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UK Pilot May Have Had a Fatal Heart Attack While Climbing Pilot Ladder

Published Jan 22, 2026 7:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

A British marine pilot who lost his life in a pilot ladder accident in 2023 was not medically fit to be on duty and likely suffered a heart attack mid-climb, according to a final report from the UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch. Humber estuary pilot Francesco Galia, 67, was off-duty at home on January 8, 2023 when he got a call from dispatch to join the ro/ro Finnhawk, which was inbound. A trainee pilot joined him at the office and...

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Tanker Crew Rescues Solo Rower in Rough Seas in Mid-Atlantic

Published Jan 22, 2026 6:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

Transoceanic rowing is among the most difficult of all undertakings on the water, and attempted crossings end in emergency rescues nearly every year, often made by merchant mariners who happen to be on a similar route. On Wednesday night, a tanker crew answered the call of duty and rescued a man who had run into trouble on a transatlantic rowing race, despite difficult conditions and rough seas. The survivor, 47-year-old Benoit Bourguet, had departed Spain in December and gotten under...

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Solong’s Captain Defends Actions, Suggests Steering Problems

Published Jan 22, 2026 6:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

The manslaughter trial is continuing in England for the Russian captain of the containership Solong for the death of one seafarer after the Solong rammed the anchored fuel tanker Stena Immaculate. On trial is Vladimir Motin, who was navigating the Solong off the English coast at the time of allision on March 10, 2025, leaving Filipino seafarer Mark Angelo Pernia missing and presumed killed by the collision and subsequent fire. On January 22, Motin had the opportunity to take the...

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Carrier USS Abraham Lincoln Faces Open Water in the Gulf of Oman

Published Jan 22, 2026 5:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

USS Abraham Lincoln (CVN-72) and her carrier strike group (CSG) should shortly be arriving in the Gulf of Oman sea area, adding to the military options available to the US Central Command in handling the ongoing situation in Iran. Positional data tracking has now clearly demonstrated that the Abraham Lincoln CSG was on the same course as the Iranian bulk carrier Arvin (IMO 9193202), and overtook the Iranian vessel as both were traveling westwards through the Straits of Malacca. The...

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First Towers and Turbines Installing for Virginia Offshore Wind Farm

Just days after a U.S. District Court judge agreed to issue a temporary injunction to let work resume on Virginia’s offshore wind farm, work is underway with the first towers and wind turbines being installed. Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind is the largest project in the United States and is using the only U.S.-built wind turbine installation vessel. Virginia’s Senator Tim Kaine reported the process on January 21 after having toured the Portsmouth Marine Terminal and received an update...

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Shipbuilding

California Forever Solano County

Tech-Sector Developer Has Grand Plans for a Bay Area Shipyard

A well-financed real estate development company in California has ambitions to build a new West Coast shipyard, comparable in size and scale to the largest in China. California Forever, a mega-scale property developer backed by some of the biggest names in tech, is known for its plans to build a vast manufacturing park northeast of San Francisco. The 2,100-acre Solano Foundry would be a place for high-tech manufacturers to set up shop, just an hour north from the engineering expertise...

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Interferry Demands Pause for EU ETS Due to Inequities and Use of Funds

Interferry, the global trade association for the ferry industry, is calling for an immediate halt to the further phasing-in of the EU Emissions Trading System (ETS) for the maritime sector. The group is citing inequities and a severe competitive disadvantage as road transport remains exempt from the program. Further, it alleges that a lack of a funding scheme for e-fuels and investments such as electrification means the monies are instead being diverted to national member state budgets. The trade group...

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CMA CGM on Track with Growth as it Puts 400th Owned Ship in Service

French carrier CMA CGM highlights that it will be putting its 400th owned ship (in a fleet of over 650 vessels) into service as it continues its growth strategy. The company highlighted its status as the first vessel in a new series of methanol dual-fuel vessels, and as it continues on track to surpass Maersk as the second-largest global container carrier. CMA CGM reports that its operations serve more than 420 ports across five continents, and in 2024, it transported...

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