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Study: Gas Hydrate Plug May Have Led to Deepwater Horizon Blowout

[By Nancy Bazilchuk] Ten years ago, the Deepwater Horizon accident in the Gulf of Mexico killed eleven men and resulted in the largest accidental oil spill in history. Years of investigations concl...

Search Underway for Missing Towboat Crewmember on Ohio River

Search Underway for Missing Towboat Crewmember on Ohio River

[Brief] The U.S. Coast Guard has launched a man-overboard search on the Ohio River near Alton, Indiana.  Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Ohio Valley received a report at about 1200 hours that a...

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How Does Plastic Pollution Affect the Ocean?

[By Emma Bryce and Mary Flora Hart] Every day, eight million tons of plastic enter the ocean. That’s equivalent to one truckload dumped into the sea every minute of the day. From there, it goes on...

Ocean Viking to Disembark Migrants After "State of Emergency"

Ocean Viking to Disembark Migrants After "State of Emergency"

After multiple appeals and days of waiting, Italy has given the green light for the migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking to enter port and offload nearly 200 rescuees. The reversal comes after Ocean Vikin...

How China Has Overtaken Japan in Naval Power and Why it Matters

How China Has Overtaken Japan in Naval Power and Why it Matters

[By Toshi Yoshihara] A major reversal of fortunes at sea has gone largely unnoticed. Over the past decade, the Chinese Navy sped past the Japanese maritime service across key measures of material p...

BBC Shipping Forecast Times to be Phased Back to Normal

BBC Shipping Forecast Times to be Phased Back to Normal

From Monday, July 6. the BBC’s broadcasts of the UK Maritime Weather Service, including the Shipping Forecast, will begin to be phased back to normal broadcast times and radio frequencies.   All bro...

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COLREGS: Still Fit for Purpose?

There has been much debate about the COLREGS over the last 12 months or so, with many suggesting that it is now time for not just some amendments but a total revision of the Rules. So are the COLRE...

Pirates Attack Second Vessel in Gulf of Guinea Kidnapping Five Crew

Pirates Attack Second Vessel in Gulf of Guinea Kidnapping Five Crew

A cargo vessel was the latest target of pirates in the waters off Benin. This attack came just one day after reports of an even more brazen attack on a vessel in the oil fields in the Gulf of Guinea....

Rescue Vessel Declares Emergency After Six Migrants Attempt Suicide

Rescue Vessel Declares Emergency After Six Migrants Attempt Suicide

Just over a week after resuming operations in the Central Mediterranean, the migrant rescue ship Ocean Viking has declared a "state of emergency" onboard due to a spate of attempted suicides. Ocean...

Swedish Cruise Operator Birka Goes Out of Business

Swedish Cruise Operator Birka Goes Out of Business

The Scandinavia passenger shipping industry became the latest segment to respond to the financial pressures created by the coronavirus pandemic.  Birka Cruises, part of the Finish Eckero Group, ann...