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Salvors Raise Mike Lynch’s Sunken Superyacht in Italy
Salvage experts winched Mike Lynch's sunken superyacht towards the surface on Friday, 10 months after it went down off the coast of Sicily, killing the British tech tycoon, his teenage daughter and five others.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Maritime NZ Files Charges Against KiwiRail Following Cook Strait Ferry Grounding
Maritime NZ has filed two charges against KiwiRail under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 following a comprehensive investigation into the June 2024 grounding of the Interislander roll-on/roll-off...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
India Files Criminal Charges Over Deadly Containership Explosion
Indian authorities have launched criminal case against the owner, master, and crew of the Singapore-flagged container vessel Wan Hai 503 following a major fire and explosion incident that left four...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Navigation Error Suspected in VLCC-Suezmax Crash Off Fujairah Amid Rising Gulf Tensions
A VLCC supertanker and a Suezmax tanker collided in the Gulf of Oman early Tuesday morning, resulting in fires aboard both vessels but no reported injuries or pollution, according to...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Fire-Damaged Car Carrier Morning Midas Shows No Signs of Active Fire
The car carrier Morning Midas, which experienced a fire in its electric vehicle cargo deck on June 3, shows no signs of active fire according to salvage teams that recently...
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Bloomberg
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North Korea Restores Damaged Warship, Plans Two More Next Year
North Korea said it successfully refloated a 5,000-ton destroyer that suffered damage in a botched launch attempt last month that left it foundering in shallow water, with leader Kim Jong Un vowing to build two more vessels of the same class next year as part of his efforts to boost the country’s naval capabilities.

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Legal Action Initiated Against MSC Elsa 3 Owner and Crew Following Kerala Sinking
Indian authorities have launched a criminal case against the owner, master, and crew members of the containership MSC Elsa 3, which sank off the coast of Kochi, India, last month....

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Fire-Stricken Wan Hai 503 Continues to Drift Off Indian Coast as Salvage Efforts Intensify
The Singapore-flagged container vessel MV Wan Hai 503 remains adrift approximately 42 nautical miles off Beypore, Kerala, carrying 2,128 MT of fuel and hazardous cargo, posing an ongoing environmental risk....

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Fire Continues to Rage on Singapore-Flagged Vessel Off India
A major fire continues to rage aboard the Singapore-registered containership Wan Hai 503 off the coast of India, with four crew members still missing and search efforts intensifying. The vessel...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Bulk Carrier Safety Improves But Red Sea Attacks Cast Shadow Over Sector
INTERCARGO’s latest casualty report reveals a significant improvement in bulk carrier safety over the past decade, though emerging security threats in the Red Sea region have introduced new challenges to...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
Salvage Tug Arrives as Car Carrier ‘Morning Midas’ Continues to Burn Off Alaska Coast
The Coast Guard continues to respond to a vessel fire aboard the car carrier Morning Midas, located approximately 220 miles south of Adak, Alaska, as the first salvage vessel arrives...

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Mike Schuler
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gCaptain
4 Remain Missing After Explosions Rock Singapore-Flagged Containership Off India
Four people remain missing after a major fire on a Singapore-flagged containership off the southwest coast of India. Multiple explosions and fires erupted aboard the Singapore-flagged container vessel MV WAN...