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Iranian Frigate Capsizes at the Pier

Published Jul 7, 2024 10:56 PM by The Maritime Executive

Over the weekend, the Iranian Navy suffered a serious casualty in port at Bandar Abbas. The frigate IRIS Sahand capsized at her be...

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Tanker Runs Aground in Cayman Islands

Published Jul 7, 2024 8:28 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Saturday, a 50,000 dwt product tanker went aground on coral heads in the Cayman Islands, prompting an emergency response from t...

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Hurricane Beryl Turns Towards Texas Coast

Published Jul 7, 2024 3:14 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Hurricane Beryl strengthened to hurricane force for a second time before making its third landfall in Texas. The st...

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Report: Abandoned Tanker Sinks Off Yemen

Published Jul 4, 2024 3:41 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The aging tanker Lavant, which sustained uncontrollable flooding off the southeastern coast of Yemen in June, appears to...

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IMO Asks for ROV to Support Cleanup Off Yemen After Rubymar Sank

Published Jul 4, 2024 11:58 AM by The Maritime Executive

  The International Maritime Organization has gone public with an appeal to the world community inviting in-kind contribut...

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Another Boxship Loses Power in Baltimore's Harbor

Published Jul 3, 2024 4:33 PM by The Maritime Executive

  On Monday morning, another boxship briefly lost power after leaving the pier at the Port of Baltimore, reinforcing conce...

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Dredge Linked to WWII Wreck Desecration Has Been Arrested Again

Published Jul 2, 2024 7:21 PM by The Maritime Executive

  The Chinese grab dredge that allegedly desecrated the wrecks of two famous WWII warships off Malaysia has run into troub...

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Fiji Recovers Patrol Boat Three Weeks After Grounding on First Patrol

Published Jul 2, 2024 3:34 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Three weeks after its new patrol boat RFNS Puamau grounded during its first patrol, the Fiji Navy is reporting the vesse...

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Salvors Decontaminate and Refloat Well-Known Cruise Ship Aurora

Published Jun 27, 2024 8:24 PM by The Maritime Executive

  Contractors working for the U.S. Coast Guard have decontaminated and refloated the derelict former cruise ship Aurora, w...

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A Vessel That Australia Banned Catches Fire and Sinks Off Java

Published Jun 27, 2024 3:11 PM by The Maritime Executive

An Indonesian freighter with a past history of port state bans has caught fire and sunk in the Java Sea, according to Indonesia&#3...

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