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Tug capsizes with two fatalities

Tug capsizes with two fatalities

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 2, 2025 | Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime, Towage

Make sure the gob rope of a tug is in the right place. In a new Nautical Institute Mars Report, a tug with gob rope still capsized within just ten seconds. The accident resulted in two fatalities. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime accidents and...
Cargo ship hits river cruise ship De Zonnebloem in Germany

Cargo ship hits river cruise ship De Zonnebloem in Germany

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 1, 2025 | Inland navigation, Maritime accidents, News, Passenger ships, Shipping

Early on Saturday morning, 29 March, the river cruise ship of the Dutch National Association De Zonnebloem was involved in a collision in Germany. The vessel was hit by a cargo ship, the captain of which had been drinking alcohol, according to German police. The...
Allseas kicks off offshore works for Porthos

Allseas kicks off offshore works for Porthos

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 1, 2025 | Emissions, Energy transition, News, Offshore

Allseas’ offshore construction support vessel Oceanic has kicked off offshore works for the Porthos project (Port of Rotterdam CO2 Transport and Storage). The work consisted of a special unexploded ordnance survey along the 20-kilometre pipeline route. The “bomb...
Five new dredging simulators for Dutch maritime education

Five new dredging simulators for Dutch maritime education

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 1, 2025 | Digitalisation, Dredging, Maritime education/training/careers, News

The O&O Fund Hydraulic Engineering invests in five new dredging simulators for secondary vocational education. STC, a leader in hydraulic engineering education in Rotterdam, will receive four simulators, the fifth is for Nova College in the Dutch IJmond region....
Fugro Mercator salvaged and brought to port

Fugro Mercator salvaged and brought to port

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 31, 2025 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage

Fugro has reported that the Fugro Mercator has successfully been towed to a shipyard for inspection. The geophysical survey vessel ran aground on the north coast of Elba, Italy, on 22 March. It is not yet clear what led to the Fugro Mercator running aground. The...
Solong towed to Aberdeen, lightering Stena Immaculate starts

Solong towed to Aberdeen, lightering Stena Immaculate starts

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 31, 2025 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage, Shipping, Tankers

On 10 March, the container ship Solong allided with the tanker Stena Immaculate on the North Sea resulting in fires on both vessels and a major salvage operation. The container ship has now been towed to Aberdeen, while lightering operations of the Stena Immaculate...
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