Tugs & Salvage News
Dismantling Underway for the Beached Wreck of MSC Baltic III in Canada
The efforts are underway to dismantle the containership MSC Baltic III, according to the most recent update from the Canadian Coas...
Read More >>U.S. Coast Guard SAR Helicopter Crashes Near Sitka, Alaska
The U.S. Coast Guard reports that a rescue helicopter went down just outside of Sitka, Alaska on Monday morning. At about 1007 hou...
Read More >>Giant Blast Kills 13 Workers at Ras Laffan Gas Plant
A blast at the Ras Laffan gas complex has killed 13 workers and injured 66 more, Qatari officials say. 12 of the deceased were Ind...
Read More >>Ukraine Knocks Out Kerch Strait Ferry, Disrupting Russian Fuel Supplies
Ukraine has launched another attack on the ferry crossing at Kerch Strait, forcing the operator to shut it down and divert militar...
Read More >>Japanese Ro-Ro Cargo Ferry Goes Hard Aground on Its Way to Tokyo
A Japanese cargo ferry making its way from Osaka to Tokyo went hard aground overnight. While there were no immediate reports of da...
Read More >>Video: Mexican Patrol Boat Loses Control and Hits Docked Ferry
A Mexican patrol boat maneuvering in the port at Isla Mujeres lost control and hit a docked ferry on Thursday afternoon, June 18....
Read More >>American Search Team Finds Wreck of Notorious Japanese Prison Ship
A team of marine archaeologists, deep-sea search technicians and WWII history enthusiasts have uncovered the wreck site of a notor...
Read More >>Canada Calls for Regulatory Oversight in Final Report on Titan Implosion
Marine investigators in Canada issued their final report on the catastrophic implosion of the Titan submersible in 2023, and in ad...
Read More >>MAIB Calls for Closer Attention to Snapback Safety at Svitzer
The chief investigator at the UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (UK MAIB) has written a warning to tug operator Svitzer to e...
Read More >>Philippine Passenger Vessel Grounds Off Palawan
A Philippine passenger vessel has gone aground off the coast of Palawan, prompting a response from the Philippine Coast guard. On...
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