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Thamesborg to be lightered before salvage attempt

Thamesborg to be lightered before salvage attempt

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 23, 2025 | Arctic shipping, Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Salvage, Shipping

Wagenborg reports that two salvage vessels have arrived on scene to attend to its general cargo vessel Thamesborg, which remains aground in stable condition in the Franklin Strait off Prince of Wales Island, Canada. Salvage experts have meanwhile developed a plan for...
Wagenborg vessel runs aground in Northwest Passage

Wagenborg vessel runs aground in Northwest Passage

by Mariska Buitendijk | Sep 11, 2025 | Arctic shipping, Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Salvage, Shipping

The Canadian Coast Guard has revealed that Royal Wagenborg’s Thamesborg ran aground in the Franklin Strait in Northern Canada on 6 September. So far, there are no injuries or pollution, but there is damage to the ship. The Franklin Strait is an Arctic waterway...
Damen Yachting launches first Xplorer 60

Damen Yachting launches first Xplorer 60

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 19, 2025 | Arctic shipping, News, Ship design, Shipbuilding, Yachts

Damen Yachting has launched its first Xplorer 60. The 60-metre SX6001 is a superyacht designed to explore in style, comfort, and complete autonomy. It was built and launched at Damen Yachting’s dedicated shipyard in Antalya, Turkey. The Xplorer 60 is as at home in the...
US and Canada Coast Guard free cargo ship from ice

US and Canada Coast Guard free cargo ship from ice

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 27, 2025 | Arctic shipping, News

US Coast Guard cutters Bristol Bay (WTGB 102), Neah Bay (WTGB 105), and Canadian Coast Guard ship Samuel Risley broke the Manitoulin free from the ice on 25 January after arriving on scene. The vessel had been stuck since 22 January in Lake Erie, but is now continuing...
US Coast Guard is building nation’s first polar security cutter

US Coast Guard is building nation’s first polar security cutter

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 2, 2025 | Arctic shipping, News, Shipbuilding

The US Coast Guard/US Navy Integrated Program Office received approval on 19 December to begin to build the first polar security cutter (PSC). The PSC is the first heavy polar icebreaker constructed in the United States in more than five decades. The work is being...
Increasing maritime traffic poses threat to Arctic whales

Increasing maritime traffic poses threat to Arctic whales

by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 14, 2024 | Arctic shipping, Maritime research, News, Shipping

Belugas, narwhals and bowhead whales, the three whale species endemic to the Arctic, are potentially facing significant threats due to increasing maritime traffic, according to scientists from Heriot-Watt University. The marine mammal experts say there is an...
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