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Chesapeake Bay Bridge Fails to Meet Modern Vessel Collision Standards, Risk Assessment Shows
In response to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore, the Maryland Transportation Authority (MDTA) has revealed that the William Preston Lane Jr. Memorial Bay Bridge (aka the Chesapeake...
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Fire Erupts on Car Carrier with Electric Vehicles in Belgian Port of Zeebrugge
A fire broke out Wednesday afternoon aboard a car carrier reportedly carrying 110 electric vehicles in Belgium’s Port of Zeebrugge’s outer harbor. The blaze originated on one of the cargo...
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Containership Dismasts Iconic Tall Ship: ATSB Details Fremantle Port Incident
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released an interim report detailing last year’s collision involving the Singapore-flagged containership Maersk Shekou and the berthed tall ship STS Leeuwin II, Australia’s...
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Report Reveals Technical and Human Failures in 2014 Sewol Ferry Disaster
A report by South Korea’s Maritime Safety Tribunal (KMST) has identified multiple causes behind the April 16, 2014 Sewol ferry disaster that claimed 304 lives—mostly students on a school trip—in what became the...
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NTSB Calls for National Reforms After Fatal Port Newark Ship Fire
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its findings on the July 2023 fire aboard the roll-on/roll-off container vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio at Port Newark, which resulted in two...
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NTSB: Inadequate Firefighting Training Led to Deaths in Newark Ship Fire
By Daniel Katzive (gCaptain) – New Jersey firefighters who responded to a July 2023 fire aboard a RoRo cargo ship at Port Newark lacked adequate training in responding to shipboard...
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NTSB to Hold Public Meeting on Fatal ‘Grande Costa D’Avorio’ Fire at Port Newark
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) will convene a public board meeting on April 15 to determine what caused the devastating fire aboard the roll-on/roll-off vessel Grande Costa D’Avorio that...
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Fire Breaks Out on Container Ship ‘Victoria L’ Off Dutch Coast
A fire erupted in the engine room of the container ship Victoria L approximately 30 nautical miles west of Scheveningen, Netherlands, prompting a rapid response from Dutch authorities. The vessel,...
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Mike Schuler
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Fatal Electrocution Aboard Offshore Supply Vessel Highlights Safety Gaps in Engine Room Operations
An unqualified engineer lost their life aboard the U.S.-flagged offshore supply vessel Red Stag due to electrocution while attempting to troubleshoot a mud pump system in Port Fourchon, Louisiana. The...
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Mike Schuler
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Loss of New Zealand Navy Ship Linked to Training Deficiencies, Autopilot Confusion
The Royal New Zealand Navy released its final Court of Inquiry report today detailing the circumstances that led to the loss of HMNZS Manawanui, which ran aground and subsequently sank...
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Mike Schuler
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Solong and Stena Immaculate Interim Report: MAIB Reveals Details of Deadly Collision Off U.K. Coast
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released an interim report detailing the serious maritime incident involving the Portuguese-flagged container ship Solong and the U.S.-flagged oil/chemical tanker Stena Immaculate,...
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Stena Immaculate Crew Praised After Fiery Collision at Anchor
The crew of the U.S.-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate demonstrated exceptional professionalism when their vessel was struck by the containership Solong off Britain’s east coast on March 10, preventing what could...