A vessel captain has relinquished his captain's license after allegations of sexual assault on board the bulker ship LIBERTY GLORY. The master mariner faced complaints from two Merchant Marine Academy cadets that he spiked their drinks before assaulting them on the...
Maritime Law
Deadly Fire on Cargo Ship AZOV CONFIDENCE
There was a deadly fire on the cargo ship AZOV CONFIDENCE on November 2, 2022. At the time, the vessel was located in the Black Sea, en route from Samsun, Turkey to Novorossiysk, Russia. A fire broke out on board the vessel, and a crew member was engulfed in...
Container Ship Sank in Gulf of Siam
The container ship SUNTUDSAMUT 4 sank on November 3, 2022. At the time, the vessel was located in the Gulf of Siam not far from the coast of Thailand. The ship developed a list after leaving port the night before, before eventually sinking. The crew of ten...
Fire on Fishing Boat Real Pain II
A fire broke out in the engine room on the sport fishing boat the REAL PAIN II on October 30, 2022. At the time, the vessel was located off the coast of Mexico. Three fishermen abandoned the vessel in a kayak, and were able to be rescued by a nearby boat. It is...
Collision Between Bulk Carrier CAPE BRILLIANCE and Fishing Boat
There was a collision between the bulk carrier CAPE BRILLIANCE and a fishing boat on October 31, 2022. At the time, the vessels were off the coast of China. There were fourteen crew members on board the fishing boat. Three fishermen have been rescued, and eleven...
Cement Carrier Sinks in Taiwan Strait
The cement carrier XING SHUN NO 1 sank on October 31, 2022. At the time, the vessel was in the Taiwan Strait off the coast of Taiwan. The vessel reported engine failure while experiencing rough weather conditions. There were seventeen crew members on board who...
Collision Between Container Ship MSC RITA and Fishing Boat
There was a collision between the container ship MSC RITA and the fishing boat TREMONT on October 28, 2022. At the time, the vessels were off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia. The container ship was en route from New York to Charleston, South Carolina. The commercial...
Container Ship RAGNA Runs Aground
The container ship RAGNA ran aground on October 27, 2022. At the time, the vessel was en route from Denmark to Bremerhaven, Germany. After leaving port, the vessel's sailing was suspicious, before running aground. Police boarded the container ship and determined...
Dockworker Killed at Port Everglades, Florida
There was a deadly incident at Port Everglades, Florida on October 20, 2022. The longshoreman was on board the container ship HOHEBANK when he was struck by a shipping container. The longshoreman was pronounced dead on board the vessel. The vessel is operated by...
Crew Member Stabbed on Vessel at Port of Long Beach
There was an incident on board a vessel at the Port of Long Beach, California on October 24, 2022. The crew member was discovered on the vessel with a stab wound and taken to a hospital on shore for medical treatment. Another crew member was arrested by police. The...

