by Mariska Buitendijk | Aug 2, 2021 | News, Shipping
The Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science has started a cooperation with the Netherlands Coast Guard for the protection of maritime heritage in the Dutch part of the North Sea. During a pilot project, whether supervision of shipwrecks can be assigned to the...
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 | May 5, 2021 | Container loss, Shipping
Did the Baltic Tern ignore the urgent advice of the Netherlands Coast Guard to sail a different course? Members of Dutch Parliament want an answer to this question. They have asked Parliamentary questions about the ship losing five containers above Dutch Wadden Island...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 12, 2021 | Container loss, Maritime accidents, Salvage, Shipping
Two of the five containers that fell off the container ship Baltic Tern near the Dutch Wadden Island Ameland on Wednesday 7 April have been recovered. The Coast Guard reports that the tank tainer with used cooking oil was picked up by a German Coast Guard vessel. The...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 8, 2021 | Container loss, Maritime accidents, News, Shipping
One of the five containers that fell off the container ship Baltic Tern near Ameland on Wednesday has been located. It concerns the container with acetone, reports the Netherlands Coast Guard. The emergency tug Guardian has connected a line to the container with...
