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Update on DALI Collision: Search operation ends in "heartbreaking conclusion," Maryland governor says (Video)
Six people, who were believed to be part of a road construction crew, are presumed dead after Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday morning. The collapse came after a 984-foot containership DALI hit the bridge's pillar. …
Mar 27, 2024 / Accidents
Containership DALI suffered a total blackout before the collision with bridge
The pilot of the ship that crashed into the Baltimore bridge Tuesday did “everything that he could have done” to slow the ship and keep it from drifting toward the bridge, said Clay Diamond, executive director and general counsel of the American …
Mar 27, 2024 / Accidents
WATCH: VesselFinder AIS data reconstruction of the allision of container ship DALI with the Francis Scott Key Bridge, Baltimore
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after the container ship DALI ran into it. The collision occurred on Tuesday, 26th March 2024 at around 1:30 am LT. Multiple vehicles were on the bridge at the time, including one the size of a …
Mar 26, 2024 / Accidents
WATCH: Baltimore Bridge collapses into the water after being struck by containership DALI; Many casualties feared
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed after a container ship ran into it. Media reports said that the vessel crashed into the bridge at about 1:30am on Tuesday, catching fire before sinking. At least seven people and seven vehicles are …
Mar 26, 2024 / Accidents
Crew abandon Rubymar cargo ship after Houthi rebel missile attack
Belize-flagged Rubymar came under attack in the Bab el-Mandeb Strait off Yemen Houthis have deployed underwater drones in the Red Sea, US Central Command says A missile attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels damaged a Belize-flagged ship travelling …
Feb 19, 2024 / Accidents
Turkish cargo ship sinks off Black Sea coast, 1 crew member killed, 11 missing
One crew member has died and eleven others were missing after a cargo ship sank off Turkey’s Black Sea coast in severe storms, Turkish officials said on Monday. The ship was on its way to the western Turkish port of Izmir The Turkish-flagged …
Nov 20, 2023 / Accidents
Video reconstruction of the collision between Russian Ro-Ro ship SLAVYANIN and the Palau-flagged cargo ship NEW RAOUF
AIS video reconstruction of the collision between the Russian Ro-Ro ship SLAVYANIN and the Palau-flagged cargo ship NEW RAOUF off Bulgaria's Cape Shabla. Related news: Russian RoRo Cargo Ship Collided with Another Cargo Vessel off Bulgaria's Cape …
Nov 8, 2023 / Accidents
Russian RoRo Cargo Ship Collided with Another Cargo Vessel off Bulgaria's Cape Shabla
The ferry Slavyanin has collided with another vessel east of Cape Shabla and is currently sailing towards Varna. No one was injured in the incident, and there was no fuel spillage. Slavyanin sails under the flag of the Russian Federation. It …
Nov 8, 2023 / Accidents
UPDATE: German authorities halt a search for 4 sailors missing after the collision of 2 cargo vessels in the North Sea
German authorities on Wednesday broke off their search for four crew members missing since their British-flagged cargo ship sank a day earlier following a collision with a larger vessel in the North Sea. Caption: Search of the missing seamen of …
Oct 25, 2023 / Accidents
Video reconstruction of the collision between POLESIE and VERITY off the German coast
AIS video reconstruction of the collision between the British cargo ship VERITY that has sunk after it collided with the bulk carrier POLESIE in the North Sea off the German coast on 24 October 2023, with several people still missing as rescuers …
Oct 24, 2023 / Accidents