Bulker Runs Aground In Columbia River

Grain Vessel Grounded In Columbia River 623 feet Bulker runs aground hitting a submerged object in a narrow part of the river near Cathlamet. The Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier ran aground in a narrow stretch of the...

[Watch] Tugs Help The Bulker Stay Afloat

  A bulk carrier ran aground in a narrow stretch of the Columbia River near Cathlamet, Washington.  The vessel is damaged below the waterline, but is maintaining position awaiting repairs.  Watch how two tugs...

Italy Is In Danger Of Losing 20,000 Jobs At Sea

Italy is in Danger of  Losing 20,000 Jobs At Sea And 500 Ships 80% of the Italian merchant fleet in Italy might leave the national flag. With the introduction of some substantial modifications to the international...

Roger Agnelli – Man Behind Vale Dies In A Plane Crash

Roger Agnelli and his family died in a plane crash after his private jet crashed into a residential building in Sao Paulo. Agnelli, his wife Andréia and their two children João and Ana Carolina were...

500-Year-Old Shipwreck Piloted By Explorer Vasco da Gama Discovered

The 500-year-old wreckage of Portuguese ship piloted by an uncle of the legendary explorer Vasco da Gama has been found off the coast of Oman.  The ship is believed to be the Esmeralda, which...

New Digital Solution For On-site Testing Of Crude Oil At Refineries

GE announced the launch of a new predictive analytics software and laboratory equipment for the on-site testing of crude oil at the American Fuel & Petrochemical Manufacturers (AFPM) 2016 Annual Meeting, which is being held...

[Watch] The Submarine Surfacing in the Arctic Circle

Check out the video of USS Hartford, one of two Los Angeles-class submarines, surfacing in the Arctic Circle near Ice Camp Sargo during Ice Exercise (ICEX) 2016. Commander Scott Luers, ice camp officer-in-tactical-command and deputy...

Oil Prices Peaked for 2016

A production freeze by major exporters and stronger US fuel demand helped oil prices touch new peaks for the year 2016.  Brent crude was down 8 cents at $41.46 a barrel by 1746 GMT,...

Mishap On The U.S. Aircraft Carrier Injured Eight Sailors

Eight sailors on board the Norfolk-based aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN 69) were injured on Saturday afternoon. The reports state that the arresting gear parted during a routine landing by an E-2C Hawkeye...

Bowtie Methodology to Prevent Slips Trips and Falls

The UK P&I Club has analysed in detail about the effects of slips, trips and falls overboard and their consequence.  It is not only about loss of money or damage to the ship.  It's...