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Maritime Accidents

Two Vietnamese Shipbuilding Execs Arrested on Corruption Charges

Vietnam's Investigative Police Agency has arrested two executives from troubled state shipbuilder Vinashin on charges of embezzlement. 

EU Avoids Mention of Sanctions Over Kerch Strait Incident

The European Union's member nations have elected not to threaten Russia with new sanctions over the seizure of three Ukrainian Navy vessels near Kerch Strait last weekend

Tanker, Frigate Collision Shuts Down Norwegian Oil, Gas to Europe

Norway has been forced to close the Sture Oil Terminal near Bergen and has started closing down the nearby Kollsness gas-and-condensate terminal

Near miss fatal incident reported on rig off Nova Scotia

A near miss incident from dropped object was reported onboard the ‘Noble Regina Allen’ jack-up rig, offshore Nova Scotia, when a 52 foot chain fell onboard on 5 November.

EMSA: 25% of accidents on Ro-Ros are fire related

According to EMSA data, the last seven years, 3,236 Ro-Ro accidents were reported out of which 25% are fire related, 19% collisions and 16% are attributed to loss of control.

Ferry accident in Barcelona, whom to blame

Ro-Pax Ferry EXCELLENT connecting port of Genoa, Barcelona and Tangier hit container terminal pier at around 0700 UTC Oct 31

Port of Los Angeles Issues Statement on Box Incident

Because our facilitation of a safe and secure supply chain is top priority at the Port of Los Angeles, the incident involving shipping container

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