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Vessels had no ‘dedicated lookouts’ at time of North Sea collision, report finds

AOL 03 Apr 2025
An oil tanker and cargo ship that collided in the North Sea had no “dedicated lookouts” at the time of the incident, which took place in“patchy” visibility, investigators have said ... The collision ...
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Lone watchkeeper charged over fatal North Sea collision as probe investigates impact of fatigue

Tradewinds 03 Apr 2025
The master of container ship arrested after a fiery collision with a tanker in the North Sea was the lone watchkeeper on ...
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Master was lone watchkeeper on boxship before fatal North Sea collision as probe investigates impact ...

Tradewinds 03 Apr 2025
The master of a container ship arrested after a fiery collision with a tanker in the North Sea was the lone watchkeeper on ...
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Are our bridges safe to drive over?

Napa Valley Register 03 Apr 2025
According to the Golden Gate Highway Transportation District, the Golden Gate Bridge has the most robust ship collision protection of any bridge on the West Coast ... .
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One Killed as New Chinese Domestic Boxship and Bulker Collide off Ningbo

The Maritime Executive 01 Apr 2025
The report indicates that the collision took place between a brand new containership, Ningyuan Beilun (15,000 dwt) which had been delivered at the end of February to Ningbo Ocean Shipping ... It is unclear if it was loaded when the collision occurred.
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US bridges are at risk of catastrophic ship collisions every few years

New Scientist 01 Apr 2025
After a container ship struck and destroyed the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland, researchers began calculating the risks of similar catastrophic incidents for other US bridges – and they’re surprisingly high ... .
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Golden Gate Bridge

Napa Valley Register 01 Apr 2025
According to the Golden Gate Highway Transportation District, the Golden Gate Bridge has the most robust ship collision protection of any bridge on the West Coast ... .
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Operator of US jet fuel tanker brings UK lawsuit over North Sea cargo ship collision

South China Morning Post 31 Mar 2025
The Solong crashed into the Stena Immaculate in the North Sea on March 10. A member of Solong’s crew is still missing, presumed dead ... .
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Dead humpback whale spotted in the Indian River Bay to be towed to shore

Delaware Online 31 Mar 2025
Although no cause of the whale's death has been identified yet, humpback whales in particular are vulnerable to collisions with ships, entanglement with fishing gear and noise pollution due to their energetic nature, according to the MERR website.
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Judges Weighing Appeal By Whistleblower Who Exposed Cover-Up of Australian War Crimes in Afghanistan

Consortium News 30 Mar 2025
Two Ships in the Night ... Stephen Odgers, the chief defence counsel, gave an example of two ships on a collision course with the captain under strict military orders not to reveal the location of his ship.
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Cargo ship that collided with US tanker in North Sea towed to Scottish port of Aberdeen

Fox31 Denver 28 Mar 2025
LONDON (AP) — A badly damaged cargo ship which collided with a U.S ... The damage to the ship following its collision on March 10 with an anchored tanker, the MV Stena Immaculate, and the ensuing fire, was clearly visible from the shore.
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Wreckage of North Sea crash oil tanker will have 200,000 barrels of jet fuel removed ...

The Daily Mail 28 Mar 2025
Smoke billows from the MV Solong cargo ship after it collided with a US oil tanker off the Yorkshire coast on March 10 ... Shipping containers on the MV Solong which were damaged in the collision with the oil tanker.
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Taiwan Dismisses China Complaint About Vessel Collision

MarineLink 28 Mar 2025
Taiwan's defence minister dismissed on Friday China's complaints about a collision between a Taiwan navy ship and a Chinese trawler in the sensitive Taiwan Strait, vowing that Taipei would carry on military exercises undeterred.
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Taiwan Dismisses China's Complaint About Vessel Collision

MarineLink 28 Mar 2025
Taiwan's defence minister dismissed on Friday China's complaints about a collision between a Taiwan navy ship and a Chinese trawler in the sensitive Taiwan Strait, vowing that Taipei would carry on military exercises undeterred.
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