collision

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

If estimates are correct that one billion plastic pellets – around 25 tonnes – were spilled into the sea during a recent collision at port in northern England, the incident would be one of the worst ever recorded in UK…

30th July 2026

Recent plastic spill one of worst ever in UK waters

30th July 2026

ENVIRONMENT

ENVIRONMENT

The Port of Tyne has launched a major clean-up operation after thousands of plastic pellets, known as nurdles, were spilled into the River Tyne following Sunday’s collision between a wind turbine installation vessel and a berthed containership.

23rd July 2026

Plastic clean-up under way after WTIV and containership collision

23rd July 2026

OPINION

OPINION

Emergency services were called to the Port of Tyne on Sunday when an offshore wind turbine installation vessel (WTIV) crashed into a container ship, resulting in severe damage to a gantry crane.

21st July 2026

WTIV crashes into containership, exposing ship-to-shore safety gaps

21st July 2026

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Russian captain Vladimir Motin, 59, has been jailed for six years after being convicted of gross negligence manslaughter by a jury at the Old Bailey in London.

5th February 2026

Russian captain jailed after fatal tanker crash

5th February 2026

EQUIPMENT

EQUIPMENT

Hefring Marine has unveiled a transformative advance in marine safety analytics that the company says sets a new standard in vessel collision reporting.

21st July 2025

Hefring Marine launches collision analysis tool

21st July 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

From wartime wrecks to modern maritime mayhem, the International Salvage Union’s latest report reveals 15 missions in the first quarter of the year in a pertinent reminder that in salvage, writes Peter…

30th April 2025

Shipwrecks, fires and abandoned ships: Inside international salvage missions

30th April 2025

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two injured crew were evacuated from a vessel that had collided with a wind turbine in the North Sea, the Royal Dutch Rescue Society (KNRM) has confirmed.

25th April 2025

Crew injured as guard vessel crashes into wind turbine

25th April 2025

VESSELS

VESSELS

As the salvage comes to an end of the Solong and Stena Immaculate vessels that were involved in a collision in the North Sea last month, Peter Barker examines the work involved in getting them back…

14th April 2025

Salvage heroes – a tale of two ships

14th April 2025