Tugs & Salvage News
Does the Maritime Industry Value the Critical Work of Salvors?
The marine salvage industry is a vital part of the shipping industry ecosystem, and the International Salvage Union (ISU...
Read More >>Lightering Begins to Free Bulker Aground in St. Lawrence River
Efforts to lighten a bulker struck on the St. Lawrence River north of Montreal began on Friday morning, with the Canadian Coast...
Read More >>Coast Guard Calls Off Search for Fisherman Missing Off Oregon
After an extended search, the U.S. Coast Guard has suspended efforts to find a commercial fisherman who went missing fro...
Read More >>Malaysia Responded to Report of “Ghost Ship” Drifting Toward Oil Rigs
The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency received a report on August 12 from an oil rig located in the Gulf of Thailand that a...
Read More >>Tropical Storm Erin to Pass North of Puerto Rico as Major Hurricane
The U.S. Coast Guard has set its first precautionary warning in place for ports in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islan...
Read More >>Japan Arrests Cargo Ship Captain After Fatal Collision
The captain of a small cargo ship was detained and arrested after his vessel collided with a yacht off the southeastern coast of...
Read More >>Coast Guard Contractor Removes Derelict Minesweeper From San Joaquin Delta
A contractor working for the U.S. Coast Guard has finished removing the oil-soaked hull of a wooden minesweeper from Lit...
Read More >>Containership Involved in North Sea Collision Arrives at Recycling Yard
The Solong, the containership that hit the U.S. tanker Stena Immaculate on March 10 in the North Sea, has arrived in Belgium for...
Read More >>Tour Boat Rides the Waves and Runs Aground off Honolulu
On Saturday, a tour vessel was swept sideways by heavy surf while attempting to transit into a small harbor in Honolulu,...
Read More >>Costamare Boxship Rescues Crew from Burning Tanker off Vietnam
The Vietnam Maritime Authority is reporting a successful search and rescue operation for 20 crewmembers from a burning t...
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