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MSC Baltic III Salvage: Progress on Fuel and Container Removal | Container news

11 Jul, 2025
The Canadian Coast Guard continues to monitor the grounded cargo vessel MSC Baltic III as the fuel removal remains now the priority. The Liberia-flagged containership MSC Baltic III, which lost power and ran aground in Wild Cove west of Lar...
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Critical Trade Route Faces 50% Increase in Maritime Crime

10 Jul, 2025
The Singapore Straits, a vital maritime corridor handling approximately 30% of global trade, is experiencing an alarming rise in armed robbery incidents, according to a new report from the ICC International Maritime Bureau (IMB) Piracy Repo...
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Ship Piracy, Robberies Rise 83% in Asia from Jan-Jun, Anti-Piracy Group Says

10 Jul, 2025
SINGAPORE, July 9 (Reuters) – There were 95 piracy and armed robberies against ships in Asia from January to June this year, an 83% increase compared to the same period last year, according to data from the Information Sharing Centre of int...
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Salvage Operations Progress on Grounded MSC Baltic III

09 Jul, 2025
Salvage crews have successfully removed approximately 85% of the heavy fuel from the grounded containership MSC Baltic III, according to the latest update from the Canadian Coast Guard released today. The vessel remains aground near Wild Co...
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Crew Rescued In Red Sea After Attack On Ship Near Yemen

07 Jul, 2025
CAIRO, July 6 (Reuters) – The crew of a ship set on fire in an attack in the Red Sea on Sunday abandoned the vessel and were rescued as it took on water, a British maritime agency said, in an assault that private security firm Ambrey said r...
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Explosive Device Likely Damaged Greek Tanker Off Libya Last Week

06 Jul, 2025
ATHENS, July 6 (Reuters) – An external explosive device most likely caused the blast that damaged Greek oil tanker Vilamoura as it was sailing off the Libyan coast last week, the vessel’s Greece-based operator TMS Tankers said on Sunday, ci...
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Fatigue Blamed in Prawn Boat Sinking

03 Jul, 2025
The UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has published its investigation report into the November 2023 grounding and subsequent total loss of the prawn trawler Sustain (UL 45) at Loch Broom, Scotland. According to the report, at a...
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NTSB Underscores Critical Role of Smoke Detectors After Fishing Vessel Fire and Sinking

03 Jul, 2025
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is highlighting the importance of properly placed smoke and fire detectors following its investigation of a September 2024 fire aboard the fishing vessel Tarka II near Tatoosh Island, Washingt...
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