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Progressive flooding sinks tanker

Progressive flooding sinks tanker

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 16, 2025 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime, Tankers

Seawater constantly washing over the forecastle of a tanker caused flooding of three separate rooms in the forward part of the ship. The captain continued sailing eventually resulting in the ship capsizing and sinking. Read about this incident in a new Mars Report....
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...
BEAmer: Capsized De Gallant’s rigging required more crew

BEAmer: Capsized De Gallant’s rigging required more crew

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 25, 2025 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping

After sailing from Colombia, the sailing cargo vessel De Gallant, over a century old, sank on Tuesday 21 May 2024 in the Bahamas. The French marine accident investigation authority BEAmer investigated the accident and finds the crew was essentially too small to handle...
BEAmer: Capsized De Gallant’s rigging required more crew

Sailing cargo vessel capsizes and sinks, two missing

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 23, 2024 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping

On 21 May, Blue Schooner Company’s historic sailing freighter De Gallant capsized and subsequently sunk south of the Bahamas archipelago. Six of the eight crew have been rescued from the water, the other two are still missing. The United States Coast Guard...
Failure to follow load line regulations leads to USD 6 million in damages

Failure to follow load line regulations leads to USD 6 million in damages

by Mariska Buitendijk | May 23, 2023 | Maritime accidents, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping

A recent marine casualty resulting in the total loss of a crane barge, estimated at over USD 6 million, is a stark warning of the risks involved with failing to adhere to load line regulations. That is why the US Coast Guard (USCG) has issued a Safety Alert on the...
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