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X-Press Pearl clean-up operation at sea completed

X-Press Pearl clean-up operation at sea completed

by Mariska Buitendijk | Apr 5, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage, Shipping, Shipwreck

​X-Press Feeders, operators of the fire-stricken container ship X-Press Pearl, report that all cargo debris outside the wreck’s 1000-metre safety zone has been recovered from water depths over 10 metres, including the final two nurdle containers. Operations for...
[VIDEO] AUV locates Shackleton’s Endurance shipwreck in Weddell Sea

[VIDEO] AUV locates Shackleton’s Endurance shipwreck in Weddell Sea

by Mariska Buitendijk | Mar 10, 2022 | Arctic shipping, Maritime accidents, Maritime research, News, Shipwreck

The Falklands Maritime Heritage Trust’s Endurance22 Expedition has located the wreck of Endurance, Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ship, using an autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV). The ship had not been seen since it was crushed by the ice and sank in the Weddell Sea...
Bridge Maritime locates Smit-Lloyd 102, which sank near South Africa in 1970

Bridge Maritime locates Smit-Lloyd 102, which sank near South Africa in 1970

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 17, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News

On New Year’s Eve 1970, the Dutch tug Smit-Lloyd 102 capsized and sank in heavy weather about 35 nm west of Cape St. Francis. South African salvage company Bridge Maritime now says it is 95 per cent sure it has found the shipwreck. At the time, the Smit-Lloyd...
‘After X-Press Pearl, stricter controls on chemical and plastic shipping are needed’

‘After X-Press Pearl, stricter controls on chemical and plastic shipping are needed’

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 16, 2022 | Maritime accidents, Maritime regulations, News, Shipping

Risks associated with the transport of chemicals and plastics in ever-larger container ships need to be addressed, say the authors of a public study into the X-Press Pearl incident. The container ship suffered a fire and partially sank, which resulted in toxic...
How X-Press Feeders plans to salvage the X-Press Pearl shipwreck

How X-Press Feeders plans to salvage the X-Press Pearl shipwreck

by Mariska Buitendijk | Feb 15, 2022 | Maritime accidents, News, Salvage

X-Press Feeders, former operators of the fire-stricken container ship X-Press Pearl, has revealed that the salvage operation to remove the vessel’s wreck will occur in four phases over two seasons. The vessel will be cut in two in order to remove it. All onsite...
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