A fire aboard a commercial iron ore vessel, the Cuyahoga, docked at the Port of Ashtabula in March 2024, has revealed significant safety lapses by South Marine Systems, an Ohio-based company responsible for maintenance work on the vessel.
Read moreEUNAVFOR ASPIDES has announced the successful towing of the tanker Sounion to a safe location for further firefighting and salvage operations.
Read moreA total 15-member crew were successfully rescued off South Africa’s southern Cape seas on the afternoon of 12 September after their vessel, an offshore supply vessel caught on fire and had to be abandoned.
Read moreOn 2nd September, the European Union's mission in the Red Sea, Aspides, announced that the salvage operation for the oil tanker MV Sounion, which was recently targeted by Houthi militants aligned with Iran, is set to commence.
Read moreYemen's Houthi group has agreed to allow rescue operations for a Greek-flagged oil tanker, the Sounion, which was damaged in a recent attack.
Read moreThe MV SOUNION, carrying 150.000 tonnes of crude oil, has been on fire since August 23rd, posing a significant navigational and environmental hazard.
Read moreThe Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) successfully averted a potential disaster following a fire on August 12, onboard the container vessel MV “MSC CAPETOWN III” at the Jaya Container Terminal in the Port of Colombo.
Read moreA fire aboard the Indonesian tanker Elisabet Satu off the coast of Bali resulted in the deaths of five crew members and left 15 others injured.
Read moreA fire broke out on August 9, 2024, at approximately 1:40 local time, aboard the YM Mobility, operated by Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp, at the Port of Ningbo.
Read moreThe Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) has highlighted major issues with Canada’s marine emergency preparedness in light of its investigation into an incident involving the loss of containers and a fire on the ZIM Kingston containership.
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