Maritime News
Lessons learnt following Macondo
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17 Jun 2013
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The US Coast Guard posted a Paper presented at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston on 3 May entitled "Lessons Learned" following Macondo - Safety Enhancement on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf.
The paper provides insight regarding offshore supply vessels, dynamic positioning systems, and accommodation vessels, among other things.
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MOL Comfort Damaged During Trip to Jeddah
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17 Jun 2013
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Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. released a Press Release stating that the MOL-operated containership MOL Comfort suffered a crack amidships and ingressed water in the hold while under way from Singapore to Jeddah on the Indian Ocean on June 17, 2013 due to inclement weather.
This made it impossible for the vessel to continue on under its own power.
So...
Offshore support vessel Celeste Ann sank in Gulf of Mexico
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16 Jun 2013
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Offshore support vessel Celeste Ann sank in the morning June 14 13 some 15 miles south of Southwest Pass...Three rescued from sinking ship south south west of American Samoa
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17 Jun 2013
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As reported by Maritime NZ the 17th of June, two Americans and a Canadian (genders not known) have been rescued from a vessel that began taking on water this morning 150 nautical miles (280km) south south west of American Samoa.
The initial report was received via Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) Honolulu shortly after 4.30am, with the...
STX Pan Ocean’s bulk carrier New Giant seized in Gisborne, NZ
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16 Jun 2013
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Troubled STX Pan Ocean’s bulk carrier New Giant seized in Gisborne, North Island, New Zealand, following court order...Vessel sinks in Gulf of Mexico after collision
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17 Jun 2013
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Vessel sank on Friday after striking an oil platform in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, WDSU News reports.
The U.S. Coast Guard told WDSU that the M/V Celeste Ann struck a platform located 15 miles west of Southwest Pass at about 9:18 a.m. on 14 June.
All 20 people onboard, including 4 crew, were rescued before the boat sank.
A Coast Guard aircraft flew...
Seaman medevaced from aframax Overseas Beryl off Galveston
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16 Jun 2013
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Coast Guard Houston reported the medevac of a Ukrainian 57-old man from crude oil tanker Overseas Bay, in the morning June 15...UK MAIB issues report on the investigation of the grounding of MV Beaumont
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17 Jun 2013
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UK MAIB has issued investigation report of the grounding of MV Beaumont, happened on December 12, 2012. The dry cargo vessel ran aground on Cabo Negro on the north Spanish coast while on passage from La Coruρa to Avilιs. At the time of the grounding she was proceeding at full speed, and the officer of the watch (OOW) was asleep.
According to the...
Freighter Fri Ocean refloated, Scotland
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16 Jun 2013
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Freighter Fri Ocean was refloated in the morning June 15 and taken to Obana bay road...More Articles...
- One more Philippine ferry in trouble. St. Gregory the Great holed under unclear circumstances.
- Taiwanese freighter Unicorn Logger aground on coral reefs, Visayan sea, Philippine
- Freighter Fri Ocean aground in Sound of Mull, Scotland
- Fire in engine room of ferry Nissos Mykonos, Greece
- Cargo Ship Aground Off Tobermory
- Allision of Container Vessel Rickmers Tokyo with Pier 11 at Port Richmond, Philadelphia
- Ferry which sank in Philippine waters identified as GP Ferry 2, former Our Lady of Mount Carmel
- Fire Aboard USS Nimitz
- Ferry Mt. Carmel or Lady of Mt. Carmel sank in Sibuyan Sea, 1 dead 27 missing
- Fire in cargo hold of f/v Blue Pacific, Alaska
