Accidents (Incidents, Security)

The tug SL Sual 1 shortly before it sank off the Philippines' Zambales province during an unsuccessful salvage attempt, August 24, 2026. All 10 people who were on board the tug during the salvage operation jumped overboard and were safely rescued.
Accidents

VIDEO | Refloated tug sinks during salvage attempt off Zambales, Philippines

Jens Karsten
COLUMN | I have nothing, nothing: Scotland and Tasmania ferry fiascos; New Zealand shipping and emergency towage woes; Oman's dark fleet tanker dilemma; Chinese overfishing off Guinea-Bissau [Offshore Accounts]
Shipping

COLUMN | I have nothing, nothing: Scotland and Tasmania ferry fiascos; New Zealand shipping and emergency towage woes; Oman's dark fleet tanker dilemma; Chinese overfishing off Guinea-Bissau [Offshore Accounts]

Hieronymus Bosch
The bulk carrier Sun Winner II (later renamed Ocean Winner) in 2023
Accidents

22 missing after bulk carrier sinks off India's east coast

Gareth Havelock
The burning fishing vessel Drennec while approximately 527 miles southwest of the Galapagos Islands in Ecuador, August 20, 2026. All 27 of her crew were safely rescued by a Good Samaritan vessel that had diverted to the area to assist.
Accidents

27 rescued from burning fishing vessel off Ecuador's Galapagos Islands

Will Xavier
Surveyors inspect the punctured hull of the offshore support vessel Thunder after it was accidentally struck by the bulk carrier Bunun Queen just south of Port Fourchon, Louisiana, on July 22, 2022. Investigators found that at the time of the collision, Bunun Queen's master and second officer were both engaged in non-navigational tasks instead of maintaining a proper lookout as required by international law.
Accidents

COLUMN | Lessons from outside the bubble: what the shipping industry could learn about safety from other sectors [Grey Power]

Michael Grey
Liberty Island with the Statue of Liberty
Crime & Piracy

US immigration officials arrest captain of illegal charter boat involved in fatal capsizing

Will Xavier
Screenshot of video footage alleged to be that of the final voyage of the ferry Mbuya Nehanda on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on August 11, 2026. The ferry capsized later that same day, leaving at least 92 people dead as of August 17, 2026.
Accidents

Zimbabwe launches formal inquest into Lake Kariba ferry tragedy as death toll climbs to 97

Jens Karsten
The grounded creel fishing vessel Sea Eagle
Accidents

MAIB: missing skipper may have drowned after falling overboard from creel fishing boat off Scotland

Gareth Havelock
Map of Sokoto State in Nigeria
Accidents

More than 40 dead after overloaded boat sinks in Nigeria

Reuters
The Port of Argostoli in Greece
Accidents

Three arrested following vessel collision in Greece's Ionian Islands

Gareth Havelock
A Hellenic Coast Guard patrol boat (representative photo only)
Accidents

Six injured after tour boat crashes into concrete blocks off Zakynthos, Greece

Jens Karsten
Philippine Coast Guard personnel board the grounded tug SL Sual 1 off Botolan municipality in the Philippines' Zambales province, August 14, 2026. The tug was deliberately run aground after her crew discovered that a hull breach had caused her engine room to become flooded with seawater.
Accidents

VIDEO | Tug runs aground off Zambales, Philippines; all nine crew rescued

Jens Karsten
A US Coast Guard Station Miami Beach boat crew rescues a mariner after the latter's personal watercraft began taking on water near the Government Cut channel, August 17, 2026. Coast Guard Sector Miami watchstanders received notification from Miami-Dade dispatch at approximately 14:30 local time reporting a green and white personal watercraft taking on water with two people aboard.
Accidents

US Coast Guard rescues two people from sinking personal watercraft near Government Cut, Florida

Jens Karsten
The LNG carrier Rasi (then known as HL Ras Laffan) in 2025
Accidents

Toxic leak leaves nine dead at Bangladesh shipbreaking yard

Gareth Havelock
The China Maritime Safety Administration patrol vessel Haixun 10765 (representative photo only)
Accidents

Five dead after recreational boat capsizes in southwestern China

Gareth Havelock
Screenshot of video footage alleged to be that of the final voyage of the ferry Mbuya Nehanda on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on August 11, 2026. The ferry capsized later that same day, leaving at least 92 people dead as of August 17, 2026.
Accidents

Zimbabwe ferry tragedy death toll hits 92 as rescuers find eight more bodies

Jens Karsten
The tour boat after it capsized off Krabi, Thailand, August 15, 2026. All 12 people who were on the boat, including 10 Indian tourists, were safely rescued.
Accidents

Seven injured after tour boat capsizes off Krabi, Thailand

Jens Karsten
Screenshot of video footage alleged to be that of the final voyage of the ferry Mbuya Nehanda on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on August 11, 2026. The ferry capsized later that same day, leaving at least 44 people dead.
Accidents

Lake Kariba ferry tragedy: death toll of Zimbabwe's worst maritime accident now at 84

Gareth Havelock
COLUMN | Quick updates: tanker bonanza: Euronav and Frontline sell VLCCs and invest in offshore; sinking Suezmax threatens Oman [Offshore Accounts]
Offshore

COLUMN | Quick updates: tanker bonanza: Euronav and Frontline sell VLCCs and invest in offshore; sinking Suezmax threatens Oman [Offshore Accounts]

Hieronymus Bosch
Screenshot of video footage alleged to be that of the final voyage of the ferry Mbuya Nehanda on Lake Kariba in Zimbabwe on August 11, 2026. The ferry capsized later that same day, leaving at least 44 people dead.
Ferry

Zimbabwean boat accident death toll rises to 72 as more bodies recovered

Reuters
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