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Fatigue and Cell Phone Use Lead to $810,000 Mississippi River Barge Collision
Accidents
July 17, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Fatigue and Cell Phone Use Lead to $810,000 Mississippi River Barge Collision

A tow pilot distracted by personal cell phone use and suffering from fatigue caused a significant collision with moored barges on the lower Mississippi River last year, according to a...
Salvage Operations Progress on Grounded MSC Baltic III
Accidents
July 9, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Salvage Operations Progress on Grounded MSC Baltic III

Salvage crews have successfully removed approximately 85% of the heavy fuel from the grounded containership MSC Baltic III, according to the latest update from the Canadian Coast Guard released today. The...
Asleep at the Helm: Fatigue Blamed in Prawn Boat Sinking
Accidents
July 3, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Asleep at the Helm: Fatigue Blamed in Prawn Boat Sinking

The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its investigation report into the November 2023 grounding and subsequent total loss of the prawn trawler Sustain (UL 45) at Loch Broom, Scotland....
NTSB Underscores Critical Role of Smoke Detectors After Fishing Vessel Fire and Sinking
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July 3, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

NTSB Underscores Critical Role of Smoke Detectors After Fishing Vessel Fire and Sinking

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is highlighting the importance of properly placed smoke and fire detectors following its investigation of a September 2024 fire aboard the fishing vessel Tarka II near...
Two Crew Members Charged in Fatal Singapore Tanker Collision
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July 3, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Two Crew Members Charged in Fatal Singapore Tanker Collision

Two crew members from the Singapore-registered oil tanker Hafnia Nile have been charged under the country’s Merchant Shipping Act following a collision that resulted in one death and serious injuries...
Indian Navy Battles Engine Room Fire on Tanker in Gulf of Oman
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July 1, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Indian Navy Battles Engine Room Fire on Tanker in Gulf of Oman

The Indian Navy stealth frigate INS Tabar has responded to a distress call from the Pulau-flagged tanker MT Yi Cheng 6 in the Gulf of Oman on Sunday after the...
NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on Mexican Navy Tall Ship Collision with Brooklyn Bridge
Accidents
June 30, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

NTSB Issues Preliminary Report on Mexican Navy Tall Ship Collision with Brooklyn Bridge

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its preliminary report on the May 17 accident in which the Mexican Navy training vessel ARM Cuauhtémoc BE 01 struck the Brooklyn Bridge,...
Container Losses Rise in 2024 as Red Sea Crisis Forces Riskier Routes
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June 30, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Container Losses Rise in 2024 as Red Sea Crisis Forces Riskier Routes

The World Shipping Council (WSC) released its annual Containers Lost at Sea report today, revealing that 576 containers were lost at sea in 2024, up from the record-low 221 containers...
Salvage Industry Showed Signs of Recovery in 2024
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June 26, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Salvage Industry Showed Signs of Recovery in 2024

The International Salvage Union (ISU) has released its annual statistics for 2024, revealing a modest recovery in the salvage industry compared to past years with gross revenue for ISU members...
NTSB Finds Captain’s Navigation Error Led to Ohio River Grounding
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June 25, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

NTSB Finds Captain’s Navigation Error Led to Ohio River Grounding

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has determined that a towing vessel grounded on a submerged jetty in the Ohio River last year after the captain navigated too close to...
Car Carrier Morning Midas Sinks in North Pacific After Three-Week Fire Battle
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June 24, 2025
From 
Mike Schuler
 via 
gCaptain

Car Carrier Morning Midas Sinks in North Pacific After Three-Week Fire Battle

The car carrier Morning Midas has sunk in international waters of the North Pacific, nearly three weeks after a fire broke out on board, according to salvage operator Resolve Marine. The vessel...
Tech Tycoon Lynch’s Doomed Bayesian yacht Lifted To Surface
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June 21, 2025
From 
Reuters
 via 
gCaptain

Tech Tycoon Lynch’s Doomed Bayesian yacht Lifted To Surface

By Roberto Mignucci PORTICELLO, Italy, June 21 (Reuters) – Salvage experts lifted Mike Lynch’s sunken superyacht to the surface and began pumping seawater out of it on Saturday, 10 months after it sank off the coast...