
Eight Killed in Mahakam River Ferry Sinking
A ferry carrying cement capsized in the Mahakam River near Ujoh Halang, leaving eight people dead and triggering a multi-agency search operation that faced strong currents and difficult access conditions.

A ferry carrying cement capsized in the Mahakam River near Ujoh Halang, leaving eight people dead and triggering a multi-agency search operation that faced strong currents and difficult access conditions.

The ro-ro vessel Finnwave lost propulsion after its crew extinguished an onboard engine fire south-east of Eastbourne. RNLI teams remained nearby as the ship anchored securely, while the coastguard maintained communication during repairs.

The NTSB will announce its final determination on the 2024 Baltimore bridge collapse on November 18, addressing electrical failures aboard the Dali and systemic U.S. bridge safety risks.

Container discharge operations aboard WAN HAI 503 continue at Jebel Ali after the June 2025 fire. Crews have unloaded 799 containers, with 923 remaining, while maintaining strict safety measures.

The grounded container ship MSC Baltic III has sustained damage amid strong winds and rough seas on Newfoundland’s west coast. The Canadian Coast Guard confirmed movement in the vessel and debris washing ashore.

Four senior Hellenic Coast Guard officers, including Vice Adm Tryfon Kontizas, face prosecution over the 2023 Adriana shipwreck near Pylos, which claimed up to 650 migrant lives.

The NTSB found that a missing lube oil plug and remote startup caused a fatal $18 million engine room fire aboard the dredge Stuyvesant in Jacksonville, Florida, on 2 November 2024.

A deadly explosion on the MSC Kyparissia at Malaysia’s Port of Tanjung Pelepas killed three people and injured three others during cargo operations. The ship was under Maersk’s time charter and managed by Costamare.

Armed pirates boarded the Malta-flagged tanker Hellas Aphrodite about 549 nautical miles off Somalia in a deepwater assault involving a suspected Iranian-flagged dhow.
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