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How eight tugs pulled container ship Mumbai Maersk free

How eight tugs pulled container ship Mumbai Maersk free

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 4, 2022 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Salvage, Shipping

The container ship Mumbai Maersk, which ran aground while approaching the Weser estuary close to the German Wadden Island Wangerooge in the North Sea, has been pulled free. The second towing attempt was postponed to wait for high tide and eventually took place during...
Maersk container ship runs aground near German Wadden Island

Maersk container ship runs aground near German Wadden Island

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 3, 2022 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Shipping

In the night of 2 February at about 23:05, the container ship Mumbai Maersk ran aground while approaching the Weser estuary close to the German Wadden Island Wangerooge in the North Sea. The ship was on its way from Rotterdam to Bremerhaven. At around midnight, tugs...
Ferry grounds after narrow port entry proves too tricky in near zero visibility

Ferry grounds after narrow port entry proves too tricky in near zero visibility

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 31, 2021 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Passenger ships, Shipping

Blind pilotage requires not only a detailed plan, but information inputs on the state and position of the vessel in real-time. And the detailed plan must be a shared plan. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report, in which it describes a...
Ferry trip ends with U-turn into shore

Ferry trip ends with U-turn into shore

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 28, 2021 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Passenger ships, Shipping

Practise your blind pilotage technique whenever possibly, especially in good weather. The Nautical Institute gives this advice in its latest Mars Report in which a ferry’s crew lost sense of their whereabouts due to fog and subsequently grounded. The Nautical...
Boskalis publishes book on the salvage of the Ever Given

Boskalis publishes book on the salvage of the Ever Given

by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 9, 2021 | Grounding, Maritime accidents, News, Salvage

In March this year, Boskalis was at the centre of worldwide media attention during the salvage of the stranded mega container ship Ever Given in the Suez Canal. In response to many requests and because of the unique nature of this salvage operation, the company...
Pictures show damaged Ever Given in need of a ‘nose job’

Pictures show damaged Ever Given in need of a ‘nose job’

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 9, 2021 | Grounding, News, Ship repair/maintenance

Footage circulating on Twitter and YouTube show the damage container ship Ever Given sustained after it ran aground in the Suez Canal back in March. Sal Mercogliano, Chair of the Department of History Criminal Justice and Political Science at Campbell University, says...
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