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Russian Missile Attack Damages MSC Boxship at Port of Odesa

Published Mar 2, 2025 2:08 PM by The Maritime Executive

  On Saturday, a Russian ballistic missile strike damaged a foreign-flag boxship at the port of Odesa, Ukraine, according...

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Bulgarian Bulker Saves 34 Fishermen From Burning Boat in the Indian Ocean

Published Feb 27, 2025 8:01 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Bulgarian bulker has rescued 34 fishermen from a burning vessel off the coast of Sri Lanka, according to the shipowner. ...

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Stranded MSC Baltic III Cannot be Safely Refloated Reports Coast Guard

Published Feb 27, 2025 6:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Twelve days after the containership MSC Baltic III (33,767 dwt) lost power and was driven ashore in Canada during a...

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Strike Against Tug Operator for UK's Royal Navy to Expand in March

Published Feb 27, 2025 4:40 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Two of the UK’s labor unions are striking against tug operator Serco Marine which provides vital services to the R...

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Ocean Infinity Relaunches Search for Long-Lost Flight MH370

Published Feb 25, 2025 10:37 PM by The Maritime Executive

Deep ocean search company Ocean Infinity has rebooted the hunt for Flight MH370, a Boeing 777 that disappeared over the Indian Oce...

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Divers Find "Lost" Dutch Submarine From WWII Off Australia

Published Feb 25, 2025 8:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The wreck of a Dutch submarine that rescued survivors after an Australian minesweeper was sunk by Japanese warships duri...

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Russian Research Vessel Sinks in Icing Conditions in Novorossiysk

Published Feb 25, 2025 8:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Russian research vessel has gone down because of heavy icing conditions at the port of Novorossiysk, Russia, according to dissid...

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Wrong Container Weights Led to Stack Collapse on U.S.-Flagged Boxship

Published Feb 25, 2025 3:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Verified Gross Mass (VGM) regulation that took effect in 2016 was supposed to cut down significantly on the risk of misdeclare...

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Barging Ahead

Published Feb 25, 2025 12:31 PM by Pat Zeitler

  [By Pat Zeitler] Tugs and barges are the ox and cart of the maritime world. They have one purpose and that’s to...

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Fire Stricken Grimaldi Conro Towed to Port

Published Feb 24, 2025 12:49 PM by The Maritime Executive

Grimaldi’s Conro Grande Brasile (26,000 dwt) was towed to port on Sunday, February 23, after a fire broke out while the ve...

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