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Master Fined for Delayed Engine Failure Reporting
A tanker captain has been convicted and fined for failing to immediately alert Australian authorities of a main engine breakdown in 2019. On January 31, 2019, the tanker Asphalt Spirit suffered a main engine breakdown…
Fire Aboard RoRo Vessel Inbound to New York
A fire has broken out aboard the motor vessel Grey Shark at Homeport Pier in Staten Island, New York, Wednesday, The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) reported. The USCG, FDNY, NYPD and the ship’s owners are working together to…
Caterpillar Secures Complete Propulsion Systems Order
Caterpillar Marine announced that Cat power and propulsion solutions have been selected to provide an optimized tug package for a 55T ASD tug new build for Remolcadores Marracoi SL (REMARSL). Two Cat 3512C EPA Tier 2…
UK Tugboat in Trouble: Crew Taken Off
Eight crew members have been taken off a flooding tug boat a mile off Hope’s Nose, Torbay, on the south-west coast of England. The UK's Maritime and Coastguard Agency reports that the tugboat began taking water after it…
