A fishing boat with 21 people onboard has went missing in Russia’s Far eastern Primorye Territory, according to Russia’s Emergencies Ministry. There was a heavy weather at the time, while a weather warning was issued by the regional emergency services ministry.
Read moreThe US navy's newly commissioned Littoral Combat Ship 'USS Little Rock' is stuck indefinitely in Montreal due to extreme winter weather and an icy St. Lawrence River. The Navy must wait to move the vessel until the waterways become safe for passage again, probably in March.
Read moreAMSA issued a video illustrating the search and rescue efforts of six crew members, after the rudder on their yacht 'Hollywood Boulevard' sustained damage and the vessel began taking on water, on 14 January, about 150km east of Flinders Island in Bass Strait.
Read more27 barges broke away from Jack's Run Fleeting near Pittsburgh, two of which remain unaccounted for and are reported to be located above the dam. A reported 34 barges broke away from fleeting areas at mile maker 94 on the Ohio River near Moundsville and they have been located.
Read moreThe government of Canada announced the temporary mandatory slowdown for vessels in the Gulf of St. Lawrence has been lifted, in order to ensure ships can maintain manoeuverability in winter conditions and "for the safety of those operating in Canadian waters".
Read moreMetro Vancouver often has to deal with a thick fog in this season, which can be proven as one of the most dangerous conditions for marine navigation due to low visibility. The 'old technology' of loud foghorns seems still a necessary maritime safety measure in the port, to demonstrate safety is not for granted.
Read moreUK Club's Capt. David Nichol described a serious leg injury of an AB during un-mooring operations. The AB stood astride a slackened spring rope which suddenly came under tension, striking his leg with considerable force. After being landed ashore, he was hospitalised with a broken thigh bone, requiring almost one year of rehabilitation.
Read moreThe Panama-flagged vessel 'LITTLE SEYMA' went aground on the uninhabited island of Dragonisi, east of the Greek island of Mykonos, in Aegean sea, on Friday evening, according to Hellenic Coast Guard.
Read moreThe UK Coastguard assisted a Russian flagged vessel that had a significant list just outside Portsmouth Harbour. However, inclement weather impedes plans to move ‘Mekhanik Yartsev’, which remains at anchor in the Solent Plans and will transit in to Southampton Harbour with tug escort on 28 December.
Read moreThe US Coast Guard released its Final Action Memo regarding the 2015 S.S. El Faro sinking, which resulted in the loss of its entire crew. In the Final Action Memo, USCG approves the findings of fact, analysis, and conclusions detailed in the Marine Board of Investigation’s Report of Investigation.
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