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01 Apr

Army Corps leading effort to clear Baltimore bridge debris

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime Newscasualties, Ports, Salvage

(BALTIMORE) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Baltimore District has activated its emergency operations center, clearing the way for engineering, construction, contracting and operations specialists to begin the complex process of clearing the damage and debris along the Fort McHenry Channel following the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, to restore safe navigation in and out of…

06 Mar

Resolve Marine posts strong 2023 on U.S. West Coast

Professional Mariner StaffIndustry NewsFire response, Salvage

(DUTCH HARBOR, Alaska) — Resolve Marine, a global leader in ship and vessel salvage and rescue, emergency response and specialized marine services, has announced that business across its U.S. West Coast region ended 2023 on a high note, demonstrating substantial growth. The region offers aviation services out of Anchorage, Alaska; shipyard, dry dock and marine services in Dutch Harbor, Alaska;…

23 Jan

New funding to aid removal of derelict vessels in Canada

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsSalvage, Transport Canada

(VANCOUVER, British Columbia) — Abandoned and wrecked vessels can be harmful to the environment and to public safety. Through Canada’s Oceans Protection Plan, the federal government made abandoning a vessel illegal in Canada and it is taking action to remove abandoned and wrecked vessels from Canadian waters and protecting the nation's coasts and waterways. On Jan. 16, Patrick Weiler, member…

12 Jan

Crews begin removing petroleum from sunken 1940s tug

Professional Mariner StaffTugboats & TowingSalvage, U.S. Coast Guard

(SAN FRANCISCO) — Contractors under the direction of a unified command will begin petroleum removal efforts on the tugboat Mazapeta today. Mazapeta, a 1940s-era military tugboat, sank Sept. 4, 2023, in Little Potato Slough in the San Joaquin Delta northwest of Stockton, Calif. Approximately 1,600 gallons of diesel and engine oil were reported on board at the time of the…

31 Dec

Bulk carrier with lithium-ion batteries catches fire off Alaska

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsSalvage, U.S. Coast Guard

(JUNEAU, Alaska) — The U.S. Coast Guard assisted a vessel on fire approximately 225 miles southwest of Dutch Harbor on Friday. At 4:40 a.m. Thursday, the 17th Coast Guard District Command Center in Juneau received report of a cargo hold fire aboard the bulk carrier Genius Star XI. The Coast Guard directed Genius Star XI to continue toward Dutch Harbor…

28 Nov

Derelict tugboat sinks at pier in San Juan Islands

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty News, UncategorizedSalvage, Tugboats and towing

(SEATTLE) — Crews from Coast Guard Sector Puget Sound, Washington Department of Ecology, and the Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA) responded to the sinking of the 80-foot vessel El Capitan at West Sound Marina on Orcas Island on Nov. 18. Watch standers at Sector Puget Sound command center received notification Nov. 18 from the West Sound Marina that El Capitan,…

28 Nov

Coast Guard honors mariners for Golden Ray response

Rich MillerMaritime Newscasualties, Salvage, U.S. Coast Guard

(BRUNSWICK, Ga.) — The U.S. Coast Guard presented public service awards Monday to maritime partners for their commendable actions during the capsizing of the motor vessel Golden Ray and subsequent response. The public service awards recognized each individual’s actions that resulted in the preservation of life and mitigation of environmental hazards and economic impacts during the Golden Ray capsizing and…

15 Nov

Coast Guard, partner agencies review Titan evidence

Professional Mariner StaffMaritime NewsNTSB, Salvage, U.S. Coast Guard

(WASHINGTON) — The U.S. Coast Guard, National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) and the French Marine Casualty Investigation Authority (BEAmer) conducted an evidence review of recovered Titan submersible debris in Newport, R.I., on Nov. 8. Investigators from the Coast Guard, NTSB, TSB and BEAmer were on site to examine the collected evidence for their respective…

31 Oct

Cargo vessel refloated after grounding off St. Thomas

Professional Mariner StaffCasualty NewsSalvage, U.S. Coast Guard

(CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St. Thomas) — Salvors successfully refloated the cargo vessel Bonnie G on Monday and towed it to its current mooring location at the Crown Bay Sandfill dock in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands. The 195-foot, Vanuatu-flagged roll-on/roll-off (ro-ro) vessel took on water in the engine room and ran aground Oct. 4 just south of the airport in St.…

09 Aug

All vehicles removed from con-ro after Port Newark fire

Rich MillerCasualty NewsSalvage, U.S. Coast Guard

(NEWARK, N.J.) — Salvage and post-fire recovery operations continue on Grande Costa D’Avorio as crews work to safely transfer vehicles and cargo from the vessel to the port facility. To date, all vehicles have been removed from the cargo decks of the container/roll-off, roll-on ship (con-ro), as well as all 134 freestanding containers that were located beyond the area affected…