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Genco ship held

Emergency preparedness questioned after authorities detain a panamax bulker in the port of Baltimore.

19:31 GMT, 15 March 2010

Rescue off US

Hand injury from watertight door on Greek BP-chartered aframax off US lands crewman in hospital.

09:58 GMT, 15 Mar 2010

Vessels collide

Ferry and cargoship damaged in collision off Travemunde, Germany.

13:36 GMT, 15 Mar 2010

Booze blamed

Deaths of three Russians on Capital Products tanker last week linked to contaminated alcohol.

11:31 GMT, 15 Mar 2010

Boxship attacked

E R Schiffahrt vessel ER Lubeck evades pirate assault in Somali Basin but sustains light damage.

17:41 GMT, 12 Mar 2010

Welsh woe

Fastnet’s ferry Julia suffers more mechanical problems on new run from Wales to Ireland.

11:07 GMT, 15 March 2010

Men overboard

USCG searching for two crew who fell from deck of Hanjin Pretoria off Alaska.

09:54 GMT, 12 March 2010

Norwegian knock

Polish ro-ro grounded in collision with Dutch cement carrier at Vatlestraum.

10:03 GMT, 15 March 2010

Bubble trouble

Defective compass puts Turkish ship on collision course with UK inspectors while Greek bulker freed.

11:49 GMT, 12 March 2010

Belgian blaze

Fire in engine room of Boeckmans general cargoship cuts power off Morocco.

11:54 GMT, 12 March 2010

AIDAluna dented

Second Costa Crociere-owned cruiseship bashed against quay, this time in La Palma, but no one hurt.

12:24 GMT, 12 March 2010

Columbus crash

Hapag-Lloyd cruiseship in collision with cargo vessel while docking in rough seas at Iloilo, Philippines.

10:19 GMT, 12 Mar 2010

Rudder fails

Italian ro-ro cargoship needs tug assistance as it loses steering in storm off Sardinia.

12:04 GMT, 11 Mar 2010

Breaking up

Russian reefer Petrozavodsk realises salvors' worst fears as it splits in two off Norway after grounding last May.

12:34 GMT, 11 Mar 2010

Teething trouble

Maiden voyage of relaunched Cork to Swansea ferry interrupted by mechanical fault in engine.

09:00 GMT, 12 Mar 2010

Virus strikes

Passengers onboard Fred Olsen cruiseship Boudicca confined to cabins on Mediterranean trip.

10:21 GMT, 11 Mar 2010

Marine meld

Insurance cover of Torm, Clipper, DFDS and other top owners in contention as Codan buys renewal rights to TrygVesta hull underwriting portfolio.

14:45 GMT, 11 Mar 2010

‘Wind no factor’

USCG hit out at reports “strong winds” and “poor visibility” could have cause Eagle Otome crash off Texas.

10:54 GMT, 11 Mar 2010

Burgas beached

Bulgarian cargoship drags anchor in storm off Italy, becoming stuck on sand bar.

10:22 GMT, 11 Mar 2010

Search over

Bus bother

Danish ro-ro Vesborg returns to port after oil fire in coach on vehicle deck.

08:39 GMT, 10 March 2010

Greek ship evades

Tramp Maritime bulker Melina 1 chased by pirates for 12 hours off the west coast of India.

10:04 GMT, 08 March 2010

Injury off UK

Crew member rushed to hospital with head injuries after incident on offshore vessel off Scotland.

11:21 GMT, 11 March 2010

Capital crew die

Food poisoning suspected in deaths of three seafarers on Evangelos Marinakis-led Capital tanker Arionas.

11:56 GMT, 10 Mar 2010

Blown off course?

High winds and poor visibility may have led to Texas smash and oil spill involving AET’s Eagle Otome.

09:29 GMT, 10 Mar 2010

Turkish dismay

A Turkish shipowner is liable to pay damages to a charterer for refusing to carry two potentially hazardous cargoes.

15:25 GMT, 08 Mar 2010

Heron helped

UK lifeboat stabilises Van Oord dredger that took on water and began to list off Wales.

15:36 GMT, 09 Mar 2010

Twelve rescued

Bangladeshi and Indian crew picked up by FAL Shipping tanker off UAE after bitumen carrier sinks.

08:54 GMT, 09 Mar 2010

Two killed

Workers die in oil tank blast on tanker off Malaysia during welding.

08:20 GMT, 05 Mar 2010

Emergency stop

Finnish ro-ro Viggen puts brakes on quickly as engine suddenly goes into reverse as it leaves port.

11:30 GMT, 10 Mar 2010

Vitol tears veil

Oil trader gets green light to pursue wider ownership interests of Greek Kalogiratos family.

15:39 GMT, 09 Mar 2010

Osprey free

Eitzen tanker Sichem Osprey heads to Mexico after re-float off remote Pacific island.

08:25 GMT, 08 March 2010

Norwegian hit

Twenty one Myanmar crew onboard Brovigs Rederi-owned chemical unit snatched by Somali pirates.

09:22 GMT, 06 March 2010

Ferry smashed

Five passengers injured by broken glass as wave shatters windows on Moroccan ro-ro.

09:04 GMT, 08 March 2010

Ice block in Baltic

Rescuers struggle to cope as worst sea ice in 15 years strands dozens of ships off Sweden.

09:53 GMT, 05 Mar 2010

Distracted

Greek-managed ro-ro’s master had too much on his plate when vessel crashed into light float in River Mersey.

09:45 GMT, 08 Mar 2010

Death at LA port

Body of naked man who allegedly jumped off Los Angeles pier to escape pursuer pulled from water.

14:50 GMT, 05 Mar 2010

Glory moves again

Mystery surrounds Somali pirates’ shift of seized Zodiac ship Asian Glory for third time this year.

14:57 GMT, 08 Mar 2010