The U.S. Coast Guard has closed a portion of the lower Mississippi River near Baton Rouge, Louisiana after a towing vessel sank Thursday. Coast Guard Sector New Orleans watchstanders received a report at 11:00 a.m. of the towing vessel Michelle Anne sinking at Baton Rouge General Anchorage near...
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Watch: Strong Winds Topple Containers at Port of Antwerp
Check out this video filmed Sunday at the Port of Antwerp as strong winds pummeled the area. According to the uploader, the port experienced hurricane-force winds gusts or more than 64 knots – a 12 on the Beaufort scale. As you can see, the winds were so strong that they knocked over multiple...
Passengers Injured as Norwegian Escape Hit by ‘100 Knot Wind Gust’ Off U.S. East Coast
Several passengers aboard the cruise ship Norwegian Escape were reported injured after freak gust of wind reportedly caused the ship to list as much of 45 degrees, causing chairs, tables and pretty much anything unsecured to go flying. A statement from Norwegian posted to its Twitter account said...
Incident Video: Coast Guard Vessel Carrying Mardi Gras Royalty Crashes Into Dock
A U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender carrying the Zulu King and Queen of Mardi Gras and other Zulu royalty crashed into a dock on Monday as it arrived in New Orleans for Mardi Gras festivities. A spokesperson for the Coast Guard told local media that all power had cut out as the vessel, USCGC Cypress,...
New Video Shows Russian Cargo Ship’s Busan Mayhem
Some new footage published by Korean media today gives us new look at the mayhem that went down last week in Busan as a Russian cargo ship hit moored sailboat before alliding with a bridge. As we reported, the 5,998-ton MV Seagrand ran into the side of the Gwangan Bridge near Busan, South Korea...
Watch: Russian Cargo Ship Hits Bridge in Korea
The Korean Coast Guard is investigation the allision of a Russian cargo ship with a bridge in southeastern Korea. The Coast Guard said the 5,998-ton Seagrand sailed into the side of the Gwangan Bridge at around 4:20 p.m. before turning back to head in the opposite direction, The Korea Herald...
Incident Video: Norwegian Epic Takes Out Mooring Dolphins in Puerto Rico
The Norwegian Epic took out a few mooring dolphins during a failed docking in San Juan, Puerto Rico on Tuesday. The video was filmed by a passenger of another cruise ship after realizing that the Norwegian Epic was going to hit the dock. According to reports, the 4,100 passenger cruise ship was on...
Malaysian Vessel, Greek Bulk Carrier Collide in Singapore Waters
By Saket Sundria (Bloomberg) — A Malaysian vessel and a Greek-registered bulk carrier collided in Singapore territorial waters off Tuas on Saturday, according to a statement from the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore, which said it was “deeply concerned” by the intrusion. Malaysia’s Ministry...
Crane Booms Collapses onto Containership at Port of Vancouver
The boom of a giant ship-to-shore crane collapsed onto the deck of a containership at the Port of Vancouver on Monday. According to reports, the incident occurred at about 4 a.m. Monday morning as the ship, identified as MV Ever Summit, was berthed at the GCT Vanterm terminal at Port Metro...
Incident Video: Two Ferries Collide in Olbia, Italy
Check out this incident video show a collision between two ferries today in Olbia, Italy. In the video, which filmed from the bridge of the Tirrenia ferry Athara, you can see the Grimaldi ferry Olbia appears to be departing when it clips the bridge wing of the Athara possibly due to strong winds. ...