All Vessel Sinking articles
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Crew unhurt after vessel sinks and liferaft capsizes
A report into the sinking of a fishing vessel off the Shetland Islands has revealed a string of flaws that miraculously did not lead to any crew being injured.
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Body recovered as missing yacht passengers sought
British entrepreneur Mike Lynch is one of six passengers still missing from a superyacht that sank off Sicily with one male body recovered, various media have reported.
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Salvors step in to save groundings, sinkings and fires
It’s been a busy half year for Dutch salvage firms, who have been called upon in a wide range of circumstances.
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VIDEO: ‘Urano’ tug sinks while undocking
No casualties were reported when the tug Urano sank on Friday morning.
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Survey vessel sinking report
The MAIB has published a report into the flooding and sinking of a survey workboat in British waters
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Unexploded seabed bomb refuses to remain unexploded
For those of us who read (or write) updates in MJ about UXO (Unexploded ordinance) route surveys, and wonder what would actually happen if an old bomb ever got pulled up, the Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has some illuminating answers.