Yearly Archives: 2016
Bowtie Methodology to Prevent Slips Trips and Falls
The UK P&I Club has analysed in detail about the effects of slips, trips and falls overboard and their consequence. It is not only...
800,000 Barrels A Day Missing And Unaccounted, The Highest In 17 Years
Global oil supply is about 96 million barrels a day. IEA collates production and demand data from around the world.
The World produced about 1.9...
Hudson Crash: A 1000 Ton Heavy Duty Crane To Lift Sunken Tugboat
A 1000 ton crane will arrive at the Hudson River to recover the tugboat involved in a deadly accident near the Tappan Zee Bridge.
A...
Cargo Ship Collided With Car Carrier Off Germany
Accident
Collision
Vessel type
Cargo ship and Car carrier
Location
Off Wybelsum, Germany
Casualties/Pollution
Nil
The reports state that the vessels were passing in opposite directions on Ems river when the car...
Wartsila Collaborates With SDARI For Ship Designs
Wartsila teams up with Shanghai Merchant Ship Design & Research Institute (SDARI), part of China State Shipbuilding Corporation(CSSC) Research unit for the designs of...
13 Young Women Killed As Spanish Bus Crashes
13 Killed As Spanish Bus With Students From 19 Countries Crashes
At least 13 people were killed and 43 seriously injured when a bus carrying...
The Wreck Of HMHS Britannic
HMHS Britannic was the third, last-built and largest member of the White Star Line's Olympic class of vessels. She was the sister ship of...
Fire On A Bulk Carrier Under Construction Kills Two
Accident
Fire
Date
16th March 2016
Vessel type
Bulk Carrier(under construction)
Location
CSSC Chengxi Shipyard
Casualties
Two dead
A 64,000 DWT bulk carrier, which was under construction at CSSC Chengxi Shipyard, caught fire and...