedy.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
External Firefighters Join Marie Maersk Crew in Battle Against Container Fire Off West Africa
External firefighter crews have joined the Marie Maersk’s crew in actively combating a fire that broke out aboard the vessel one week ago, according to the latest update released today....

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Baltimore Port’s Main Shipping Channel Remains Closed Following Bulker Explosion
The U.S. Coast Guard and local partners are responding to an explosion aboard the 751-foot merchant vessel W-Sapphire in Baltimore Harbor, which has forced the closure of the Fort McHenry...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Baltimore Port’s Main Shipping Channel Remains Closed Following Bulker Explosion
The U.S. Coast Guard and local partners are continuing to respond to an explosion aboard the 751-foot merchant vessel W-Sapphire in Baltimore Harbor, which has forced the closure of the...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
X-Press Feeders Blasts ‘Extraordinary’ Sri Lanka Court Ruling Over X-Press Pearl Disaster
X-Press Feeders, former operator of the container ship X-Press Pearl, has issued a strong statement challenging a recent Sri Lankan Supreme Court ruling that orders the company to pay an...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Coast Guard Investigation Reveals OceanGate Titan Tragedy Was Entirely “Preventable”
The U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation (MBI) released its comprehensive 300-page Report of Investigation (ROI) on Tuesday detailing how the loss of the Titan submersible, which imploded during...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
DALI Owner Sues Hyundai Heavy Industries Over Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
The owner of the container ship M/V DALI has filed a lawsuit against Hyundai Heavy Industries, alleging that defects in the vessel’s switchboard system led to the catastrophic collision with...