Tugs & Salvage News
Indian Seafarer Killed in Strike in Strait of Hormuz
On Monday, an Indian dhow was hit at a position off Limah, Oman, the latest in a long string of vessels damaged in the ongoing U.S...
Read More >>HKC and Basel: Two Conventions, One Ship, And a Shared Way Forward
A ship can arrive at a recycling yard with its certificates in order. That does not establish where its asbestos will end up, whet...
Read More >>Hapag and ONE Warn Cargo on Espirito Santo Express Is Severely Fire Damaged
Two weeks after the fire began in the South Atlantic aboard the containership Espirito Santos Express, carriers are now advising c...
Read More >>Saudi Forces Launch Airstrike on Port of Ras Isa, Yemen
Yemen's Houthi rebels have reported a Saudi airstrike on the port at Ras Isa, a petroleum product terminal located northwest of Ho...
Read More >>Offshore Tug Hit in Latest Attack in Strait of Hormuz
On Sunday evening, an Emirati-owned offshore tug was hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, somewhere northwest of the Musan...
Read More >>Divers Find Wreck of WWII Steamship SS Cornwallis
The wreck of a Canadian steam merchant ship sunk by a German submarine during World War II has been discovered in the Gulf of Main...
Read More >>Five Rescued, One Died in Tugboat Fire off Japan
[Brief] The Japanese Coast Guard received reports Friday morning of a fire aboard a tugboat located approximately 20 nautical mile...
Read More >>The Maritime Executive's New Edition Featuring Arsenio Dominguez is Online
A CHARISMATIC LEADER How else to describe the dynamic secretary-general of the IMO, Arsenio Dominguez! His energy and enthusiasm a...
Read More >>Tanker Hit by Limpet Mine Attack in Strait of Hormuz
Overnight Thursday, Iranian forces hit another tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, this time by means of a small-craft limpet mine att...
Read More >>A New Way to Pay for Ghost Gear Removal: Offsetting Habitat Impacts
A Canadian environmental consultancy has come up with a novel proposal for funding the removal of ghost gear - the catch-all term...
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