UK Investigators Say Banana Incident was Due to Unsecured Containers

Published Dec 19, 2025 6:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

Investigators from the UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) have begun an investigation into how thousands of bananas...

Aging Freighter Sinks at Anchor in Puerto Montt

Published Dec 18, 2025 6:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

A derelict freighter has partially sunk at anchor in Puerto Montt, Chile, creating a risk of possible diesel pollution in a pristi...

Published Dec 18, 2025 5:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

Two years after a cargo ship crossing the northern Pacific experienced two cargo hold fires, the National Transportation Safety Bo...

Published Dec 18, 2025 5:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

Two teenagers have disappeared after swimming out to examine a dangerous shipwreck on the shores of Ventanilla, a beachside town n...

Published Dec 18, 2025 3:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

Singapore’s State Court handed down the punishment for a young Indonesian man who was accused of aiding in smuggling individuals i...

Published Dec 18, 2025 11:22 AM by The Maritime Executive

Portugal's fishing community is mourning the loss of two vessels in the span of two days, with multiple crewmembers missing and fe...

Published Dec 17, 2025 6:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Dutch inland cargo ship Anja 1 was damaged after hitting a wall while transiting near the German city of Dortmund. The bow of...

Published Dec 16, 2025 10:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

Satellite imaging shows that the Ukrainian attack on the Russian sub pens at Novorossiysk struck the corner of a pier, not the Kil...

Published Dec 15, 2025 7:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

The ferry Ciudad de Mahon encountered rougher conditions that she was expecting when she left the port of Algeciras and sailed out...

Published Dec 15, 2025 6:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Sunday, the U.S. Coast Guard rescued a fisherman from the water after a commercial fishing vessel caught fire about 100 miles t...