She Sank With 389 Men!

Hiryū was an aircraft carrier built for the Imperial Japanese Navy (IJN).  It was the only one ship of her class, a modified Soryu design.  Japanese word Hiryū means ‘Flying Dragon’. Hiryū took part in...

60 Suffer from Gastro Problems – “A Floating Disaster Ship”

Pacific Eden, dubbed "floating disaster ship" and described as ‘worse than a one-star motel' by holidaymakers had returned to Sydney on Monday after a serious sanitation session.  Pacific Eden was disinfected at White Bay...

A Month without Spirit

New Scientist staff have teamed up with Rajiv Jalan at the Institute for Liver and Digestive Health at University College London Medical School (UCLMS) to investigate (DRY January) the benefits of  giving up alcohol for a...

25 Years Of WWW

Tim Berners-Lee of Switzerland had on 20 December 1990 turned on the world’s first website.  The site was used internally by CERN scientists until the whole server was opened up to anyone with an...

Top Ship Designs in 2015 – a Review

The ship designers are hard at work to boost the fuel efficiency of the industry and help ship owners meet upcoming environmental regulations. GE Marine and Dalian Shipbuilding Industry Company (DSIC) obtained Lloyd’s Register’s (LR)...

Bulk Carrier Explodes When Carrying Corn!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Accident : Explosion Vessel Type : Bulk carrier Date : 28th December 2015 Location : Near the port of Paranaguá Casualties/Pollution : Nil The bulk carrier suffered an explosion on Monday.  The reports state that on Monday afternoon the vessel was loaded with 65,000...

Narrow Escape – Seafarer Fell Overboard & Repatriated Home for Christmas

A Filipino Seafarer who was working on a vessel escaped an accident where he fell overboard from a ship berthed at Britain’s biggest container port.  Colleagues working nearby threw a lifebuoy with which he...

Steering Gear Failed & Ship Grounded

Accident : Vessel Grounding Vessel type : General Cargo Ship Location : Bosphorus Strait Casualties/Pollution : Nil A Turkish general cargo ship ran aground in Bosphorus Strait.  The rudder failure in the cargo ship blocked the steering gear which threatened the vessel...

Engine Stopped, Purifier Broke Down – All Because of BAD FUEL!

The vessel started consuming new bunkers after exhausting the older ones.  After putting the bunkers in use, the vessel reported heavy sludge formation in the FO Purifiers.  The purifiers are not able to run...

Call For Increased Investment In Mental Health Services

Stigma has been a seemingly uphill battle for all who have experienced a mental health condition or who have known someone facing these challenges. The economic statistics shows that people should consider mental health...