The crew’s swift action limited damage to the towing vessel Desperado when a ruptured hydraulic hose spraying fuel on a hot engine led to a fire aboard 1982-built vessel when transiting Louisiana’s Lake Salvador, the National Transportation Safety Board said Thursday.
The fire broke out in the engine room as the Desperado was transiting near Bayou Perot, Louisiana, on Feb. 17, 2023.
“The three crewmembers aboard could not extinguish the fire with portable extinguishers. So they secured...
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on a January 7, 2023, incident in which the 715-foot long, 1980-built Great Lakes bulk carrier American Mariner grounded on shoals, damaging three ballast water tanks. No pollution or injuries were reported, but damage to the vessel was $600,000.
At about 07.34 local time on the day of the accident, the American Mariner, owned by American Steamship Company and operated by Grand River Navigation, had begun transiting outbound in the...
The U.S. Coast Guard has lifted the detention order imposed on the containership MSC Michigan VII following the June 6 incident in which a power surge caused it to surge forwards as it was departing North Charleston, S.C. That led to fears that the Arthur Ravenel Jr. Bridge over the Cooper River could suffer a fate similar to that of Baltimore’s Key Bridge.
VIDEO: Charleston Harbor Pilots avert potential box ship strike on bridge
Yesterday, the Coast Guard Sector Charleston Captain of the Port...
U.K. based MARSS has won its largest-yet order for its MOBtronic automated man-overboard detection system, designed to instantly detect persons falling from a ship. Worth nearly $1 million, this latest contract is for a brand new 300-plus meter cruise ship, capable of accommodating over 8,000 passengers and crew members.
The project, scheduled for completion next year, will see 28 MOBtronic units and associated infrastructure, including an interactive touch screen on the bridge, installed on the...
Singapore and Malaysian authorities were responding this morning after two tankers were on fire following a collision that, the South China Morning Post said, spotlights the perils of dark fleet ships operating in some of the world’s busiest waterways.
The two tankers involved were the Hafnia-operated, Singapore-flagged Hafnia Nile and the Sao Tome and Principe flagged Ceres I.
Based on our readings of the AIS data, the oil laden Panamax-sized tanker HAFNIA NILE (9766217) had knocked into the...
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The National Transportation Safety Board has issued its final report on its investigation of a January 19, 2023 passenger vessel fire that broke out aboard the 53 year old Qualifier 105 when it was being stored ashore for the winter in the Northern Enterprises Boat Yard in Homer, Alaska.
Owned by Q105 LLC, the 100-foot-long vessel was constructed in 1970 of aluminum and was certificated under Title 46 Code of Federal Regulations Subchapter T. It was used for marine survey, oceanographic...
Despite continuing efforts by CENTCOM to destroy Houthi weapons on the ground before they can be used to attack merchant ships, the Yemen-based terrorist group seems to have little trouble in acquiring more, as seen in the incidents that we reported on yesterday, and which we have now updated to include the identities of the vessels attacked.
Iran is, of course, a major supplier of Houthi weapons and the U.S. Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) has released a new report providing a visual...
The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) says, in a just released investigation report, that ineffective bridge resource management contributed to the grounding of a bulk carrier in the Port of Bunbury, Western Australia
The grounding occurred on April 22, 2023 as the 229 meter long, Isle of Man-registered bulk carrier World Diana, managed by OSM Ship Management, was departing Bunbury under the conduct of a harbor pilot, with two tugs assisting.
After being moved off its berth, the ship had...
In a statement that was perhaps somewhat overshadowed by the announcement of the ICE Pact, Canada’s Minister of National Defence, Bill Blair, last week announced that Canada is taking the first step towards the procurement of up to 12 conventionally-powered, under-ice capable submarines – and that Canada is launching the process to formally engage industry on this acquisition.
“As the country with the longest coastline in the world, Canada needs a new fleet of submarines – and today, we’ve...
Despite efforts to deter them, multiple Houthi attacks continue to make Red Sea transits a risky business. UKMTO today reported attacks involving two merchant vessels. In the most recent, which took place at 12.00 UTC, 97 nautical miles northwest of Al Hudayah, Yemen, the master of a vessel reported being attacked by an uncrewed surface vessel that impacted the port side of his ship, causing some damage and light smoke. The vessel was reported safe and proceeding to its next port of call.
That...