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 | Jul 27, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News
The first eleven seafarers of the container ship X-Press Pearl, which suffered a major fire and subsequently sank off Sri Lanka, have been repatriated. This was reported by the vessel’s operator X-Press Feeders. The remaining fourteen crew members still await...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 18, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News, Passenger ships
Researchers from Sweden and Finland completed a new investigation into the 1994 sinking of the ferry MS Estonia on Sunday. With 852 deaths, it was the largest European maritime disaster since the Second World War. The dives are part of a preliminary study for a larger...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 28, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News
X-Press Feeders, operators of the container ship X-Press Pearl, have sent a specialised salvors tug from Malaysia for caretaker duties. In addition, drones have been flown in and will be deployed onsite to help with the ongoing monitoring activities. The ship operator...
by Mariska Buitendijk | Jun 21, 2021 | Maritime accidents, News
Divers are likely to start a new investigation this summer near the wreck of the ferry M/S Estonia, which sank in 1994 killing 852 people. Renewed attention was paid to the shipwreck after documentary makers showed footage of two large holes in the ship’s hull...
