Tugs & Salvage News
Death Toll in Philippine Ferry Sinking Rises to 40
Three additional bodies of victims from the lost ferry Trisha Kerstin 3 have been recovered near Basilan, bringing the number of c...
Read More >>Coast Guard Calls Off Search for Missing Crew of Fishing Vessel Lily Jean
On Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for the missing crew of the fishing vessel Lily Jean, which disappeared abo...
Read More >>Italian Coast Guard Coordinates Rescues of Two Ships in Two Days
The Italian Coast Guard oversaw the rescue operations for two merchant ships in the course of two days from the same region of the...
Read More >>Russians Rescue Iranian Cargo Ship After Distress Call in the Caspian Sea
Officials in the Caspian Sea port of Makhachkala are reporting that the crew of an Iranian-flagged cargo ship has been saved after...
Read More >>Report: Rig Worker Went Through "Fragile" Floor of Crane Cab in Fatal Fall
The UK's offshore safety regulator has determined that a worker on a North Sea jackup rig died last year because a floor grating h...
Read More >>Death Toll in Philippine Ferry Sinking Rises to 29
Technical divers with the Philippine Coast Guard are continuing the difficult and dangerous work of inspecting the wreck of the fe...
Read More >>Italian Coast Guard Rescues Disabled Livestock Carrier Being Driven Ashore
In what is being termed a particularly complex rescue operation, the Italian Coast Guard, aided by the Air Force and private tugs,...
Read More >>Bosun Killed in Fall Aboard Handysize Bulker off Colombia
Colombia's maritime authority has reported a fatal fall aboard a bulker off the coast of Buenaventura, which prompted a rapid mede...
Read More >>Philippines Issues No-Sail Order to Ferry Operator After Fatal Sinking
The Philippine Coast Guard has issued a no-sail order to the entire fleet of the operator of the Trisha Kerstin 3, the ferry that...
Read More >>Cash Buyer Wants to Purchase Seized Shadow Fleet Tankers for Scrapping
GMS, the world's largest cash buyer, has confirmed to Reuters that it is in talks with U.S. authorities to purchase seized, sancti...
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