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U.S. Navy Expeditionary Sea Base Goes Aground off Gabon

Published May 13, 2024 10:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Last week, the expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams ran aground just off Libreville, Gabon. The...

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Video: Last Baltimore Bridge Section Removed With Explosives

Published May 13, 2024 4:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Monday afternoon, after several days of delay due to weather, contractors used an explosive "precision" cutting...

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U.S. Air Force Carries Out Two Ultra-Long-Range Medevacs in Two Weeks

Published May 12, 2024 9:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

Over the last two weeks, the U.S. Air Force's pararescue division carried out two long-distance medevacs to save cruise ship p...

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Report: Dali Will Move to Baltimore Berth Next Week for Investigators

Published May 10, 2024 2:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Update: The Unified Command reports the controlled demolition has been delayed till Sunday late afternoon due to weather...

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Video: Salvors Will Cut Baltimore Bridge Span Into Pieces With Explosives

Published May 9, 2024 6:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Wednesday, the unified command for the salvage of the boxship Dali released the first detailed description of its plan to remov...

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NTSB: Fire Alarm Aboard Kodiak Enterprise Never Sent an Alert

Published May 9, 2024 4:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on the blaze aboard the factory trawler Kodiak Enterprise, which...

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Video: Philippine and US Forces Sink Tanker in S. China Sea Exercise

Published May 8, 2024 2:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Wednesday, forces from the U.S., Australia and the Philippines sank a decommissioned product tanker to test out their equipment...

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Chinese Bulker Catches Fire and Drifts Aground in Indonesia

Published May 7, 2024 8:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A Chinese-owned bulker has drifted aground off the coast of Sulawesi, Indonesia after losing power in a fire. Local poli...

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Salvors Will Use Explosives to Free Up Baltimore Boxship Dali

Published May 7, 2024 8:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

  All debris has been cleared from the starboard side of the boxship Dali, leaving one massive span of bridge resting on t...

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Salvors Move Carefully Towards Big Lift to Refloat Boxship Dali

Published May 6, 2024 10:07 PM by The Maritime Executive

Salvors are still preparing for the operation to remove wreckage of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge from the bow of the c...

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