External firefighting crews have joined the Marie Maersk’s crew in battling a container fire off the Liberian coast. While the blaze is contained, it has yet to be fully extinguished, and the vessel’s port of refuge is still under review.
A Liberian-flagged coal carrier, W Sapphire, suffered an explosion on the Patapsco River near Baltimore’s Key Bridge demolition site, reigniting concerns about port safety, bulk cargo hazards, and the city’s lack of a Vessel Traffic Service system.
The crew of the Marie Maersk has contained a fire aboard the massive containership off the Liberian coast, with external support and ongoing crisis management ensuring vessel safety as investigations continue.
The U.S. Coast Guard has set Port Condition X-RAY for all seaports in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as Tropical Storm Erin approaches, urging mariners and residents to prepare for escalating conditions and potential hurricane impacts this weekend.
Coast Guard crews from two districts rescued three mariners from the disabled fishing vessel Defiant, 95 miles off Newport, Oregon, delivering supplies and towing the vessel safely back to port.
The owner of the M/V DALI is suing Hyundai Heavy Industries, claiming defective switchboard design caused the power failures that led to the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore.
AWO has published a new Falls Overboard Prevention Report and is hosting a Safety Standdown Day on August 28 to raise industry-wide awareness and promote best practices for mariner safety.
Eric Stolzenberg has been appointed director of the NTSB’s Office of Marine Safety, bringing extensive maritime and investigative experience to the role as the agency addresses several high-profile marine incidents.
An explosion—likely from a mine—aboard the Ukrainian dredger Ingulskiy in the Bystre waterway has killed three crew members and injured others, prompting the channel’s closure and an ongoing investigation by authorities.
The Indian Navy’s INS Tabar is leading firefighting efforts on the MT Yi Cheng 6 in the Gulf of Oman, after the tanker suffered a major engine room fire and power failure. Naval teams have reduced the fire’s intensity, highlighting the importance of maritime safety operations in this key shipping corridor.
