South African Navy tug sinks
A SA Navy decommissioned tug, De Mist, sank at the Simon’s Town Harbour on Saturday morning. According to the Navy, the incident occurred at around 05:00 when officials were conducting rounds in the harbour and…
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USA – Collision USS Fitzgerald / MV ACX Crystal
WBIED.com Editorial The collision between the USS Fitzgerald and the 29 060 gross ton MV ACX Crytsal is well reported. The question that should surely be asked is how can 2 ships with combined tonnage…
BREAKING:Somalia – Ship Hijacked
Source:AP / DW.COM Pirates have hijacked an Indian commercial vessel off the coast of Somalia and are holding its 11 sailors for ransom, according to a private marine security investigator. Dryad Maritime reported that the…
USA – Sightseeing Boat Hits Three Vessels in Boston Harbor
Source:https://gcaptain.com/sightseeing-boat-hits-three-vessels-in-boston-harbor The Boston Harbor Cruises boat Regency. Photo: Boston Harbor Cruises A Boston Harbor Cruises sightseeing boat smashed into three other vessels Saturday afternoon after suffering a mechanical failure as it approached Boston’s Long Wharf…
Singapore – Iranian Supertanker Collides With Giant MSC Boxship in Singapore Strait
Source: http://gcaptain.com/vlcc-collides-with-giant-msc-boxship-in-singapore-strait MSC Alexandra file photo. An Iranian Very Large Crude Carrier and a large containership collided in the busy Singapore Strait late Wednesday night, causing damage to both ships but luckily no injuries or reports…
UK – Nuclear-powered Royal Navy submarine involved in collision
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/20/nuclear-powered-royal-navy-submarine-involved-in-collision No damage to HMS Ambush nuclear reactor or injuries to crew recorded after ‘glancing’ collision off coast of Gibraltar HMS Ambush, which has been forced into port in Gibraltar after a collision with a…
Greece: Freighter Hits Famous ‘Old Evripos Bridge’
Source: https://gcaptain.com/2016/01/11/watch-freighter-olga-m-hits-old-evripos-bridge-in-greece/#.Vp3T3Sp9600 Some spectator video shows the Greek freighter Olga M bang its way through the old Evripos Bridge in Chalcis, Greece. According to reports, neither the bridge or vessel sustained significant damage in the incident, although after…
USA: Mississippi River Bridge Hit by Three Towing Vessels in Three Days
Source: https://gcaptain.com/2016/01/14/mississippi-river-bridge-hit-by-three-towing-vessels-in-three-days/#.Vp3T5ip9600 A third towboat has allided with the Vicksburg Railroad Bridge in as many days as floodwaters continue to impact shipping on the Mississippi River. The latest incident occurred Thursday when a barge being pushed by towing vessel…
U.S. Navy Ship Catches Fire at Croatian Shipyard
Source: http://gcaptain.com/u-s-navy-ship-catches-fire-at-croatian-shipyard The U.S. 6th Fleet command and control ship USS Mount Whitney (LCC20) is tugged in to the staging area to begin the dry dock process in the Viktor Lenac Shipyard in Rijeka,…