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Kommer Damen Wins Lifetime Achievement Award at Seawork International 2012 Mr Kommer Damen, Chairman of Damen Shipyards Group, has been awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award at... Read More >>
The Coast Guard ended an 11-day response effort to the damaged container ship MSC Idil Monday, after salvage professionals finalized temporary repairs to the ship’s hull off the coast... Read More >>
The cargo ship pilot ultimately responsible for the Cosco Busan oil spill is requesting to quietly regain his mariner’s license and get back out on the water. After piloting a... Read More >>
TradeWinds Towing is proud to be a part of history having completed two back to back tows for the U.S. Navy towing composite modules constructed by Huntington Ingalls, Gulfport, MS for the... Read More >>
An oil spill was averted in the Great Barrier Reef as authorities came to the rescue of a drifting bulk sugar carrier. It was eventually blown over at Shark Reef. The ID Integrity crew... Read More >>
The salvage plan for the wrecked Costa Concordia announced today details how salvage crews will use massive cranes and air tanks to refloat the half-submerged cruise liner in the... Read More >>
During a recent Gulf of Mexico expedition, NOAA, BOEM and partners discovered an historic wooden-hulled vessel which is believed to have sunk as long as 200 years ago. Scientists on board the... Read More >>
The Coast Guard, Washington Dept. of Ecology, Dept. of Health, and Dept. of Natural Resources continue to monitor the sunken fishing vessel Deep Sea located in Penn Cove near Whidbey Island,... Read More >>
The Coast Guard, Washington Dept. of Ecology, Dept. of Health, and Dept. of Natural Resources continue to monitor the sunken fishing vessel Deep Sea located in Penn Cove near Whidbey Island,... Read More >>
Written by Harry Valentine Despite the St Lawrence Seaway being a seasonal inland waterway, the maritime route provides an essential transportation service insofar as the... Read More >>
Over the weekend, a sand barge sank following a collision with a Paraguayan-flagged tugboat on the Parana River. Search and rescue teams have now recovered bodies of six of the seven crewmen... Read More >>
The Coast Guard has been responding since Friday to the distressed container ship MSC Idil with 25 people onboard, after the ship suffered a marine casualty following an explosion onboard... Read More >>