by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 1, 2021 | Container loss, News, Shipping
Dutch Parliament has once again urged Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management Cora van Nieuwenhuizen to grant the Coast Guard the authority to issue mandatory traffic guidance north of the Wadden Sea. In stormy conditions, the Coast Guard could then prohibit...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 15, 2021 | Container loss, Maritime accidents, News, Salvage, Shipping
The last two containers lost by the ship Baltic Tern last week north of the Dutch Wadden Island Ameland in the North Sea have also been found. This was stated by Dutch Minister Cora van Nieuwenhuizen (Infrastructure and Water Management) during a debate in the House...
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by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 6, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage, Shipping
Boskalis has confirmed that its subsidiary Smit Salvage has been hired to salvage the Eemslift Hendrika, which is currently adrift without a crew off the coast of Norway. A salvage team will be deployed as soon as possible by helicopter to board the abandoned ship. A...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Dec 10, 2020 | News
The 200 containers that may have been lost on the North Sea on Wednesday have not yet been found. A German coast guard search vessel has been unable to find anything near the Weiße Bank. Fishermen had previously reported that they saw containers there. Media reported...
