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Dozens of Abandoned Shipwrecks Pose Safety Risks in Fiji

Published Mar 16, 2025 6:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A fire incident this week onboard a Chinese fishing vessel, Dae Jin, while berthed at Suva Harbor, Fiji has rekindled co...

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Sunk Costs: Shipwrecks and the Urgent Need for the Nairobi Convention

Published Mar 16, 2025 2:03 PM by The Lowy Interpreter

  [By Sheridan Ward] It is estimated that there are 3,800 shipwrecks scattered across the floor of the Pacific Ocean. M...

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Solong’s Captain Appears in Court for Arraignment for Manslaughter

Published Mar 15, 2025 2:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

The captain of the Portuguese-flagged containership Solong which hit the American-flagged tanker Stena Immaculate on March 10 of...

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UK Charges Captain of Solong with Gross Negligence Manslaughter

Published Mar 14, 2025 5:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Humberside Police and the UK’s Crown Prosecution Service Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division confirmed late o...

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UK Pursues North Sea Incident Investigation as Court Extends Detention

Published Mar 13, 2025 6:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

  As salvage teams are making headway in efforts related to the Stena Immaculate and the Solong, the UK’s Marine Acc...

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Report: Chinese Cargo Ship Sank North Korean Bulker Smuggling Coal

Published Mar 13, 2025 4:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

A media report is circulating today, March 13, in South Korea saying that a North Korean bulker smuggling coal was involved in a c...

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Australia Destroys Indonesian Fishing Boat for Illegal Shark Finning

Published Mar 12, 2025 10:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Australian Border Force has destroyed an Indonesian fishing boat after finding hundreds of illegally-obtained s...

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Video Released of Impact as Salvage Teams Prepare to Board Both Ships

Published Mar 12, 2025 3:23 PM by The Maritime Executive

Officials from HM Coastguard and the shipping companies involved in Monday’s incident in the North Sea are reporting that...

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Volgoneft Tanker Owners Face Lawsuits Over Kerch Strait Spill

Published Mar 11, 2025 10:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

The owners of the riverine tankers that split up and sank in the Black Sea in December are facing multiple lawsuits as Russian g...

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Norwegian Reefer Goes Aground in the Hebrides

Published Mar 11, 2025 9:54 PM by The Maritime Executive

  This week, a Norwegian reefer ship narrowly avoided disaster after grounding on a remote shore in the Hebrides. At ab...

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