Operation Begins to Pull Wrecked MSC Baltic III Ashore for Dismantling

Published Aug 7, 2026 11:42 AM by The Maritime Executive

The salvage effort to remove the wreck of the containership MSC Baltic III has begun pulling the hull of the vessel onto shore for...

NTSB: Houston Pilot's Cell Phone Call Contributed to Fatal Collision

Published Aug 6, 2026 4:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on the collision of the Chinese bulker Yangze 7 and the towboat M...

Published Aug 5, 2026 10:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

Sentinel-2c satellite imagery taken on August 5 off the northern tip of Oman’s Musandam Peninsula shows the extent of damage infli...

Published Aug 4, 2026 5:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

The environmental catastrophe predicted when salvage surveyors inspected the Russian dark fleet Supermax, the Cameroon-flagged Car...

Published Aug 4, 2026 5:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

India's shipping ministry reports that an Indian-flagged vessel was hit and sunk in the southern Red Sea, the latest war-risk casu...

Published Aug 4, 2026 2:10 PM by The Maritime Executive

Salvors have completed the removal of a rail-mounted portal crane that fell off of Pier G at the former Charleston Naval Base last...

Published Aug 3, 2026 10:47 PM by The Maritime Executive

As talks between Iran and Oman on control over the Strait of Hormuz move forwards, a new attack has been reported off the Musandam...

Published Aug 3, 2026 5:46 PM by The Maritime Executive

Cargo fires rank at the top of the list of hazards aboard a modern container ship, in part because the operator has limited contro...

Published Jul 30, 2026 8:39 PM by The Maritime Executive

Low summertime water levels are a routine problem for navigation on the River Rhine, especially in recent years, but the intense d...

Published Jul 30, 2026 7:31 PM by The Maritime Executive

For months, industry analysts have noted that biofouling accumulation on vessels stuck in the Arabian Gulf would be a slow-down fa...