Sailboat-Like Drone Helps NOAA Study the Arctic Ecosystem
Drones take a different avatar at coastlines giving a new glimpse of it rather than what we think.
Jessica N. Cross, an oceanographer at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory, shares...
This Transport Ship Lifts Itself in the Air to Install Generators
A new strange ship, named ‘Brave Tern’, is in operation. This ship is a wind turbine installation vessel carrying turbines for the Block Island Wind Farm, standing on four legs that will allow it...
Engine Room Explosion Badly Burns a Chief Engineer Aboard a Cargo Ship
Chief Engineer Suffers Burn Injuries After an Engine Room Fire
On July 30, a fire on board the general cargo ship “ISE BARU” critically injured the chief engineer.
According to reports, the vessel was docked in...
How to Dose Additives When you have a Fuel Problem?
A ship’s fuel shall be of a good quality and it is not only supplier’s responsibility but also ship owner/manager’s responsibility. A Poor quality fuel can render a ship unseaworthy and thus it is...
The Maud Floats Again: Norwegians bring Long-sunken Ship to Surface
A team of Norwegians has recovered the wreckage of a ship that once belonged to famed Arctic explorer Roald Amundsen and that sank off the coast of Nunavut more than eight decades ago. The...
Benita Did not Make it! Sunk on its Way to Alang
On July 30, the recently refloated Liberian-flagged bulk carrier has sunk while on its way to Alang, approximately 93.5 nautical miles from Mauritius.
Five Oceans Salvage reported to have said that effort to refloat a...
[Watch] Tug Refloats Massive Cargo Ship Only for it to Sink
Bulker Aground in Lake Superior
A salvage team's effort to refloat a massive cargo ship proved to be futile after the 185m long vessel sank en route to India for demolition.
The vessel sank at...
Unique Maritime Acquires Singapore based Oceanvision
On the 13th July 2016, Unique Group, the leading integrated subsea and offshore solution provider, through its subsidiary Unique Maritime Group (SEA) PTE Ltd, completed the acquisition of Oceanvision PTE Ltd and Oceanvision Equipment...
[Watch] A Daring 25,000 feet Fall with no Chute
Bulker Aground in Lake Superior
Millions of people across the globe held their breath as American skydiver Luke Aikins jumped out of a plane to fall into a net 25,000 feet (7,620 m) below....
ReCAAP ISC: A Special Report on Abduction of Crew from Tug Boats
ReCAAP ISC: Special Report on Abduction of Crew from Ships in Waters Off Eastern Sabah and Southern Philippines
The ReCAAP ISC states that it is concerned with the spate of incidents involving the abduction of...