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Does the Maritime Industry Value the Critical Work of Salvors?

Published Aug 17, 2025 3:03 PM by James Herbert

  The marine salvage industry is a vital part of the shipping industry ecosystem, and the International Salvage Union (ISU...

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Lightering Begins to Free Bulker Aground in St. Lawrence River

Published Aug 15, 2025 3:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

Efforts to lighten a bulker struck on the St. Lawrence River north of Montreal began on Friday morning, with the Canadian Coast...

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Coast Guard Calls Off Search for Fisherman Missing Off Oregon

Published Aug 14, 2025 11:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

  After an extended search, the U.S. Coast Guard has suspended efforts to find a commercial fisherman who went missing fro...

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Malaysia Responded to Report of “Ghost Ship” Drifting Toward Oil Rigs

Published Aug 14, 2025 4:13 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency received a report on August 12 from an oil rig located in the Gulf of Thailand that a...

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Tropical Storm Erin to Pass North of Puerto Rico as Major Hurricane

Published Aug 13, 2025 7:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The U.S. Coast Guard has set its first precautionary warning in place for ports in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islan...

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Japan Arrests Cargo Ship Captain After Fatal Collision

Published Aug 13, 2025 2:00 PM by The Maritime Executive

The captain of a small cargo ship was detained and arrested after his vessel collided with a yacht off the southeastern coast of...

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Coast Guard Contractor Removes Derelict Minesweeper From San Joaquin Delta

Published Aug 12, 2025 6:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A contractor working for the U.S. Coast Guard has finished removing the oil-soaked hull of a wooden minesweeper from Lit...

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Containership Involved in North Sea Collision Arrives at Recycling Yard

Published Aug 12, 2025 2:50 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Solong, the containership that hit the U.S. tanker Stena Immaculate on March 10 in the North Sea, has arrived in Belgium for...

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Tour Boat Rides the Waves and Runs Aground off Honolulu

Published Aug 10, 2025 11:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

  On Saturday, a tour vessel was swept sideways by heavy surf while attempting to transit into a small harbor in Honolulu,...

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Costamare Boxship Rescues Crew from Burning Tanker off Vietnam

Published Aug 8, 2025 12:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Vietnam Maritime Authority is reporting a successful search and rescue operation for 20 crewmembers from a burning t...

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