Tugs & Salvage News
Fishing Vessel Chartered by Offshore Wind Farm Grounds Off Rhode Island
Early Monday, a fishing vessel reportedly contracted to work on the Revolution Wind project ran aground in a channe...
Read More >>After Ukrainian Drone Attacks, Three Russian Refineries Set to Close
Three Russian refineries that were hit by Ukrainian drones earlier this year could soon close, according to Reuters. The...
Read More >>Tanker Suffers “Rudder Failure” Forcing Turkey to Suspend Bosphorus Traffic
Mechanical failures and incidents are not particularly uncommon in the region around the Bosphorus due to the ragtag fleet opera...
Read More >>Galaxy Leader's Crewmembers Mark One Year in Houthi Captivity
This week, the crew of the hijacked car carrier Galaxy Leader mark one full year in Houthi captivity near the port of Ho...
Read More >>Navy Officials Missed Multiple Chances to Avoid Red Hill Disaster
The Pentagon's inspector general has concluded that the U.S. Navy didn't understand the spill risks involved in...
Read More >>OSG's CEO Proposes One-Cent Export Tax to Fund U.S. Tankers
In the event of a major war in the Western Pacific, U.S. forces are going to need fuel, and a lot of it. Government esti...
Read More >>BIMCO Helps Launch a Ship Recyclers' Association to Promote the HKC
Shipping industry association BIMCO has launched a new association of ship recycling yards and brokers, chaired by leadi...
Read More >>After One Month, New Zealand's Navy Prepares to Defuel Sunken Ship
The New Zealand Defence Force is closing in on an operation to remove the fuel from the lost survey ship Manawanui, whic...
Read More >>Faulty Rigging, High Speed Caused Fatal Tug Girting
The UK's Marine Accident Investigation Branch has released its report on the loss of the tug Biter, which was girted...
Read More >>US Coast Guard Rescues Three Fishermen After Fire in Gulf of Alaska
On Sunday, a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter aircrew rescued three survivors from a fishing vessel after it caught fire in t...
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