Tugs & Salvage News
Strike Damage Confirmed at Giant Saudi Refinery Complex
Commercially-available satellite imaging reveals that the Houthi missile strike on the giant oil export hub of Ras Tanura hit a cr...
Read More >>Caroline Bezengi Oil Leaks Off Oman Have Been Halted
The salvage operation to recover the Aframax tanker Caroline Bezengi (IMO 9224439) and its remaining cargo appears to have achieve...
Read More >>European Prosecutors Issue Indictments in Fraud Involving EU-Funded Tugs
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), the independent public prosecution office of the European Union, filed an indictme...
Read More >>NTSB Calls for Better Regulation of USV Navigational Safety
Following an inquiry into a 2024 collision, the National Transportation Safety Board has recommended changes to the manner in whic...
Read More >>Fire Reported on Tanker off the Coast of Iraq
UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) has reported a fire aboard a vessel in the Iraqi exclusive economic zone of the Arabian Gulf,...
Read More >>Seven Panicked Crew Jump From Listing Cargo Ship Off Lebanon
A chaotic situation aboard a cargo ship off the coast of Lebanon led to seven crewmembers jumping into the ocean and requiring a r...
Read More >>Aging Freighter Banned From European Ports for Skipping Yard Date
A 42-year-old general cargo ship characterized as high-risk has been banned from European ports for failing to call at a repair ya...
Read More >>Salvage Teams Continue to Fight Fires on Two Boxships at Sea
Salvage teams are continuing to work on two different containership fires. Both Seaspan, as the owner of the Espirito Santo Expres...
Read More >>Smuggler Tactics Make a Mass Casualty in English Channel "Inevitable"
The commander of the United Kingdom’s Border Security Command has warned the House of Commons Home Affairs Committee that it is on...
Read More >>Thanks to Swift Response, All Passengers Survive Indonesian Ferry Fire
On Tuesday, a fire broke out on another Southeast Asian ferry, this time at the port of Merak, Indonesia. Yesterday afternoon at a...
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