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A sitting target: vessel hits tanker at anchor

A sitting target: vessel hits tanker at anchor

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 28, 2026 | Maritime accidents, Navigation, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime, Tankers

A tanker in ballast was at anchor in a congested anchorage with a depth of around 90–100 metres. The officer of the watch (OOW) noticed a vessel underway approaching ahead at about 3 knots and on what appeared to be a collision course. The Nautical Institute describes...
HGK to sail with remote-controlled inland tanker

HGK to sail with remote-controlled inland tanker

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jan 8, 2026 | Digitalisation, Inland navigation, News, Shipping, Tankers

HGK Shipping targets the shortage of specialist workers in inland waterway shipping by remotely operating a hazardous goods vessel. The company recently received a one-year test permit to this end in Flanders from the responsible licensing authority, De Vlaamse...
Diminishing magnet strength for pilot ladder anchors

Diminishing magnet strength for pilot ladder anchors

by Mariska Buitendijk | Nov 6, 2025 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

Magnets can lose their strength over the time, as was the case on board a tanker, where the magnets for the accommodation platform released from the hull. It resulted in problems for pilots trying to leave the vessel. The Nautical Institute describes the incident in a...
Dutch Coast Guard comes to rescue of adrift tanker

Dutch Coast Guard comes to rescue of adrift tanker

by Mariska Buitendijk | Oct 6, 2025 | Maritime accidents, News, Offshore wind, Salvage, Shipping

On Saturday night, 4 October, tanker Eva Schulte became adrift after experiencing main engine problems. The crew reported the incident to the Netherlands Coast Guard Centre in Den Helder at around 7:30 pm. At that time, the vessel was located 37 kilometres west of...
The ghost in the machine – RPM on tanker does not pick up

The ghost in the machine – RPM on tanker does not pick up

by Mariska Buitendijk | Jul 25, 2025 | Maritime accidents, News, Shipping, SWZ|Maritime

New technology can introduce unintended consequences, warns The Nautical Institute in a new Mars Report. In this report, an emissions monitoring system limited the engine power of a tanker trying to leave a berth. The Nautical Institute gathers reports of maritime...
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