A Ferry Collided With a Cargo Ship Off Livorno

Accident type  : Collision Vessels involved : A passenger ferry and a cargo ship. Reason identified : Bad weather and strong wind Location  : Livorno outer anchorage in Italy A passenger ferry...

‘Half-Baked’ Container Ships Find Work In Wind Power Sector

Siemens’ Wind Power & Renewables Division will save 20% in transportation costs by using two uncompleted container ships to serve as specialized carriers of...

[Update] Modern Express -May Hit Coast By Tuesday

A specialised team along with a Spanish tug tried to tow the cargo ship near Gironde coast, but was unsuccessful because of bad weather...

81 Year Old Captain Convicted in 81,000 dwt Tanker Prestige Case

Spain’s Supreme Court has issued verdict of two-years jail for the Master of the tanker which sank off Spain’s northwestern coast in 2002. According to...

Legendary Principal Dies Saving Children

Indianapolis’s Amy Beverland Elementary school principal died in a road accident. Susan Jordan principal of Indianapolis’s Amy Beverland Elementary was a legendary women who always...

‘Superman’ Saves Distress Woman In Gloucestershire

A man in Superman attire saved a woman from being robbed. Fundraiser Antonio Cortes, 32, wore the superhero outfit as a part of his job...

[Watch] Fisherman Being Medevaced By The Coast Guards

A 43-year-old fisherman faced breathing problems and numbness of his extremities while fishing 75 miles southeast of Cape May.  Watchstanders in Philadelphia received the...

BG All Set To Merge With Shell

On Thursday, majority of BG Group shareholders approved Royal Dutch Shell's $52 billion (36 billion pounds) takeover. The merger will take place on 15th February...

Technology Hinders At Sea warns P&I Club

North P&I Club has issued warnings that: The technologies we use at sea such as video calls, emails, mobile devices are more of a hinderance...

Concerns Raised For Oil Transfer In Moray Firth

Campaigners are worried that the ship-to-ship transfers might pose a threat to the marine animals including the dolphin population in Moray Firth.  They are...