Tugs & Salvage News

UK Appoints Salvage Company to Remove Masts from Famous WWII Wreck

Published Apr 10, 2026 8:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

After six years of planning and annual surveys of the wreck site, the UK confirmed that it has selected a salvage company to remov...

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Pakistan Navy Responds to Distress Call from Burning Chinese Bulker

Published Apr 10, 2026 2:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Pakistan Navy vessel PNS Hunain responded to a distress call from a bulker. The vessel was reported to be on fire approximatel...

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Baltimore Fireboats Respond to Sinking Towboat

Published Apr 8, 2026 1:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Baltimore City Fireboat Station is reporting that it received a mayday call from a tug operating south of the city in the Curt...

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Tanker Truck Blast Closes Bridge Over Panama Canal

Published Apr 6, 2026 10:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

An explosion at a fuel facility next to the Bridge of the Americas has killed one and injured several others, according to the fir...

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Barge Catches Fire in Vancouver's Fraser River Port District

Published Apr 6, 2026 6:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

Overnight Thursday, a large fire broke out aboard a deck barge at the port of Surrey, BC, sending a dense plume of smoke into the...

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Trident Sues Tacoma Fire Dept. for the Loss of the Kodiak Enterprise

Published Apr 6, 2026 4:27 PM by The Maritime Executive

U.S. fishing company Trident Seafoods has filed a rare lawsuit against the city of Tacoma, Washington for alleged mishandling of t...

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When Bridge Teams Lose Control Without Realizing It

Published Apr 6, 2026 2:44 PM by Capt. Volodymyr Smirnov

Following recent discussions on hydrodynamic instability in confined waters, an important operational question remains: Why do exp...

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Human Remains Reportedly Found on Thai Bulker Attacked by Iranians

Published Apr 3, 2026 5:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Thai shipping company Precious Shipping reported on Friday, April 3, that human remains had been located aboard its vessel, th...

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Archaeologists Uncover Danish Navy Flagship From the Battle of Copenhagen

Published Apr 2, 2026 7:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

Marine archaeologists have discovered the wreck of a famous Danish warship on the bottom of Copenhagen's harbor, a reminder of the...

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Libya Says Tow Failed and Warns Wreck of Arctic Metagaz Is Out of Control

Published Apr 2, 2026 1:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

Libya’s Ports and Maritime Transport Authority posted an urgent notice on Thursday, April 2, warning that the wreck of the Russian...

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