The MAIB is investigating how 16 reefer containers were lost from Baltic Klipper in heavy seas near Portsmouth, triggering Solent channel disruption and an ongoing West Sussex shoreline cleanup.
A new GAO report finds that, despite post–Bonhomme Richard reforms, persistent gaps in contractor oversight, weak financial penalties, and outdated liability limits continue to put Navy ships at risk of catastrophic maintenance-period fires.
An NTSB investigation has found that a single loose signal wire aboard the Dali triggered the blackout that led to Baltimore’s Key Bridge collapse, exposing major gaps in bridge protections, shipboard redundancy, and worker evacuation procedures.
A merchant ship has fended off armed small craft west of Yemen, the latest Red Sea security scare as traffic through the Suez Canal slowly recovers and authorities warn that regional risks remain far from eliminated.
Shoreline cleanup teams are working across West Sussex after the Baltic Klipper lost 16 containers in the Solent, sending fruit and polystyrene onto beaches and into nearby neighborhoods as authorities race to recover remaining boxes.
Nine crewmembers have been kidnapped and one injured from the LPG carrier CGAS Saturn off Equatorial Guinea, underscoring the persistent kidnap-for-ransom piracy threat facing seafarers in the Gulf of Guinea.
As lithium batteries, alternative fuels and automated systems reshape maritime fire risk, experts warn that training and response plans are falling behind—putting the spotlight on the 2026 National Harbor Safety Conference in Seattle.
Bulk carrier Bobic has fended off two attempted pirate attacks in the Bab-el-Mandeb, underscoring persistent security risks as container lines cautiously resume Red Sea and Suez Canal transits with crew safety still under close scrutiny.
A days-long fire aboard the containership ONE Henry Hudson has been contained off the Port of Los Angeles, with all crew safe, air quality within normal limits, and salvage teams working under Unified Command to stabilize the vessel and its cargo.
Royal Wagenborg has confirmed the successful refloating of the Thamesborg after 33 days aground in the Franklin Strait, with the vessel now en route to a port of refuge ahead of Arctic winter conditions.
