PCG Files Criminal Complaint Against Master of Burned-Out Ferry

Published Sep 30, 2026 11:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Philippine Coast Guard has filed its first criminal complaint in connection with the tragic fire aboard the ferry June Aster,...

Salvors Recover Four Bodies From Burned-Out Russian Fishing Vessel

Published Sep 30, 2026 5:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

Salvors have successfully towed the burned-out fishing vessel Triumf into port at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in the Russian Far East...

Published Sep 29, 2026 7:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

The mystery continues around the circumstances around the MSC Hermes III containership after Vietnamese authorities reported an em...

Published Sep 29, 2026 5:59 PM by Triana McNeil

Fires on vessels present serious dangers to passengers, crew, and firefighters; can have significant environmental impact; and can...

Published Sep 28, 2026 10:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

Correction: A previous version of this article inaccurately associated the offshore vessel Astro Sculptor with an Omani commercial...

Published Sep 28, 2026 11:31 AM by The Maritime Executive

A specialized damage control team from the Indian Coast Guard was able to arrest the flooding endangering a product tanker off the...

Published Sep 27, 2026 7:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

Firefighting operations to control the blaze aboard the ro/ro freighter Blue Carrier 2 were still under way on Sunday, according t...

Published Sep 25, 2026 12:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

The crew and one truck driver aboard the Greek RoRo cargo ferry Blue Carrier 2 have been safely evacuated after a fire broke out o...

Published Sep 24, 2026 12:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

The grounded bulker Cape Falcon (182,066 dwt) came free Thursday morning, September 24, in an earlier-than-planned effort. A salva...

Published Sep 22, 2026 11:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

More than a week after the sinking of the ferry Virgo Transport 8 off the coast of Indonesia, dive teams continue to comb the upsi...