Tugs & Salvage News
Tanker Hits Riverboat on New Orleans Waterfront, Injuring Passengers
On Friday, an asphalt tanker struck a moored riverboat on the Mississippi on the downtown New Orleans waterfront, causing the pass...
Read More >>Estonia Confirms Multiple Drone Hits on Russian Corvette in the Baltic
In addition to the serious damage inflicted on the Ust-Luga oil terminal in a Ukrainian strike on Wednesday night, a Russian Navy...
Read More >>U.S. Navy Removes Command Triad From Attack Sub After a Reported Grounding
Congress has just found out that the Navy removed all three of the top officers of the attack submarine USS South Dakota last mont...
Read More >>U.S. Grain Exports at Risk From Aging Barge Fleet and High Replacement Cost
The United States faces a squeeze on grain transportation over the next decade because its inland barge fleet is retiring vessels...
Read More >>India's Shipping Ministry Asks Public for Help on Cold-Case Fatal Accidents
India's Directorate General of Maritime Administration is looking for information about a long list of long-past fatality and miss...
Read More >>Philippine Coast Guard Cleans Up Spill From Sunken LCT
On Tuesday, a landing craft sank off the coast of northern Mindanao, releasing fuel into the water and prompting a large-scale res...
Read More >>Fishing Tender Goes Down off Thailand, Leaving Six Missing
A fishing tender has gone down off the coast of Sattahip, Thailand, leaving six crewmembers missing, according to local authoritie...
Read More >>Three Tankers Attacked in Two Days in Strait of Hormuz Crisis
At least three VLCCs were hit by suspected Iranian attacks over the course of Tuesday and Wednesday, according to reporting from U...
Read More >>UK Charity Races to Save 130-Year-Old Sailing Barge That Survived WWII
A charity in Ipswich, England, has launched an appeal to save a historic sailing barge because of her long connection with the tow...
Read More >>SS United States Has Been Sunk as a Reef - What Happens Next?
[By Nicholas Ray] As a marine ecologist and keen scuba diver, I’ve long been fascinated by what happens when a large structure is...
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