Scrapping of the Floating Storage and Offloading (FSO) tanker J. NAT in Gadani, Pakistan, has been suspended by local authorities following intoxication and burning of workers, NGO Shipbreaking informed. The tanker hit the shipbreaking shores of Gadani recently, after going several months off the ra
Malaysian rig owner Velesto Energy is progressing on the insurance claims and it has issued a notice of abandonment for its NAGA 7 rig, which tilted and submerged off Malaysia in May 2021. On 3 May 2021, an incident involving Velesto NAGA 7 drilling rig occurred due to the penetration of one of its
Hull of the feeder containership X-Press Pearl, which has been ablaze off Colombo Port for days, remains structurally intact, the operator of the vessel said. According to an update from X-Press Feeders, salvors have determined that the state of the hull is sound and found that there has been no los
Australian authorities have issued a record ban to Aswan Shipping, the owners of Panama-flagged bulk carrier MV Maryam, preventing the vessel from entering any Australian port for three years. The ban comes in response to major safety and maintenance issues, along with crew welfare abuses, according
One of the two injured crew members of the X-Press Pearl containership, which remains ablaze off Colombo port, Sri Lanka, has tested positive for COVID-19, operator of the ship informed. According to Singapore-based X-Press Feeders, the two crew members, who received leg injuries during their evacua
X-Press Pearl, the feeder containership which continues to burn in Sri Lankan waters for the sixth day, has listed starboard causing some of the containers to tumble into the sea and sink. According to an update from the Sri Lanka Navy, the listing has been caused by rough seas and bad weather. As i
Texas A&M Engineering Experiment Station (TEES) has been appointed by the U.S. federal agencies to support the ongoing operation and maintenance of the Ocean Energy Safety Institute (OESI).
Harrowing images have emerged this morning of the X-Press Pearl containership, engulfed in flames with thick, black smoke billowing from the vessel. The ship was hit by a fire on May 20th while at anchorage off Colombo harbour, Sri Lanka, and the local authorities have been working to extinguish it
Efforts to contain the fire on board MV X-Press Pearl containership, which broke out on May 20th while the vessel was at anchorage off Colombo harbour, Sri Lanka, remain underway. Sri Lanka Ports Authority (SLPA) along with the assistance of the Sri Lanka Navy and Sri Lanka Airforce have been workin
U.S. offshore safety authority has launched an investigation into a fatal incident on a Fieldwood Energy platform in the Gulf of Mexico.
Five crew members have been reportedly kidnapped from a fishing vessel in the Gulf on Guinea.
Norwegian offshore safety watchdog has given Equinor a notice of an order after two cases of exposure to carcinogenic asbestos fibres.
Search and rescue efforts continue for workers who went missing after cyclone Tauktae hit a barge working off the coast of Mumbai, India.
The International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) has agreed to initiate new measures to detect and report containers lost at sea, which may enhance their positioning, tracking and recovery.
