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Since the report in the September issue of Maritime Journal concerning likely changes to the tug fleet operated by the Fowey Harbour Commissioners, Harbour Master Captain Mike Sutherland has rapidly carried out…

Engelsman Towage & Salvage has sold the tug Dutch Partner to EDT Offshore of Cyprus. The 27.8m twin screw shallow draft vessel was built by Gebr Kooiman at Dordrecht in 2004. Dutch…

When the Irish Riverdance ferry was blown ashore on Cleveleys Beach at Blackpool UK during a storm in January with seventeen passengers and six crew needing to be rescued by the RAF,…

The UKs Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) report on its investigation into the loss of the tug Flying Phantom while towing the 76,596dwt bulk carrier Red Jasmine on the River Clyde on…

Marine salvage companies meeting in Malta last month decided unanimously to progress a project to produce best practice guidelines for Marine Casualty Management. The guidelines will assist governments, shipowners and managers, port…