Salvors Successfully Refloat Wrecked Barge at San Juan's Harbor Entrance

Published Feb 25, 2026 12:30 PM by The Maritime Executive

Salvors from Donjon-SMIT have successfully refloated and removed the fuel barge that went aground at the entrance to San Juan's ha...

Philippine Divers Release Video of Search for Remains Inside Lost Ferry

Published Feb 23, 2026 8:22 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Philippine Coast Guard's salvage divers continue to conduct dangerous and difficult search-and-recovery work at the wreck site...

Published Feb 23, 2026 5:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard has approved a salvage plan for the wreck of the fuel barge Defiant, which ran aground at the base of the his...

Published Feb 22, 2026 10:04 PM by The Maritime Executive

Last week, Turkish firemen used novel means to save the crew of a stricken ferry at a shipyard in the town of Gialova, Turkey. The...

Published Feb 22, 2026 5:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Saturday, Ukraine's armed forces renewed their campaign of drone strikes on the naval harbor at Sevastopol, hitting two patrol...

Published Feb 20, 2026 3:57 PM by The Maritime Executive

A small Japanese coast cargo ship is reported to have run down a recreational fishing boat midday on Friday, February 20, killing...

Published Feb 19, 2026 10:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

A fire broke out aboard a bulker at the port of Vancouver on Tuesday, prompting a region-wide response call-out for marine firefig...

Published Feb 19, 2026 10:58 PM by The Maritime Executive

The Great Lakes are a source of inspiration for wreck hunters, and new finds turn up every year. The latest, announced this week b...

Published Feb 17, 2026 3:26 PM by The Maritime Executive

The U.S. Coast Guard and commercial salvors have completed the removal of the last bits of recoverable fuel from the grounded barg...

Published Feb 16, 2026 10:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

When the worst large-scale oil spills happen, responders turn to methods that have tradeoffs. Dispersants make the visual problem...