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Salvage
Every Vessel Hunter story on Salvage: 31 stories, from 14 July 2026 to 12 October 2026. Newest: "HMM Platinum still at sea after container fire off Madagascar, SMIT on Lloyd's Open Form". Each story links to the ships and ports it names, so a name in the text opens the record behind it.
HMM Platinum still at sea after container fire off Madagascar, SMIT on Lloyd's Open Form
The containership HMM Platinum was still drifting southwest of Madagascar on 10 October after a container fire, with SMIT engaged and general average likely.
Two missing off Sohar, HMM Platinum fire, ammonia bulker
Two seafarers are missing after a drone hit a tanker off Sohar, HMM Platinum drifts off Madagascar after a fire, the MAIB reports on Arvia and Mineral Europa sails.
Aframax Rio burns off Sochi, 12 hurt on On Peace in Hormuz
The Maritime Briefing of 7 October 2026: Aframax Rio on fire off Sochi, 12 seafarers injured on On Peace, Solstad buys Normand Maximus and Queen Anne moves to P&O.
Salvors stop flooding on offshore wind support vessel Nautilus at Eemshaven
A salvage team stopped water entering the Spanish-flagged offshore support vessel Nautilus at Eemshaven on 5 October, after the bow settled low at the quay and the crew was evacuated.
MSC Baltic III wreck removal in Newfoundland passes 55% of the hull
Salvors have removed about 6,086 tonnes of the stranded containership MSC Baltic III in Newfoundland, close to 55% of the hull, with the stern still to be pulled ashore.
Blue Carrier 2 abandoned after vehicle-deck fire north of Mykonos
Fire broke out on the Greek RoRo Blue Carrier 2 north of Mykonos with 166 trucks aboard; all 29 people abandoned ship and the vessel is listing under tow off Tinos.
Capesize Cape Falcon refloated off Gladstone after a week aground and detained
The fully laden capesize Cape Falcon floated free off Gladstone on 24 September after six days aground near the port's dredge spoil ground, and has been detained while her hull is examined.
Salvage under way at the Caroline Bezengi wreck off Oman as the monsoon eases
Salvors are now working on the deck of the stranded tanker Caroline Bezengi off Oman, with pumps flown aboard by helicopter and a floating hose being run out, after the Khareef winds abated.
Divers recover three more victims from capsized ferry Virgo Transport 8
Basarnas divers recovered three more bodies from the inverted wreck of the ferry Virgo Transport 8, bringing the total to 18, with more than 100 people still missing in the Java Sea.
MSC Hermes III abandoned off Vietnam and declared a derelict adrift
The MSC Hermes III is drifting unmanned in the South China Sea after all 25 crew abandoned the 2,490 teu feeder on 22 September; a navigational warning now lists her as a derelict.
Laden Capesize Merchant Mariner Takes Water in Three Ballast Tanks Off Dung Quat
The 179,570 dwt Merchant Mariner is listing about five degrees off Dung Quat with water in three port-side ballast tanks, 174,614 tonnes of iron ore aboard and 3,375 tonnes of fuel oil.
Three Containers Go Overboard at Port of Los Angeles Berth 302
Three 40-foot containers fell from a CMA CGM boxship during cargo operations at Berth 302 in Los Angeles. Two sank, and both were recovered within a day under a 400-yard safety zone.
General Average Declared on CMA CGM Petra After Malacca Fire
CMA CGM has invoked general average on the fire-hit CMA CGM Petra and appointed Albatross Adjusters, with around 450 containers due to be discharged at Port Klang for inspection.
MSC Baltic III Wreck Pulled 53 Metres Closer to Shore
Salvors have winched the wreck of MSC Baltic III some 53 metres up the shoreline at Cedar Cove in Newfoundland, with about 40% of the ship's tonnage now removed.
Fire Breaks Out Aboard Icebreaker Admiral Makarov During St Petersburg Refit
A fire spread across roughly 80 square metres of the icebreaker Admiral Makarov while the 1975-built vessel lay under repair in St Petersburg. No injuries were reported.
SMIT Salvage Refloats the Anchor Handler Skandi Amazonas Off Macae
The stranded anchor handler Skandi Amazonas has been patched, refloated and towed clear off the coast of Macae in Brazil after striking a rock and being beached to save her.
VLCC Caroline Bezengi Still Leaking Crude off Oman After Ten Weeks
The sanctioned VLCC has been aground on the Hallaniyat Islands since late June, and the oil plume from her is still spreading to the north-east.
Russian Fishing Vessel Alpha Crux Sinks Alongside in Montevideo
The Russian-flagged fishing vessel Alpha Crux lost stability and sank at its berth in Montevideo; all 41 crew were evacuated without injury.
Two Crew Killed in Engine Room Fire on South Korean Product Tanker
Two crewmembers died in an engine room fire aboard a South Korean-flagged product tanker off Incheon; 16 of the 18 on board were rescued.
Tugboat Sual 1 Sinks Off Zambales After Beaching Attempt Fails
The tugboat Sual 1 has sunk off Botolan in Zambales after being intentionally grounded to prevent its loss, with all crew rescued and no injuries reported.
Tug SL Sual 1 Capsizes and Sinks During Refloat Off Luzon
The grounded tug SL Sual 1 capsized within minutes of a refloat attempt off Zambales, with all ten personnel abandoning ship safely into the water.
Sanctioned Tanker Caroline Bezengi Still Leaking Oil Off Oman
The beached shadow-fleet tanker is settling deeper in the water off the Hallaniyat Islands, and salvage work cannot begin until the Khareef monsoon eases.
Oil From Grounded Shadow Fleet Tanker Comes Ashore in Oman
Crude from the grounded Suezmax Caroline Bezengi is washing ashore in Oman, where crews are cleaning the coastline by hand while 40-knot winds keep salvage vessels away from the wreck.
Salvage Teams Board Stricken Tanker Off Oman In Monsoon Conditions
A large international salvage and pollution response operation is under way on a stricken tanker off the coast of Oman, with specialist teams having boarded the vessel to begin stabilising both the ship and its cargo.
Oil From Grounded Tanker Begins Washing Ashore In Oman
Oil from a tanker grounded off Oman has begun reaching the shoreline, with estimates of the affected area ranging from 400 to more than 2,000 square kilometres.
Salvors Refloat Damietta Gas Unit Two Months After Drone Strike
Salvors have refloated a gas unit at Damietta two months after it was damaged in a drone strike, clearing the berth for a return to service.
US Navy Declines To Raise Sunken Fishing Vessel Lily Jean
The United States Navy has declined a request to salvage a fishing vessel that sank off Gloucester in January and to recover the remains of six crew believed still aboard.
MSC Boxship Partially Sinks At Zhoushan Repair Berth
The MSC Silvana VIII has partially sunk alongside a repair yard at Zhoushan after a typhoon grounding and a failed refloating, with her engine room flooded and 3,000 tonnes of fuel removed.
Collapsed crane lifted clear of boxship at Port of Tyne
A 750-tonne gantry crane that fell onto a container ship at the Port of Tyne has been lifted clear, in a ten-hour operation on 30 July using the heavy-lift sheerlegs MATADOR 3 brought in from Rotterdam.
Dutch sheerlegs joins salvage of collapsed crane at Port of Tyne
The floating sheerlegs Matador 3 has arrived at the Port of Tyne to lift a collapsed quay crane off a container ship.
Salvors clear almost all cargo from wrecked MSC Baltic III
Work to remove the wrecked containership MSC Baltic III from the Newfoundland coast is nearing a milestone, with almost all cargo now cleared from the ship.
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