Wakashio Archives - Baird Maritime

February 19, 2021

Dismantling begins on stern of wrecked bulker Wakashio

Written by Baird Maritime on February 19, 2021. Posted in Dry Cargo World, Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup, Salvage Operations.

Chinese salvage company Lianyungang Dali Underwater Engineering has begun work to dismantle the stern of the Japanese-owned bulk carrier Wakashio, which ran aground in Ma ..

December 22, 2020

MOL publishes measures to prevent reoccurrence of Wakashio incident

Written by Baird Maritime on December 22, 2020. Posted in Dry Cargo World, Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup, Salvage Operations.

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has formulated measures to prevent a reoccurrence of the incident involving the bulk carrier Wakashio, chartered by MOL from a subsidiary of Nagash ..

TUG & SALVAGE WEEK

October 9, 2020

LETTERS | Appalling Forbes coverage of Wakashio grounding and oil spill

Written by Baird Maritime on October 9, 2020. Posted in Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup, Salvage Operations, Tanker World, Work Boat World Features.

Dear sirs, Please convey my appreciation to Alan Loynd for his masterful demolition of Nishan Degnarain’s absurd, ignorant and damaging conspiracy theories about th ..

January 20, 2021

MOL refutes online news article on Wakashio oil spill

Written by Baird Maritime on January 20, 2021. Posted in Dry Cargo World, Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup, Salvage Operations.

Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) has released a statement on its website in response to an article published on Forbes.com on January 6 titled “Explosive Documents Reveal BP ..

November 10, 2020

LETTERS | Are oil spill removal vessels finally advancing?

Written by Baird Maritime on November 10, 2020. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup, Port World, Ship World Features, Tanker World, Work Boat World Features.

Dear editor, The letters from your readers (and here) regarding the Wakashio oil spill are generating an excellent conversation from people who understand many aspects o ..

TUG & SALVAGE WEEK

October 6, 2020

COLUMN | Adrift in a sea of ignorance [Tug Times]

Written by Alan Loynd on October 6, 2020. Posted in Dry Cargo World, Salvage Operations, Ship World Features, Trawling World, Work Boat World Features.

A recent wreck removal job garnered less publicity than it merited, and it caused scarcely a ripple even in the shipping press. I refer to the fishing vessel Northguider, ..

January 7, 2021

COLUMN | False economy: remote-controlled autonomous ships? [Offshore Accounts]

Written by Hieronymus Bosch on January 7, 2021. Posted in Commercial Mariner - Featured, Commercial Mariner - Marine Projects, Commercial Mariner - Offshore, Offshore World, Subsea Surveying, Unmanned Craft (Non-Naval), Work Boat World Features.

The news that the bulk carrier Wakashio grounded off Mauritius and broke in two in August last year because the crew were navigating dangerously close to the shore in ord ..

October 21, 2020

LETTERS | Wakashio debate continues

Written by Baird Maritime on October 21, 2020. Posted in Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup, Ship World Features, Tanker World, Tug and Salvage World, Work Boat World Features.

Dear editor, I enjoyed reading the letter from Stephen Spark. I agree that Mr Degnarain has a poor understanding of the shipping industry. However, he has an excellent u ..

September 17, 2020

OPINION | Tackling environmental security threats in the Indian Ocean

Written by David Brewster on September 17, 2020. Posted in Ausmarine - Featured, Ausmarine - Marine Projects, Ausmarine - Maritime Security, Naval, Pollution/Rubbish Cleanup, Work Boat World Features.

The explosion and fire on board a supertanker off Sri Lanka this month, following closely on last month’s disastrous oil spill in Mauritius, serve as a reminder that en ..