Yearly Archives: 2016
1800s Whaling Ships Found in the Arctic
NOAA archaeologists say they've located a 144-year-old Arctic shipwreck, and climate change may have been the unlikely hero in making this discovery possible.
A total...
Cargo Ship Collides With Transporter Bridge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
Accident
: Collision
Vessel type
: General Cargo Ship
Location
: Eider river in Kiel Canal
Casualties/Pollution
: Nil
A cargo ship collided with the transporter bridge at Eider river in Kiel...
California Declares Emergency Over Its Ongoing Methane Leak
The colossal leak near the Los Angeles suburb of Porter Ranch has released tens of thousands of kilograms of methane gas.
In late October, Natural...
Woman Gang Raped in New York
On thursday after 9 p.m. five men at a Brooklyn playground took turns raping the 18-year-old woman at the playground operated by the New...
Cargo Ship Ran Aground Off Japanese Coast
Accident
: Vessel grounding
Date
: 10th January 2016
Vessel type
: Cargo ship
Crew on board
: 18
Location
: Off the coast of Yamagata prefecture in northeast Japan
Casualties
: None
Pollution
: Not reported
A...
Making Of Ships At Readhead’s
Amateur historian and website guru - John Bage talks about the days of the area’s great shipbuilders and in particular the life of Readhead’s...
[Watch] Description Of The Container Weighing Rules
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
Managing Director of Strainstall Simon Everett answers key questions on the rule and covers everything the industry needs to know, as the container weighing...
New Senior VP, Service Division For Alfa Laval Inc.
Alfa Laval Inc. has appointed Ross Glendinning as the new Senior Vice President, Service division. Glendinning is charged with driving consistent profitable growth, and...
Miraculous Rescue From a Horrific Six-Car Accident
On Thursday morning the FDNY performed a miraculous rescue from a six-car accident looked destined to end in death on the westbound Gowanus Expressway,...
Can A Bridge Design Ensure Safety At Sea?
Project CASCADe: New bridge designs to ensure safety at sea
European research project called Cooperative and Adaptive Ship-based Context Aware Design (CASCADe) has developed new...