Tugs & Salvage News

Cargo Barge Damaged and Taking on Water North of Vancouver

Published Nov 19, 2025 7:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A U.S.-bound cargo barge being towed by a U.S. tug reported that it was taking on water north of Vancouver, British Colu...

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Slow Progress for Salvage of Fire-Damaged Wan Hai 503 Containership

Published Nov 19, 2025 2:17 PM by The Maritime Executive

Salvage teams continue to make slow progress in their efforts to clear the fire-damaged containership Wan Hai 503. Two months af...

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Severe Windstorm Damages Multiple Vessels in Argentina

Published Nov 18, 2025 7:53 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A severe windstorm in southern Argentina damaged multiple fishing vessels in ports around the region on Monday, includin...

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Mexican National Charged for Death of Migrants in Capsizing off San Diego

Published Nov 18, 2025 5:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The skipper of the small boat that capsized off Imperial Beach, California last Friday has been charged in connection wi...

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NTSB: Loose Electrical Wire Led to Dali Hitting Francis Scott Key Bridge

Published Nov 18, 2025 2:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

  [Breaking] A simple oversight in labeling an electrical wire was a likely causal factor in the blackout aboard the boxsh...

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Looting Reported Aboard Grounded Container Barge in Bahamas

Published Nov 16, 2025 11:51 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Last week, a container barge parted its tow wire and ran aground on a reef in the Bahamas, reportedly attracting looters...

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Blue Origin Lands its Booster Rocket on a Barge at Sea

Published Nov 16, 2025 8:43 PM by The Conversation

  [By Dr. Wendy N. Whitman Cobb] Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket successfully made its way to orbit&nbsp...

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Search Called Off for Survivors of Capsized Migrant Vessel off San Diego

Published Nov 16, 2025 3:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

  On Saturday evening, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for missing maritime migrants from a vessel that capsized...

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Fishermen, Residents Concerned About Weather Damage to MSC Baltic III

Published Nov 14, 2025 10:19 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Residents and fishermen in Newfoundland are growing concerned about the deteriorating state of the boxship MSC Baltic II...

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Ukraine Takes One of Russia's Largest Oil Terminals Offline

Published Nov 14, 2025 9:38 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Ukrainian strike on the port of Novorossiysk, Russia has damaged oil loading berths and taken about two percent of t...

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