Tugs & Salvage News

Sulfuric Acid Spills Into Houston Ship Channel

Published Dec 28, 2025 10:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

Over the weekend, a ruptured pipe spilled an industrial quantity of sulfuric acid into the water at a chemical terminal on the Hou...

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Abandoned Transatlantic Rowboat Rediscovered After Three Years at Sea

Published Dec 28, 2025 9:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

The wreck of a rowing boat that a team of U.S. Air Force veterans used in a doomed attempt to cross the Atlantic in 2022 has been...

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Australian Cruise Ship Grounds off Papua New Guinea

Published Dec 28, 2025 5:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

On its first voyage following the controversial the death of a passenger two months ago, the expedition cruise ship Coral Adventur...

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Australia Surveys Historic Shipwrecks to Inform Future Preservation

Published Dec 25, 2025 3:06 PM by The Maritime Executive

Authorities in Australia have gathered new data and imagery on the state of three shipwrecks in the country’s waters, a project th...

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Volunteers Seek $1M to Preserve Historic Great Lakes Car Ferry

Published Dec 25, 2025 11:30 AM by The Maritime Executive

Efforts are underway to raise $1 million to help save a historic Great Lakes car ferry that is moored in Northern Michigan and who...

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Floating Crane Catches Fire at Russian Ship Repair Yard

Published Dec 23, 2025 8:44 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Tuesday, a major fire broke out at a small ship repair yard in Nizhy Novgorod, a city on the Volga in western Russia. The Minis...

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Cargo Discharged from Fire-Damaged ONE and Wan Hai Vessels

Published Dec 23, 2025 3:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

The salvage operation for two recent containership fires, ONE Henry Hudson and Wan Hai 503, is continuing. The details show the in...

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One Killed in U.S. Attack on Suspected Drug Smuggling Boat

Published Dec 22, 2025 10:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Monday, U.S. Southern Command announced the destruction of another suspected smuggling boat in the waters of the Eastern Pacifi...

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HM Coastguard Responds After Lifeboat Beaches

Published Dec 22, 2025 7:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

Members of the UK’s HM Coastguard were dealing with a mystery early on Sunday morning, December 21, when they started receiving re...

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Old Shipping Containers Find New Life as Russian Tank Protectors

Published Dec 21, 2025 7:25 PM by The Maritime Executive

After their life in oceangoing service, shipping containers get repurposed for all sorts of inventive uses - storage sheds, shop s...

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