• March 10 2025
  Tanker carrying jet fuel for US Navy struck by container ship in North Sea

  UK emergency services tackle huge fire after Solong ploughs into Stena Immaculate

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• December 24 2024
  Russia

  Russian cargo ship sinks in Mediterranean after engine room explosion

  The Ursa Major had been under US sanctions linked to war in Ukraine

  
• September 26 2024
  Damaged ship carrying explosive cargo anchors off UK coast

  The Dubai-owned Ruby, sailing from Russia to Malta, was told to steer clear of Norwegian and Lithuanian ports

  
• August 24 2024
  Explainer

  What caused the fatal sinking of the superyacht Bayesian?

  Disaster off Sicily on Mike Lynch’s family yacht raises concerns over marine safety in era of extreme weather events

  
• August 24 2024
  Michael Lynch

  Italy opens manslaughter probe into Lynch superyacht sinking

  Prosecutors say Bayesian went down stern-first after ‘rapid, sudden’ storm struck

  
• August 23 2024
  Michael Lynch

  Lynch’s superyacht sank because of ultra-tall mast, says rescue skipper

  Dutch captain Karsten Börner witnessed loss of Bayesian in violent storm before assisting survivors

  
• August 23 2024
  The Big Read

  Mike Lynch and the tragedy of the superyacht Bayesian

  Having overcome his legal battles in the US, the Autonomy co-founder lost his life weeks later while celebrating his freedom

  
• August 23 2024
  Michael Lynch

  Italian prosecutors probe ‘negligent shipwreck’ of Lynch’s superyacht

  Divers recover body of technology entrepreneur’s daughter from the sunken Bayesian

  
• August 22 2024
  Michael Lynch

  Chris Morvillo: trial lawyer who helped Mike Lynch walk free

  Clifford Chance partner was aboard Autonomy founder’s yacht to celebrate courtroom victory

  
• August 22 2024
  Michael Lynch

  Jonathan Bloomer: City executive who was key witness in Lynch trial

  Former Prudential chief was on board sunken yacht with British tech founder

  
• August 22 2024
  Michael Lynch

  Bodies of Mike Lynch and four yacht guests pulled from Bayesian wreck

  Christopher Morvillo, Jonathan Bloomer and their wives died after vessel sank on Monday

  
• August 22 2024
  Michael Lynch

  Bayesian maker says crew should have had time to rescue passengers

  Italian Sea Group chief executive says superyacht was ‘absolutely safe’

  
• August 22 2024
  Michael Lynch

  Five bodies found on Mike Lynch’s superyacht

  Divers resume search operation for last remaining missing passenger

  
• August 21 2024
  Michael Lynch

  ‘Minimal’ chance Lynch and other missing yacht passengers are alive, says coastguard

  Autonomy founder among six people unaccounted for after Bayesian sank off coast of Sicily

  
• August 19 2024
  Michael Lynch

  Mike Lynch among missing after yacht sinks off Sicily

  UK tech entrepreneur unaccounted for after boat trip celebrating recent legal victory was hit by storm

  
• April 21 2024
  News in-depthShipping

  Surge in maritime violence boosts demand for private security forces

  Shipowners pay for advice and armed guards as navies unable to fully protect vessels from pirates and Houthi attacks

  
• March 28 2024
  Insurance

  Lloyd’s of London chief calls for quick insurance payouts on Baltimore bridge

  Head of London market says disaster may produce largest maritime claim in history

  
• March 28 2024
  Biden administration warns of lengthy disruption at Baltimore port

  Carmakers and insurers braced for fallout after bridge collapse shuts critical US trade hub

  
• March 27 2024
  Search suspended for missing people in Baltimore bridge collapse

  Divers will return to the water in the morning in an effort to recover bodies, authorities say

  
• March 27 2024
  Explainer

  The Baltimore bridge disaster: what happened and who will pay?

  Collapse will cause economic damage and bring new focus on quality of US infrastructure

  
• February 22 2024
  International Maritime Organisation

  Pirates targeting ships diverted from Red Sea, warns UN shipping chief

  Maritime body fears resurgence of vessel seizures in Gulf of Guinea and off Somali coast after fresh piracy incidents

  
• December 15 2023
  Israel-Hamas war

  Shipping companies avoid Red Sea after Houthi attacks

  Mærsk and Hapag-Lloyd halt journeys as threats mount to global supply chains through Suez Canal

  
• October 24 2023
  British cargo ship Verity sinks after North Sea collision

  Crew members feared trapped inside vessel off Heligoland, with one fatality and two rescued from water

  
• September 13 2023
  Greenland

  Cruise ship may be stranded in Arctic for days after running aground

  Vessel stuck off remote area of Greenland with more than 200 people on board

  
• June 22 2023
  Five dead after ‘catastrophic implosion’ of submersible

  Discovery comes after frantic efforts to find and rescue passengers visiting site of Titanic wreckage

  

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