Tag: collision

ATSB published its preliminary report on the bulk cement carrier Goliath, which collided with the tugs York Cove and Campbell Cove in Devonport, on 28 January 2022.

NTSB published its report on the March 19, 2021 incident, when the towing vessel Kevin Michael struck the bull nose of the upstream main lock chamber guide wall at the Melvin Price Locks and Dam in Alton, Illinois, resulting in the tow breaking apart and damaging the dam gates.

Yesterday, a head-on collision of two general cargo ships resulted in closing Germany’s Kiel Canal to traffic.

A cargo vessel collided with a ferry transiting the Shitalakkhya River in Bangladesh resulting in the death of 6 people, while up to 20 individuals are still missing. 

A drillship broke free from its moorings during strong winds on March 12, colliding with a moored bulk carrier near the VT Halter shipyard and Chevron docks in Pascagoula, Mississippi.

CHIRP provides lessons from an incident regarding a collision with bridge and barge after moorings parted in high winds.

A new video depicts a previously unreported 2020 collision between an OSV and a U.S. Coast Guard buoy tender in Sabine Pass.

A containership damaged its bow as well as a berth at the port of on December 26 when coming into dock.

A Danish ship involved in a collision off the Swedish coast has started to take on water and may soon sink.

Colliding with ships has been identified as the main threat to whales in the Atlantic and Mediterranean Oceans.