Daring Landing of a Rocket on a Drone Ship
For the first time SpaceX successfully lands its Rocket on a floating barge
It’s the second successful landing attempt by the company though.
Mfame reported last month about the Space X Rocket that Hard Landed On...
Is This Really a Prison Ship?
Crew Held In Casino Ship Says ‘This Is Really A Prison’
The 46 crew members got stuck onboard the casino ship, due to unpaid wages, feel the stay on ship is like a ‘Prison’.
The casino...
[Watch] SpaceX Barge Landing
SpaceX Lands Rocket At Sea, Makes History
SpaceX has finally landed its Falcon 9 rocket on a drone ship at sea, after launching the vehicle into space this afternoon. It's the first time...
Norwegian Shipping Company Faces $2.5 Million Fine
The U.S. Federal court has imposed a fine of $2.5 Million on the Norwegian Shipping Company for the illegal discharge of oil in the Gulf of Mexico.
In November 2014, a spot inspection revealed that...
The Dimitrios Shipwreck Near Gythio, Greece
Dimitrios is a Greek shipwreck famous due to its picturesque location on an easily accessible sandy beach near Gythio, Greece.
Dimitrios, a small, 67 metre freight ship of 965 tons cargo capacity was built in...
Palm Leaves H-E-L-P to Rescue Castaways
H-E-L-P on beach with palm Leaves helped to Rescue castaways
A U.S. maritime surveillance aircraft found one of three men who swam to uninhabited island of Fanadik.
Reports say that three men went on a 19-foot...
NYK – Entering Offshore & Energy Sector
With the Baltic Dry Index hitting rock bottom and low oil prices have caused many companies either to restructure their organization or sell ships or expand into new business ventures. One such case is...
No More Nimonic Valves! DSA 760 – To Combat Against High Temperature Corrosion In...
High temperature corrosion is always a trouble when it comes to marine diesel engine’s exhaust passages. The most important component which suffers from high temperature corrosion is the exhaust valves and spindles. Poor quality...
Fire at One of the Largest Refineries in Houston
A Fire which originated in the processing unit of Houston-area refinery was extinguished after it sent a plume of black smoke over a wide area of Southeast Houston.
The US Coast Guard (USCG) confirmed that...
Grounded Nuclear Waste Ship Refloated in Sweden
The Swedish waste carrier is now back in action after it ran aground off Barseback on Friday morning.
Incident
Vessel Grounding
Date
8th April 2016
Vessel type
Nuclear cargo ship
Location
Outside harbor of Decommissioned nuclear power plant in southeastern Sweden.
Casualties/Pollution
Nil
The Coast...