Tugs & Salvage News

Marine From USS Iwo Jima Declared Lost at Sea in MOB Incident

Published Feb 12, 2026 3:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

Late Wednesday evening, the U.S. Marine Corps reported that a Marine had been declared lost at sea after falling overboard from th...

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Philippine Government Fires 14 Officials Over Deadly Ferry Disaster

Published Feb 11, 2026 8:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

An investigation into the deadly sinking of the ferry Trisha Kerstin 3 has determined that the vessel was overloaded on the casual...

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Container Feeder Rescues Solo Sailor in Rough Weather off Bermuda

Published Feb 11, 2026 8:16 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Tuesday, the crew of a container feeder rescued a single-handed sailor from a disabled yacht off the coast of Bermuda, despite...

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UK Report on Fatal 2023 Collision Finds Vessels Did Not Follow Safety Regs

Published Feb 11, 2026 6:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch issued its final report on the October 2023 collision of two cargo ships in the Germ...

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Chemical Tanker Collides With Fishing Vessel off Kobe, Injuring One

Published Feb 11, 2026 4:09 PM by The Maritime Executive

[Brief] On Wednesday afternoon, a chemical tanker collided with a fishing vessel off the coast of Kobe, Japan, according to the Ja...

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Seven Fishermen Rescued From Listing Vessel off A Coruña

Published Feb 10, 2026 10:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

Seven fishermen from a stricken vessel were rescued by good Samaritans off the coast of A Coruña on Monday, according to Spanish S...

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Aging OSV Goes Hard Aground on the Rocks in Dominican Republic

Published Feb 10, 2026 9:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

An OSV carrying a tugboat on deck has gone aground outside the bay at Luperon, a popular sailing yacht destination on the north si...

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Philippines Works to Refloat Tanker Driven Ashore in Storm

Published Feb 10, 2026 8:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Philippine Coast Guard is monitoring the situation as efforts are underway to refloat a tanker that went ashore in the environ...

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Thailand Reports Progress in Managing Oil and Containers from Sunken Ship

Published Feb 10, 2026 6:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

Thailand has organized an Incident Command Center and reports it is making progress in the efforts to assess and manage the situat...

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High Surf Delays Response to San Juan Barge Grounding

Published Feb 10, 2026 5:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

Rough surface conditions are delaying the salvage response to the grounding of a tank barge at the entrance to San Juan's harbor,...

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