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Video: Barge Hits Bridge Linking Galveston to Texas A&M Maritime Academy

Published May 15, 2024 2:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Wednesday morning, a barge hit a bridge to Pelican Island near Galveston, Texas, shutting down a road causeway and spilling oil...

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NTSB: Dali Lost Power Because Breakers Tripped

Published May 14, 2024 8:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The NTSB has released its initial factfinding report on the allision of the boxship Dali with the Francis Scott Key Brid...

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Pioneering Crab Boat F/V North American Sinks at the Pier

Published May 14, 2024 6:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Tuesday morning, a well-known Bering Sea crab fishing vessel sank at a pier on the Lake Washington Ship Canal in Seattle.&...

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First Methanol-Fueled Tug Launches at Port of Antwerp

Published May 14, 2024 12:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The world's first methanol-powered tugboat, the Methatug, was unveiled today in Antwerp. It is part of a series of p...

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U.S. Navy Expeditionary Sea Base Goes Aground off Gabon

Published May 13, 2024 10:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Last week, the expeditionary sea base USS Hershel "Woody" Williams ran aground just off Libreville, Gabon. The...

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Video: Last Baltimore Bridge Section Removed With Explosives

Published May 13, 2024 4:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Monday afternoon, after several days of delay due to weather, contractors used an explosive "precision" cutting...

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U.S. Air Force Carries Out Two Ultra-Long-Range Medevacs in Two Weeks

Published May 12, 2024 9:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

Over the last two weeks, the U.S. Air Force's pararescue division carried out two long-distance medevacs to save cruise ship p...

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Report: Dali Will Move to Baltimore Berth Next Week for Investigators

Published May 10, 2024 2:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Update: The Unified Command reports the controlled demolition has been delayed till Sunday late afternoon due to weather...

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Video: Salvors Will Cut Baltimore Bridge Span Into Pieces With Explosives

Published May 9, 2024 6:42 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Wednesday, the unified command for the salvage of the boxship Dali released the first detailed description of its plan to remov...

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NTSB: Fire Alarm Aboard Kodiak Enterprise Never Sent an Alert

Published May 9, 2024 4:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on the blaze aboard the factory trawler Kodiak Enterprise, which...

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