Tugs & Salvage News
"Putin's Yacht" is Headed for the Arctic, Out of Ukraine's Reach
Prompted by heavy Ukrainian attacks on the Kronstadt naval base and nearby oil facilities in the St Petersburg area in the last we...
Read More >>One Missing in U.S. Navy Helicopter Crash in Arabian Sea
A helicopter from the carrier USS George H.W. Bush has gone down in the Arabian Sea, prompting a sustained search and rescue effor...
Read More >>OSHA Fines Terminal Operator $82,000 for Million-Gallon Acid Spill
The U.S. Department of Labor has issued a combined $3.5 million in fines to the companies responsible for a sulfuric acid spill on...
Read More >>Thieves Make Off With $1.4M Worth of Bronze Propellers at WA Storage Yard
One tug owner in Western Australia is facing a significant insurance claim, reports ABC. Sometime over the southern-hemisphere win...
Read More >>Report: Hibernia Platform Spill Could Have Caused Serious Casualty
Offshore regulators say that a recent spill aboard the Hibernia oil platform off Canada's eastern shores caused no pollution or in...
Read More >>Indian Coast Guard Aids Vessel Along the Coast that was Taking on Water
[Brief] A small cargo ship operating along the Indian Coast reported on Saturday that it was taking on water in multiple compartme...
Read More >>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...
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