[Watch] Stranded Survivors Rescued
The Emmert International barge saved four survivors of a sunken fishing vessel on Sunday. The crew were found stranded on a lifeboat 200 miles south of San Diego. Watch the daring rescue of three...
Seafarer Shortfall Report Gets Industry’s Attention
Dear Mfame readers,
Yesterday you would have read Wanted! Merchant Navy Officers – Atleast 16,500 Officers are Required – BIMCO/ICS Forecast
BIMCO/ICS published its Manpower Report warning maritime industry about the global shortage of deck and...
Container Liners Mull on Forming an Alliance to Seek Better Profits
Sometimes back to see the benefits ticking Airlines had sought to be a part of an alliance for multiple purposes which also included saving money and offering passengers a variety of routes. Similarly, at...
The U.S. Coast Guard Apprehends 26 Cubans at Sea
Twenty-six Cuban Nationals Apprehended at Sea
The U.S. Coast Guard officials brought two more groups of Cubans seeking to reach the United States on-board rustic vessels as they traversed through the Cay Sal Bank.
Napthali Cooper,...
Abandoned Oil-tanker Claimed: Owner and Crew Show up in Liberia
On May 5, Mfame reported about a Tanker with No Crew – Drifted Ashore! This week...
A Nigerian national has come forward to claim ownership of the ghost oil tanker that was washed up on...
EgyptAir Flight from Paris to Cairo Disappears with 66 Onboard
A Cruise Ship on fire
An EgyptAir flight carrying 66 passengers and crew on a flight from Paris to Cairo went missing on Thursday, disappearing from radar over the Mediterranean Sea, Egypt's national airline...
Engine Failure Grounds Product Tanker off Uruguay
On May 17, a product tanker, loaded with nearly 35000 tons of vegetable oil, reportedly suffered some engine failure which resulted in running aground near Isla de Lobos, off Punta del Este, Uruguay.
The vessel...
Researchers Give Rare Look at Shipwreck, Wild Reef Off Shore of Lake Michigan
A Cruise Ship on fire
Shedd Aquarium researchers revealed a rare underwater look at what they’ve found at a rocky outcrop off the shoreline of Lake Michigan.
Video shows a team of divers exploring the...
Explorers Plan June Mission to Andrea Doria Shipwreck
Nearly six decades after 46 people died when the Andrea Doria sank to the sea floor following a violent collision with another ocean liner south of Nantucket, Massachusetts, explorers are preparing to do what...
[Watch] Girls Smuggled in and Sold as Brides in China
Gender Imbalance: Vietnamese Smuggled in and Sold as Child Brides in China
A Cruise Ship on fire
The dearth of marriage-age women in China has created a situation of desperation among young Chinese men and...