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Japan Coast Guard Searches for Downed U.S. Aircraft Off Yakushima

Published Nov 29, 2023 8:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Japan Coast Guard is searching for the crew of a U.S. Air Force Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft off the coast of Yakushima, a small...

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Four Seafarers Go Missing From Bulker on the Mississippi

Published Nov 29, 2023 2:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended a search for four foreign seafarers who went missing from their ship in the Mississippi near Be...

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Nigeria Reports 3,000-Barrel Spill From Total's Egina FPSO

Published Nov 28, 2023 10:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

A TotalEnergies-operated FPSO off the coast of Nigeria has spilled more than 100,000 gallons of oil in a loading accident, accordi...

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Source of Million-Gallon Spill off Mississippi Delta Remains a Mystery

Published Nov 28, 2023 4:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard and its response partners are still looking for the source of a large-scale oil spill near the Main Pass Oil...

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Greek Ferry Hits Tanker During Arrival at Patras

Published Nov 27, 2023 6:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

The winter storm that hit Greece and the Aegean over the weekend disrupted shipping, forcing many ships to change their schedules...

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Turkish Deputy Questions Whether Lost Freighter Was Damaged by Mine

Published Nov 27, 2023 3:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

The search for missing crewmembers from the lost freighter Kafkametler continues at the port of Eregli, Turkey, one week after the...

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Report: Suicide Drone Hits Container Ship in Indian Ocean

Published Nov 26, 2023 7:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

A container ship owned by a prominent Israeli-owned shipping company has been attacked by an Iranian drone in the Indian Ocean, an...

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Philippines Rescues Crew After Vietnamese Cargo Ship Takes on Water

Published Nov 22, 2023 3:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Philippine Coast Guard and Philippine National Police Maritime Group report they safely evacuated 17 Vietnamese crew...

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Video: Domestic Japanese Car Carrier Abandoned After Grounding

Published Nov 22, 2023 1:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Japanese Coast Guard and Japan Transport Safety Board are both investigating why a domestic car carrier grounded and...

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New Videos Show Severity of Storm That Claimed Two Ships in Black Sea

Published Nov 21, 2023 9:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

The loss of a freighter and its crew off the Black Sea Port of Eregli last weekend is drawing new scrutiny on safety issues in Tur...

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