Preparations continue for third cut of Golden Ray
Responders continue preparations for the third cut of the wreck of RoRo vessel Golden Ray, about 18 months after it capsized in St. Simons Sound, Brunswick, Georgia, US.
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Sweden gives permission for Estonia wreck’s underwater examination
Following the MS Estonia ferry sinking, one of the deadliest accidents in European waters, Sweden would give permission for an underwater examination of the shipwreck.
Do you know what happens to a ship when it’s too old to sail anymore?
The average lifespan of a ship is 25-30 years. After this span, the ship may become too expensive to operate, but most importantly, to become unseaworthy putting human safety at risk. So, have you ever wondered what happens to a ship when it is too old to sail?
Titanic shipwreck protected by UK and US treaty
The most popular underwater shipwreck, “RMS Titanic” will be from now on protected under the international treaty between the United Kingdom and the United States. According to the U.K.’s Maritime Minister Nusrat Ghani, both sides passed legislation which allows them to grant or deny licenses to enter the hulls of the wreckage and remove artifacts found outside.
500 year old iron ship anchors discovered, linked to conquest of Mexico
Archaeologists discovered two 500-year-old iron ship anchors on Mexico’s Gulf Coast, claiming that they may have belonged to the fleet led by Spain’s Hernán Cortés, who conquered the Aztec empire in the 16th century.
Watch: R/Petrel discovers the deepest shipwreck ever found
Vulcan’s R/V petrel deep-sea team, dives into the ocean and researches the WWII Fletcher class destroyer at a record depth of 20,400 feet., meaning the deepest discovery of a shipwreck. To be more specific, the vessel lies at a depth of of 6,220 (3.9 miles) meters on the edge of the Emden Deep in the Philippine Sea.
Wreck of Japanese aircraft carrier Kaga discovered
Researchers discovered the wreck of the Imperial Japanese Navy carrier ‘IJN Kaga’ which sank at the Battle of Midway in June 1942. The wreck is located in the Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument off the Midway Atoll.
Leaking RoRo shipwreck off Sweden to be emptied of oil
The Swedish Agency for Marine and Water Management (HaV) announced it will empty oil from the ‘Finnbirch’ shipwreck, which has been leaking oil for over a year, off Öland, posing an environmental risk for local ecosystems of the Baltic Sea.
IMO continues supporting the Nairobi Convention
IMO will continue promoting ratification of the international treaty covering wreck removal, at the 10th Maritime Salvage & Casualty Response Conference in London, this week (11-12 September). The Nairobi Wreck Removal Convention has been in force since 2015 and currently has 47 contracting States, representing 73% of world gross tonnage.
Watch: 170-year old ship wreck almost intact underwater
Experts in Canada have published haunting images of HMS Terror, one of the world’s most famous ‘lost ships’, 170 years after the ship perished in the Arctic along with its 129 crewmen. Led by explorer Sir John Franklin in 1848, the HMS Terror was on its way to find the Northwest Passage.
