Tugs & Salvage News

Divers Find Sunken Ferry Trisha Kerstin 3, Death Toll Rises to 43

Published Feb 3, 2026 5:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

After an extended search, the Philippine Coast Guard has discovered the location of the sunken ferry Trisha Kerstin 3, which went...

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Tuna Seiner With Suspected Links to Drug Trafficking Catches Fire in Manta

Published Feb 3, 2026 4:18 PM by The Maritime Executive

A tuna-fishing vessel with suspected links to cocaine smuggling has caught fire at the port of Manta, Ecuador, according to local...

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Aging Freighter Runs Aground Near Panama Canal's Atlantic Entrance

Published Feb 3, 2026 1:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

An aging freighter has gone aground on a sandy beach near the Atlantic-side entrance to the Panama Canal. The Panama Maritime Auth...

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Turkey Responds as Ship Damaged in Black Sea Attack is Now Aground

Published Feb 3, 2026 1:03 PM by The Maritime Executive

A cargo ship damaged nearly two weeks ago in a reported attack in the Black Sea has now gone aground in a storm in the Bosphorus r...

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Winter Storms Cause Hull Buckling and Cracking on MSC Baltic III

Published Feb 2, 2026 6:45 PM by The Maritime Executive

Severe North Atlantic weather has caused additional damage to the wreck of the container ship MSC Baltic III, which grounded on th...

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Search Called Off for Four Missing Crewmembers From Lost Bulker

Published Feb 2, 2026 4:55 PM by The Maritime Executive

Japanese shipowner K Line has confirmed that the search for the missing crew of the bulker Devon Bay has been called off, ending a...

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19th-Century Schooner Runs Up on the Rocks Near Cuxhaven

Published Feb 2, 2026 3:29 PM by The Maritime Executive

A historic schooner grounded off the port of Cuxhaven, Germany over the weekend, forcing an urgent evacuation of the vessel. At ab...

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Tanker Rescues 27 From Lost Tuna Seiner off Galapagos

Published Feb 1, 2026 10:15 PM by The Maritime Executive

Last weekend, a merchant tanker rescued 27 fishermen who were forced to abandon a burning vessel off the coast of the Galapagos Is...

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Death Toll in Philippine Ferry Sinking Rises to 40

Published Feb 1, 2026 6:36 PM by The Maritime Executive

Three additional bodies of victims from the lost ferry Trisha Kerstin 3 have been recovered near Basilan, bringing the number of c...

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Coast Guard Calls Off Search for Missing Crew of Fishing Vessel Lily Jean

Published Feb 1, 2026 3:52 PM by The Maritime Executive

On Saturday, the U.S. Coast Guard suspended its search for the missing crew of the fishing vessel Lily Jean, which disappeared abo...

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