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14 AUG 2025 A St. Clair County man has pleaded guilty to falsifying records for students seeking to become credentialed merchant mariners, potentially endangering safety on the Great Lakes. The case is the latest highlighting ongoing concerns about mariner credential fraud. Mel Stackpoole, 62, owner and lead instructor of Great …

14 AUG 2025 One of Maersk’s largest containerships, Marie Maersk (19,076 TEU), has reported a container fire as it was sailing southward along the African coast. The company is reporting that the crew is safe and the vessel is in a “stable condition,” as they were receiving landside support. “On …

13 AUG 2025  The Canadian Coast Guard issued a warning that a large bulker had grounded early on August 12, north of Montreal on the St. Lawrence River. While the authorities were quick to say they did not believe it was due to falling water levels, many have questioned the …

12 AUG 2025  Two months before IMO is set to approve a hotly-debated agreement to tax excess greenhouse gas emissions – an agreement that has been panned by some climate advocates as “too little, too late” – the Trump administration has pledged to fight the proposal and retaliate against any …

11 AUG 2025 Turkish authorities quietly late on Friday, August 8, released the Croatian Captain Marko Bekavac, who had been previously sentenced to 30 years in jail after authorities found cocaine aboard the bulker he was commanding. The captain and his family were surprised by the sudden move, which they …

11 AUG 2025  The Deputy Prosecutor General of Finland confirmed on August 11 that charges have been brought against the captain and the first and second officers of the tanker Eagle S related to the damage to five undersea cables on December 25, 2024. Finnish media had reported for months …