A Ukrainian Second Officer has been charged with negligent navigation under Norway’s Ship Safety and Security Act after the containership NCL Salten ran aground near Trondheim on Thursday. The officer,…
https://gcaptain.com/second-officer-charged-in-containerships-grounding-near-norwegian-home/
When the pilot left the helm of a towboat unattended for 5 minutes, the consequences were costly, according to a just-releases National Transportation Safety Board report
The incident involved the 138-foot long, 1962-built towboat City of Louisville, owned by Ceres Tank Barge LLC and operated by Reliant Maritime Solutions LLC. While the towboat was upbound on the Mississippi River pushing 11 barges on July 29, 2023, it ran aground in a charted shallow and rocky area. The grounding caused...
https://www.marinelog.com/inland-coastal/pilot-left-helm-damage-to-towboat-totaled-2-million/
Further analysis indicates that GPS jamming caused the containership MSC ANTONIA to run aground near the Eliza Shoals close to Jeddah Port on May 10, 2025. Following a review of…
https://gcaptain.com/pole-star-confirms-gps-interference-caused-msc-antonia-grounding/
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released a comprehensive report detailing the July 2022 incident where the bulk carrier Portland Bay nearly stranded off Sydney’s coast, revealing significant failures…
The Royal New Zealand Navy released its final Court of Inquiry report today detailing the circumstances that led to the loss of HMNZS Manawanui, which ran aground and subsequently sank…
Salvage operations for the grounded containership MSC Baltic III face continued challenges as Canadian Coast Guard officials confirm the vessel cannot be safely refloated, according to the latest update released today.
The containership MSC Baltic III remains firmly grounded on the seabed off Newfoundland’s coast following a power loss incident, with Canadian Coast Guard crews reporting no pollution despite significant hull…
https://gcaptain.com/msc-baltic-iii-grounding-hull-breaches-confirmed-but-fuel-tanks-holding/
A cargo vessel lost power and ran aground off Newfoundland’s coast today, prompting an emergency evacuation of all crew members. The MSC Baltic III issued a MAYDAY call on Saturday…
https://gcaptain.com/20-rescued-after-cargo-ship-msc-baltic-iii-runs-aground-off-newfoundland-coast/
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report into the October 4, 2023, grounding of the former OSV Bonnie G, half a mile south of the Cyril E. King airport in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The agency finds that an anchor chain failure was the cause of the Bonnie G grounding, which occurred during Tropical Storm Phillippe and started a 26-day salvage saga in the height of the hurricane season.
The 172-foot-long, Vanuatu-flagged vessel was originally delivered as an offshore...
https://www.marinelog.com/legal/safety-and-security/ntsb-determines-cause-of-bonnie-g-grounding/
An emergency response team in Russia’s Pacific port of Nevelsk is preparing to pump out fuel from a Chinese bulk carrier that ran aground over the weekend, according to regional authorities.
https://gcaptain.com/russia-emergency-services-work-to-prevent-pacific-oil-spill/