How long could the Suez Canal salvage operation take? Could the mega containership Ever Given capsize? Could her hull crack and spill oil like the grounded bunker Wakashio did in…
Grounding Incidents
Slow But (Almost) Ready – Suez Salvage Team May Be Delayed Another 5 Or 6 Days
*Despite having three days to arrange travel, the salvage team is just starting to arrive in Egypt. *”The best chance for returning shipping to normal may not come until Sunday or Monday…
How To Remove A Ship Stuck In The Suez Canal
By Ann Koh and Alex Longley (Bloomberg) When you can’t shift a ship that’s stuck fast into the wall of a canal that’s vital to world trade, there’s only one…
Tugboats Work To Unstuck Suez Canal Containership Ever Given
By Yusri Mohamed (Reuters) – Eight tug boats were attempting on Wednesday to free the 400m (440-yard) long containership M/V Ever Given that ran aground in the Suez Canal yesterday,…
Will The Golden Ray Salvage Threaten OPA 90?
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What Went Wrong? Back-to-Back Casualties Kick Off 2019
It’s been an active beginning to 2019 in terms of maritime casualties. The phone at the Panama Marine Accident Investigation Department was likely ringing off the hook with three major incidents on Panama-flagged vessels in the first two days. The first three weeks of the year have produced a...