Tugs & Salvage News
UK Appoints Salvage Company to Remove Masts from Famous WWII Wreck
After six years of planning and annual surveys of the wreck site, the UK confirmed that it has selected a salvage company to remov...
Read More >>Pakistan Navy Responds to Distress Call from Burning Chinese Bulker
The Pakistan Navy vessel PNS Hunain responded to a distress call from a bulker. The vessel was reported to be on fire approximatel...
Read More >>Baltimore Fireboats Respond to Sinking Towboat
The Baltimore City Fireboat Station is reporting that it received a mayday call from a tug operating south of the city in the Curt...
Read More >>Tanker Truck Blast Closes Bridge Over Panama Canal
An explosion at a fuel facility next to the Bridge of the Americas has killed one and injured several others, according to the fir...
Read More >>Barge Catches Fire in Vancouver's Fraser River Port District
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...
Read More >>Trident Sues Tacoma Fire Dept. for the Loss of the Kodiak Enterprise
U.S. fishing company Trident Seafoods has filed a rare lawsuit against the city of Tacoma, Washington for alleged mishandling of t...
Read More >>When Bridge Teams Lose Control Without Realizing It
Following recent discussions on hydrodynamic instability in confined waters, an important operational question remains: Why do exp...
Read More >>Human Remains Reportedly Found on Thai Bulker Attacked by Iranians
The Thai shipping company Precious Shipping reported on Friday, April 3, that human remains had been located aboard its vessel, th...
Read More >>Archaeologists Uncover Danish Navy Flagship From the Battle of Copenhagen
Marine archaeologists have discovered the wreck of a famous Danish warship on the bottom of Copenhagen's harbor, a reminder of the...
Read More >>Libya Says Tow Failed and Warns Wreck of Arctic Metagaz Is Out of Control
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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