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Incident Reports

US seizes sanctioned VLCC amid rising Caribbean risks

A US Coast Guard special operations team has seized the VLCC Skipper in a high-risk boarding operation off Venezuela. Washington describes the action as a strike against a sanctioned oil-shipping...

Crew evacuates burning Dutch ship after Aden attack

The Dutch‑flagged general cargo vessel Minervagracht is currently adrift and a blaze following an attack by an explosive device in the Gulf of Aden. According to Reuters, the strike occurred...

China-Philippines ships collide at Scarborough Shoal

Feature image: © South China Morning Post Tensions in the South China Sea escalated on 11 August after an encounter between Chinese and Philippine vessels near Scarborough Shoal resulted in...

Evergreen vessels lose containers off South America

Feature Image: © Marine Traffic The Taiwanese shipping line Evergreen Marine Corp has experienced two serious incidents involving its container vessels off the South American coast, with both events prompting...

ICHCA Dashboard exposes fatal safety failures

The International Cargo Handling Coordination Association (ICHCA) has released new insights from its ongoing review of serious safety incidents in shore-side cargo handling, drawing attention to the continuing risks faced...

Major earthquake off Russia disrupts Pacific shipping operations

An intense 8.8 magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula, causing significant disruptions to maritime traffic across the North Pacific and triggering tsunami alerts throughout the region. The earthquake, occurring...

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