Tugs & Salvage News

Police Arrest Second Officer Reporting He Was Asleep When Ship Grounded

Published May 23, 2025 12:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

The local police in Norway, the Trøndelag Police District, report that they have arrested the second officer of the feede...

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Groundbreaking Electric Tour Vessel Evacuates All Passengers Over Smoke

Published May 22, 2025 11:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The world's first all-electric, zero-emissions passenger vessel conducted an emergency evacuation of hundreds of pas...

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NTSB: Mississippi Towboat Grounded When Pilot Took a Bathroom Break

Published May 22, 2025 3:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Mississippi River towboat went aground and sustained hull damage because the pilot left the helm for five minutes, according to...

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Baltic Feeder Ship Runs Aground Feet from Norwegian’s Bedroom

Published May 22, 2025 2:35 PM by The Maritime Executive

A Baltic feeder containership maneuvering in the fjord near Trondheim, Norway grounded on Thursday morning, May 21, ending up ju...

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Salvors Raise First Component of Lost Superyacht Bayesian

Published May 20, 2025 5:43 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Salvors have raised the first major component of the lost superyacht Bayesian, which sank in a severe storm off the coas...

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Fire on Oil Platform off Angola Injures 17 People

Published May 20, 2025 4:05 PM by The Maritime Executive

  A fire on Chevron's deepwater Benguela-Belize-Lobito-Tomboco (BBLT) platform off Angola has injured 17 people, inclu...

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Crew Rescued Near Singapore After Fishing Vessel Collides with Tanker

Published May 20, 2025 2:02 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The maritime authorities in Singapore and Indonesia coordinated the rescue of the crew from a capsized fishing vessel ne...

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U.S. Navy Plans to Remove Salvage Platforms From USS Arizona's Hull

Published May 19, 2025 9:59 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The U.S. Navy is preparing to remove two salvage platforms that were welded onto the wreck of the USS Arizona in the aft...

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Coast Guard Investigates Two Separate Engine Room Fires in Puerto RIco

Published May 19, 2025 6:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The U.S. Coast Guard has launched investigations into a pair of separate vessel fires that occurred in Puerto Rico over...

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Two Killed as Mexican Sail Training Ship Hits Brooklyn Bridge

Published May 18, 2025 9:33 AM by The Maritime Executive

  During a maneuver in New York harbor, the Mexican sail training vessel Cuauhtémoc struck the historic Brooklyn Br...

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