Oil Tanker Suspected to have Hit and Killed a Boat’s Captain

On late Thursday, a 62,000-ton oil-carrying tanker is suspected to have collided with a 4-ton shrimp boat killing the Captain of the boat off...

Wooden Cruise Ship Engulfs in Fire Off Halong Bay

On Friday, a Cruise ship with 36 international tourists burst into flames in a seaport in the northern province of Quang Ninh.  All panicked...

El Cazador: The Shipwreck that Changed the World

The El Cazador was a Spanish brig that sank in the Gulf of Mexico in 1784.  El Cazador remains as one of the most...

Top Three Traits to Get Hired by a Superboss

Superbosses Expect Certain Qualities - Lets Look Deep Into Those Aspects  Who is the Superboss? Managers, superbosses are exceptional leaders who help other people accomplish more...

New Tool Compares HullWiper and Traditional Hull Cleaning Methods

New Tool Compares HullWiper and Traditional Hull Cleaning Methods Ship owners and operators can now compare fuel cost savings reaped by hull cleaning with GAC...

Ecochlor Ready for USCG Type Approval

All Land-Based And Shipboard Testing For USCG Type Approval Maynard Completed By Ecochlor Ecochlor, Inc. has announced the accomplishment of all land-based and shipboard testing...

Massive Fire Destroys Black Sails Set, Ship in a TV Show

A huge fire engulfed the Starz' Black Sails set at the Cape Town Film Studios, a 18th-century series being filmed in Cape Town‚ destroying...

Flares from Royal Navy Warded Off Spanish Vessel

Royal Navy patrol vessel, HMS Sabre, took the drastic step of firing flares across the bows of Spanish Guardia Civil vessel, the Rio Cedena,...

Illegal Bunkering? Nigerian Navy Impounds MT Marina

On April 28, the Nigerian Navy Ship intercepted a tanker code-named ‘Mt Marina’ during a routine patrol in River Sombreiro and arrested it.  They...

[Watch] The Stranded Sailor Back to Safety

  A 29-year-old man arrived in good condition to Honolulu May 4, 2016, aboard a Coast Guard small boat after being rescued by merchant...

Heroic Merchant Mariner Rescues Stranded Sailor in Remote Pacific

Heroic Merchant Mariner Rescues Stranded Sailor from Remote Pacific On April 26, a Panama-flagged cargo ship, Nikkei Verde, spotted and rescued a sailor adrift in...

Is the Fuel in your Emergency Equipment Fit for the Purpose?

Gard Alert: Imagine the following scenario: It is in the middle of winter in the north Atlantic, freezing cold with rough seas, when an emergency...

[Watch] Thrilling Medevac Operation by USCG

The Coast Guard Medevaced A Fisherman Sunday Off South Jersey The 63-year-old man fell ill and was in need of medical attention while aboard...

[FAQ] On Drone Operations

An officer involved in drone operations talks about the weapons and the ethics and benefits of this type of warfare. :: How long can the drones...

Fuel Oil Leak Contained Off Singapore

Fuel Oil Leak at Pulau Bukom - Singapore The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) said that it received a report on an oil...

Memorial for Lost Sea Captain John Dowling

A memorial seat and plaque will be installed along the Strand in Williamstown in honour of Captain John Dowling, who was lost at sea...

Hundred Fell Ill on Disney Cruise – Could it be a...

Hundred Fell Ill On Disney Cruise, Probe Launched Last week nearly 100 people fell ill because of a stomach bug outbreak aboard the Disney Wonder cruise...

Want to Save a Billion Dollar? Follow the Maersk Way!

Maersk Saves a Billion Dollar Due to Lower Bunker Prices and Cost Saving Initiatives A.P. Møller - Maersk A/S has published its Interim Report Q1...

Bad Weather Caused Cars and Trucks Damage Inside a Ferry

Rough Weather Damages Cars On Ferry On Monday night, despite a reported forecast about a rough weather by the Bureau of Meteorology across much of...

Tanker with No Crew – Drifted Ashore!

On May 4, a Facebook report from West African sources said that a product tanker titled TAMAYA I drifted ashore near Robertsport, Grand Cape Mount...