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Blast Rocks Luxury Yacht Off New Jersey Coast… Or Does It? [UPDATE]
The 49 meter “Blind Date”. Photo: BoatInternational.com UPDATE (13:00 pst, Tues): Listen to the unbelievable audio recording of the “Blind Date” hoax call. UPDATE (07:15 pst, Tues) The Coast Guard is...
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High Power – Boiler Blasts Off Gibraltar
A tanker operated by Tokyo-based JX Shipping exploded on Friday off Rosia Bay, Gibraltar which echoed across the town. This is the second explosion to hit the small territory in just over a year....
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MSC Flaminia Update: Blast Leaves Two Dead, Three Injured [UPDATED]
The 6,750 teu box ship, MSC Flaminia Update (Tues. 7/24/12): Blaze Contained on MSC Flaminia Wednesday Update: Photos Reveal Damage to MSC Flaminia After Blast, Firefighting Efforts Underway Tuesday...
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Bulk Carrier Explodes off Bermuda, Filipino Sailor Suffers Full Body Burns
Sea Moon, a 33,044 GT bulk carrier, image via Shipspotting With a full cargo of coal destined for Karachi, Pakistan, the Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier Sea Moon was about 140 miles southwest of...
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A First-Hand Account of Tragedy and Heroism on Board the MSC Flaminia
On July 14, 2012, the MSC Flaminia was on a routine voyage from Charleston, USA to Bremerhaven, Germany, when a massive explosion crippled the ship. Of the 22 crew members on board, three were killed –...
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Five Killed in Gas Leak On Board LPG Carrier
MV Maharshi Krishnatrya Update: The Times of India has reported that the five sailors died of asphyxiation as a result of the gas leak. Original: Five crew members of an Indian-flagged LPG carrier...
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Maritime Monday for March 25, 2013: Boom, Boom, Blub, Blub (or Stow High In...
Wreckage of the USS MAINE 3,000 × 2,295 US Navy battleship that sunk after a mysterious explosion in Havana Harbor Havana, Cuba, 15 February 1898 – see also Sent to protect US interests during the...
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Tanker Blast Kills Two Off Malaysia
File photo (c) MarineTraffic.com/Dexter Two people were killed and two others injured in an explosion aboard a South Korean LPG tanker off Malaysia. The explosion occurred late Wednesday aboard the...
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WATCH: Massive Explosions Rock China Port City of Tianjin – UPDATE
Smoke rises from shipping containers after explosions at Binhai new district in Tianjin, China, August 13, 2015. REUTERS/Stringer By Sui-Lee Wee and Adam Rose TIANJIN, China, Aug 13 (Reuters) – Two...
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Explosion on Bulk Carrier in Brazil – Video Captures Aftermath
Authorities in Brazil are investigating an explosion that reportedly occurred in a cargo hold of a bulk carrier near the port of Paranaguá. The Paranaguá Port Authority says it received a report at...
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Two Killed in Tanker Explosion in Germany
At least two people were killed in what has been described as a large explosion aboard an inland tanker berthed in Duisburg, Germany. Local media reports says the blast occurred Thursday morning aboard...
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Explosion Aboard Bulk Carrier in North Atlantic; One Dead, Three Badly Burned
Update: Second Crewmember Dies, Emergency Response Continues A multi-national emergency response is underway following an explosion aboard the Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier Tamar in the North...
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