Container Ship Breaks in Half and Sinks, Kirby Barge Explosion Investigation Continues

Container Ship Breaks in Half and Sinks, 26 Rescued Supply Vessel Sinks After Striking Rig Update: Kirby Barge Explosion Investigation Still Underway Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser. June 18, 2013 (Vol. 11, Ed. 120) Container Ship Breaks in Half and Sinks, 26 Rescued Photo Credit 26 crewmen had to be rescued by the Indian Coast Guard after the containership they were on snapped in half and sank off Yemen. The hull of the MV MOL COMFORT broke in two, forcing its crew to abandon ship. The men were plucked from the... Read More>> Supply Vessel Sinks After Striking Rig On Friday (June 14), a vessel carrying 20 people collided with a rig near Southwest Pass. According to the U.S.... Read More>> Update: Kirby Barge Explosion Investigation Still Underway The U.S. Coast Guard launched an investigation into the cause of the April 24, 2013 explosions and fire on board... Read More>> Shipping Titan Paul Soros Dies at 87 Paul Soros, a shipping magnate, philanthropist and older brother of billionaire investor George Soros, died on... Read More>> Dragging Anchor Sends Oil Tanker Drifting in India An oil tanker is drifting in India after its anchor failed to hold. Authorities have been instructed to cooperate... Read More>> Polish LNG Terminal to Overcome Delays, Meet Deadlines * Foreign contractors play key role * 2014 construction deadline, 2015 to start receiving tankers * Plans to... Read More>> Active Cleanup from Deepwater Horizon Tragedy Ends in Florida, Alabama and Mississippi Following the extensive three-year cleanup effort, the U.S. Coast Guard is ending active cleanup operations in... Read More>> Three Rescued from Sinking Ship Photo: Coastline of American Samoa. Two Americans and a Canadian (genders not known) have been rescued from a... Read More>> Response to Leaking Containers Aboard BBC Arizona Concludes, Demobilization Begins Photo: The cargo ship BBC Arizona is pictured moored in Valdez, Alaska, June 13, 2013. A unified command... Read More>> Brazil Court Freezes Petrobras Tax Order, Eases Fuel-Supply Fear A Brazilian appeals court reversed itself on Friday and suspended an order requiring state-led oil... Read More>> Chevron Confirms First Cargo from Angola LNG Chevron Corporation's subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited confirmed that initial production of... Read More>> WHOI Welcomes Explorer and Director James Cameron and the DEEPSEA CHALLENGER Photo: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution president and director Susan Avery receives the DEEPSEA... Read More>> Libyan Crude Oil Output Partly Recovers After Protests Libya's oil output has climbed to 1.3 million barrels per day from less than 1 million bpd last week as operations... Read More>> Harvey Gulf Expands Offshore Fleet Using Wärtsilä's Comprehensive Integrated Solution Latest Veslink Release Wows Industry Austal: Joint High Speed Vessel (JHSV) Program Update White & Case Releases New Report on Marine Industry Statoil Reports on Macro and Market Outlook Towards 2040 FSL Trust Demands Redelivery of 2 Crude Oil Tankers Following Default by Geden Subsidiaries Eastern Shipbuilding Group and Florida Marine Transporters Sign Contract for 4 Additional Inland Towboats Shipping Confidence Reaches Highest Level for Two and a Half Years First Container Port Health and Safety Study Released  follow on Twitter | friend on Facebook | forward to a friend  Advertising | About Us | Contact Us | Register | Newsletter Archives | Sign up for Free MarEx Newsletter Advertise in Newsletter | Subscribe to Print Edition © Copyright 2013 The Maritime Executive, LLC. All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.  unsubscribe from this list | update subscription preferences