Tugs & Salvage News

Coast Guard Investigates Two Separate Engine Room Fires in Puerto RIco

Published May 19, 2025 6:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The U.S. Coast Guard has launched investigations into a pair of separate vessel fires that occurred in Puerto Rico over...

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Two Killed as Mexican Sail Training Ship Hits Brooklyn Bridge

Published May 18, 2025 9:33 AM by The Maritime Executive

  During a maneuver in New York harbor, the Mexican sail training vessel Cuauhtémoc struck the historic Brooklyn Br...

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Salvage Tow Begins for Maersk Ship After Three Weeks Adrift in the Atlantic

Published May 16, 2025 11:57 AM by The Maritime Executive

Maersk is confirming that an ocean-going salvage tug reached the disabled containership Maersk Sana on May 16 and that a salvage...

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Major Cargo Fire Breaks Out on Bulker in Amsterdam

Published May 15, 2025 11:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

  On Thursday, a large fire broke out in the hold of a bulker in Amsterdam's western port district, sending noxious sm...

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Report: Lost Superyacht Was Vulnerable to Capsizing in Winds Over 60 Knots

Published May 15, 2025 3:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A much-anticipated report on the sinking of the superyacht Bayesian suggests that the vessel's ultra-tall mast may h...

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ATSB: Delayed Response Raised Risk of Grounding for Drifting Bulker

Published May 14, 2025 9:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Australian Transport Safety Bureau has released a final report on the double near-grounding of a bulker near Sydney in 2022,...

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Superyacht Salvage Diver May Have Been Killed by Hydrogen Explosion

Published May 14, 2025 5:48 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The diver that lost his life while working on the salvage of the lost superyacht Bayesian may have been killed by an exp...

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Archaeologists Find Historic Dutch Shipwreck off Australia

Published May 13, 2025 8:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Researchers in Australia have rediscovered the wreck of a Dutch cargo ship that went down south of Adelaide. The vess...

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MSC Containership Aground in Red Sea is a Possible Victim of GPS Jamming

Published May 13, 2025 1:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

  An MSC containership, MSC Antonia (85,760 dwt) has been aground in the Red Sea for the past several days while a growing...

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Captain Missing After Fishing Vessel Sinks Off Grays Harbor

Published May 12, 2025 8:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

  On Friday, a commercial fishing vessel capsized in off the coast of Washington, leaving the skipper missing. At about...

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