From The Vault: Vessel Explodes Killing 49 People

USS Tulip was a Union screw steam gunboat of 240 tons, built in 1862 at Brooklyn, intended as the lighthouse tender CHI KIANG for...

Seafarers Rescued From Pirates Off Ivory Coast

Ten of the 11 kidnapped Indian seafarers were released by the pirates today due to the rescue effort of the Indian authorities along with...

Are you Looking for a New Job? You are one...

48% of the Asian maritime employees are looking out for a new job. A report presented at a breakfast seminar held in Singapore yesterday by...

‘The Clock is Ticking’ – El faro Captains Chilling Call

El Faro Captain Said 'The Clock is Ticking' in Chilling Final Phone Call In a chilling final phone call, the Captain of the freighter El...

Product Tanker Caught Fire

Accident type : Fire Vessel type : Product tanker Location : Naval Ship Yard in Veracruz, Mexico Injuries / Pollution : None The 45,705 dwt product tanker docked at Naval Shipyard in...

Tugboat and Barge Run Aground off Brigantine

Early Saturday, Coast Guard reported that an 86-foot tugboat and a 135-foot barge it was towing both ran aground off Brigantine. The tug boat reportedly...

A Product Tanker drifted as Main Propulsion Engine Failed!

A product tanker that suffered an engine failure and was towed to safety by a salvage tug. A product tanker, on ballast voyage from Yarmouth,...

[Show] Last Few Strange Buildings Of China

No more “weird” architecture, gated communities or illegal structures will be built on the mainland, according to an urban blueprint released by the central...

The Wreck Of P29

P29 was a Kondor I Class former Minesweeper and Patrol Boat scuttled in August 2007 off Ċirkewwa. The minesweeper was laid down on 8 October...

SCBA Cylinder Valve Broke-off with Sudden Release of High Pressure Air

Compressed air bottles and compressed air lines in engine room are very critical and any maintenance on it should be planned and handled with...