Authorities in Mauritius and a number of foreign salvage companies will embark on an operation to refloat a cargo vessel that had run aground on a reef off the Indian ..
Salvage Operations
Huangpu Wenchong completes sea trials of new salvage platform
Huangpu Wenchong Shipbuilding completed conducting sea trials of a new self-elevating platform (SEP) on Tuesday, July 14. Huangpu Wenchong claims Huaxiang Long ..
Safeen, UAE Federal Transport Authority ink MOU on maritime emergency response services
The Federal Transport Authority – Land and Maritime (FTA) of the United Arab Emirates has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Safeen, the marine ..
Nevsky Shipyard begins sea trials of new Project MPSV12 salvage vessel
Russia’s Nevsky Shipyard has begun conducting sea trials of the salvage and rescue vessel Beysug. The vessel is the third in a series of four to be built under ..
US Coast Guard, salvage teams respond to containers lost off Hilo, Hawaii
The US Coast Guard and a number of local salvage firms have responded to a report of containers lost from a cargo barge inbound to Hawaii’s Hilo Harbor on Monday, ..
Ore carrier Stellar Banner scuttled following refloating
The Marshall Islands-flagged very large ore carrier (VLOC) Stellar Banner has been scuttled in the Atlantic Ocean following recently completed cargo removal, debunkering, ..
Oil spill detected from capsized ferry in Bali, Indonesia
Authorities in Bali, Indonesia, have confirmed the leakage of an undetermined quantity of fuel oil from a passenger vessel that had capsized at the city’s Padangbai ..
Over 60 rescued from capsized ferry in Bali, Indonesia
Over 60 people were safely rescued after the ferry they were embarked on capsized in the waters off Bali, Indonesia, on Friday, June 12. The 72-metre Dharma Rucitra III ..
Yacht transporter tilts, nearly capsizes in Majorca, Spain
A faulty ballasting system is believed to have caused a cargo ship to list heavily and end up partially submerged at the Port of Palma de Majorca in Spain’s ..
VLOC Stellar Banner refloated three months after grounding
The very large ore carrier (VLOC) Stellar Banner has been successfully refloated after it had been deliberately run aground in northern Brazilian waters on February 24. ..