Casualty
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Maritime News
Seven Crewmembers from MSC Elsa 3 Casualty Seek Release from India
A year after the MSC Elsa 3 containership rolled onto its side and sank off the Indian coast, seven officers…
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Maritime News
Mauritius Cites Lack of Safety Culture and Local Failure in Wakashio Report
The Court of Investigation convened by Mauritius released a new report into the 2020 casualty of the bulker Wakashio,…
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Maritime News
X-Press Feeders Appeals for Rational Decision on 2021 Casualty Compensation
X-Press Feeders, the operator of the containership X-Press Pearl, lost off Sri Lanka after a container fire in 2021, has…
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Maritime News
Sri Lanka Orders $1B in Compensation for Damage from Loss of X-Press Pearl
The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka issued a sweeping condemnation of the events surrounding the fire aboard the containership…
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Maritime News
Indian Police File Charges Against MSC, Captain and Crew of Lost MSC Elsa 3
The local police in the Kerala region of India filed the first papers in a legal action against MSC Mediterranean…
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Maritime News
Bulker Safety Improves as Sector Continues Strong Growth
A new report looking at the trends in bulker operations and causalities over the past decade points to what the…
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Marine World
Severe Weather Causes $2 Million Towing Vessel Casualty Near Galveston
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released its findings on the capsizing and sinking of the towing vessel Baylor…
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Marine World
Aging Fleet Drives Alarming Rise in Maritime Casualties
Maritime casualty incidents have increased dramatically over the past six years, with DNV’s latest report revealing a 42% rise between…
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Port News
Singapore’s Vasi becomes first liner casualty of 2025
Vasi Shipping, a small Singaporean containership operator, has filed for bankruptcy. The company, founded 13 years ago, has $19m of…
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Maritime News
Gibraltar Calls for Use of Pilots Saying OS 35 Master Misjudged Departure
Two and a half years after the accident which caused the loss of the bulker OS 35, Gibraltar’s maritime authority…
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