Tugs & Salvage News
The Floating Answer to the Green Steel Challenge
[By Emma Bryce] Rushi Kanakiya recycles ships from a 50-meter beachside plot overlooking the sea in Alang, India. Since 1985 his f...
Read More >>Kenya Seeks to Get Rid of a Tanzanian Ship Beached for Six Weeks
Salvors in Kenya are attempting to coordinate efforts to be rid of a Turkish-owned vessel that has been aground near a marine prot...
Read More >>Australia Continues to Record High Numbers of Maritime Safety Incidents
Maritime safety in Australian waters continues to be a major concern after the country recorded another year of significantly high...
Read More >>Beyond the Paint
Paint technology has come a long way since I was a cadet slapping "red lead" on everything. While effective, the lead-based primer...
Read More >>Op-Ed: In Ship Recycling, Progress Should Not Be Mistaken for the End State
Dr. Ishtiaque Ahmed’s recent article on ship recycling offers a thoughtful and erudite exposition of the legal relationship betwee...
Read More >>Canadian Coast Guard Completes Long-Range Rescue in North Pacific
The Canadian Coast Guard has completed a long-distance mission to rescue three people from a disabled trimaran yacht in the middle...
Read More >>Seven Injured in Fire Aboard LCS USS Indianapolis
Seven sailors have been injured in a shipboard fire on the littoral combat ship USS Indianapolis, USNI reports. The Navy confirmed...
Read More >>Number of Containers Lost Overboard Rises for a Second Year, Reports WSC
One casualty and a few incidents pushed the number of containers lost at sea up for the second year in a row, reaching possibly th...
Read More >>SAR Operation After Gas Tanker Hits Fishing Trawler off South Korea
The Ulsan Coast Guard was conducting a search and rescue operation on Thursday, June 25, after a small gas tanker hit a fishing bo...
Read More >>Report: Mooring Lines Pulled Experienced Docker to His Death
A 2024 mooring fatality at a ferry terminal in Cairnryan, Scotland highlights the risks - and tradeoffs - that come with everyday...
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