Oil Tanker Suspected to have Hit and Killed a Boat’s Captain

On late Thursday, a 62,000-ton oil-carrying tanker is suspected to have collided with a 4-ton shrimp boat killing the Captain of the boat off the southern port city of Yeosu, according to the police. Rescue...

Wooden Cruise Ship Engulfs in Fire Off Halong Bay

On Friday, a Cruise ship with 36 international tourists burst into flames in a seaport in the northern province of Quang Ninh.  All panicked tourists jumped into the waters and were safely rescued ashore. Only...

El Cazador: The Shipwreck that Changed the World

The El Cazador was a Spanish brig that sank in the Gulf of Mexico in 1784.  El Cazador remains as one of the most significant shipwrecks in history. On 20 October 1783, Charles III of...
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Top Three Traits to Get Hired by a Superboss

Superbosses Expect Certain Qualities - Lets Look Deep Into Those Aspects  Who is the Superboss? Managers, superbosses are exceptional leaders who help other people accomplish more than they ever thought possible.  They’re those special bosses everyone...

New Tool Compares HullWiper and Traditional Hull Cleaning Methods

New Tool Compares HullWiper and Traditional Hull Cleaning Methods Ship owners and operators can now compare fuel cost savings reaped by hull cleaning with GAC EnvironHull’s online fuel savings calculator.  A foul-free hull offers the...

Ecochlor Ready for USCG Type Approval

All Land-Based And Shipboard Testing For USCG Type Approval Maynard Completed By Ecochlor Ecochlor, Inc. has announced the accomplishment of all land-based and shipboard testing at the Golden Bear Facility (GBF) in preparation to submit...
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Massive Fire Destroys Black Sails Set, Ship in a TV Show

A huge fire engulfed the Starz' Black Sails set at the Cape Town Film Studios, a 18th-century series being filmed in Cape Town‚ destroying a ship used as a prop in the US television...

Flares from Royal Navy Warded Off Spanish Vessel

Royal Navy patrol vessel, HMS Sabre, took the drastic step of firing flares across the bows of Spanish Guardia Civil vessel, the Rio Cedena, in an attempt to stop the tiny ship from harassing...

Illegal Bunkering? Nigerian Navy Impounds MT Marina

On April 28, the Nigerian Navy Ship intercepted a tanker code-named ‘Mt Marina’ during a routine patrol in River Sombreiro and arrested it.  They found the vessel was laden with 100 metric tons (MT)...

[Watch] The Stranded Sailor Back to Safety

  A 29-year-old man arrived in good condition to Honolulu May 4, 2016, aboard a Coast Guard small boat after being rescued by merchant mariners in the Southeastern Pacific Ocean and surviving a two-...