Tag: marine casualties

On 2nd April, crews created a second temporary passage, enabling a restricted amount of maritime traffic to navigate around the damaged remains of Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge. The bridge had been obstructing the primary shipping route of the crucial port for a week following its collapse.

According to Reuters, on 1st April, the port of Baltimore opened a temporary channel, allowing the release of some tugs and barges previously stranded due to the bridge collapse last week. However, officials noted that broader efforts to restore commercial shipping were still hindered by persistent challenges.

On Tuesday, 26 March, the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed following a collision with the container ship MV Dali, creating a major impact in US trade and port operations. 

The Norwegian Safety Investigation Authority (NSIA) issued its accident report on the loss of propulsion and near-grounding of cruise ship Viking Sky on 23 March 2019. 

Investigations and inquiries have begun into the catastrophic collision that took place in Baltimore on March 26, which resulted in casualties and the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. 

A major bridge in Baltimore, the Francis Scott Key Bridge, collapsed on Tuesday, 26 March, after being hit by the container ship MV Dali. 

The International Transport Workers’ Federation (ITF) has issued a statement in which it condemns in the strongest possible terms the attack on the MV True Confidence, which has claimed the lives of three innocent seafarers and left others wounded.  

Attacks in the Red Sea area have unfortunately resulted in the most feared upon escalation: the death of innocent seafarers. 

EMSA has published its Annual Overview of Marine Casualties and Incidents 2023, which presents statistics on marine casualties and incidents that cover the period from 1st of January 2014 to 31st of December 2022, reported by the EU Member States. 

On 24th October, two cargo ships collided in the North Sea off the German coast, resulting in crew members still missing and one confirmed dead.