The NTSB says dense fog, rain, and unlit moored barges contributed to a $501,000 towboat contact near Norco after the William E. Strait was pushed astern during a tow reconfiguration.
From specialized packaging and preshipment testing to real-time sensors and customer tracking, proactive cold-chain strategies can dramatically reduce spoilage risks in marine shipments of perishable goods.
Offshore hot work accidents—from welding-triggered fires to deadly explosions—remain a major threat as investigations show permits, fire watches, and gas monitoring are too often ignored, putting crews at extreme risk.
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 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.
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.
A search and rescue mission is underway in the Pearl River Estuary after a Chinese bulker sank following a collision with the Wan Hai A17 containership, leaving two seafarers missing and 13 rescued.
