Iran Releases Filipino Crewmembers from Seized Boxship MSC Aries
Filipino officials confirmed on Saturday, August 3, that all the Filipino crewmembers who were working aboard the MSC Aries when the vessel was seized…
Three Month Port State Inspection Program Focuses on Crew Welfare and Wages
Crew welfare and maintaining basic rights covered under the nearly universal Maritime Labor Convention has become a growing concern and now the…
Two Divers Survive 38 Hours Adrift in the Gulf of Mexico
When recreational divers Nathan and Kim Maker went on a trip off the coast of Texas last Wednesday, they thought that it…
Manila Secures New Partnerships for Defense of its Maritime Rights
Just weeks after reaching a de-escalation agreement with the Chinese government, the Philippines has announced a flurry of defense partnerships, drills and supply operations…
Resolve Marine Completes the Defueling of Grounded $3M Yacht
Resolve Marine and subcontractor Clean Harbors have finished emptying the fuel tanks of the 74-foot sailing yacht Obsession, which went aground on an…
Maryland Briefly Close Bridge as MARAD Reserve Vessel Losses Steering
It has happened again, or maybe officials have just become very sensitive to all reports of a vessel reporting momentary problems. Thursday…
Hawaii Issues RFP for Removal, Likely Scrapping, of Historic Sailing Ship
After eight years of struggling to resolve the fate of the now 145-year-old famed sailing ship Falls of Clyde, the Hawai‘i Department of Transportation…
Florida County May Consider Buying and Sinking SS United States
After a court order to vacate its longtime berth in Philadelphia, the storied ocean liner SS United States is in need of a new…
Orcas Sink Yacht in Strait of Gibraltar
The crew of a British yacht had to be rescued after an orca sank their vessel in the Strait of Gibraltar, according…