Hurricane Patricia Grounds And Threatens Breaking of Bulk Carrier

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be Accident : Grounding Vessel involved : Los Llanitos, a bulk carrier Location : Barra de Navidad, Mexico Casualties : None Pollution : Small amount of Oil Spill The vessel, which departed from the Port of Manzanillo, was unable to withstand the strong winds, Category...

U.S Tourist Dies After Zipline Mishap

Marsha Boekeloo, a 56-year-old cruise ship passenger, died after falling from a zipline in Puerto Rico.  The fatality occurred on October 15, but the police released the information on October 20th, Tuesday. The identity of...

Florida Hunters Kill 200 Bears on The First Day  

The Florida State’s bear population has grown to about 3000 bears from a mere 300 in the 1970's due to the State’s wildlife conservation policy.  But, now the same agency, the  Florida Fish and...

Remains of Hurricane Leaves Flood Threat For Parts Of US

Hurricane Patricia to give Heavy rain and flood threat for the Gulf Coast, Lower Mississippi valley. The Gulf Coast and the lower Mississippi Valley can expect heavy rain and potential floods.  The combination of the...

[BreathTaking Footage] Diver’s Near Brush With Death

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be This rare video footage shot by Phil Jaynes shows how two deep sea divers go down to investigate the damage caused to M/S. Seaward, which had been tied to a pier in Cozumel, had...

Hull Damaged As Boxship Ran Onto The Rocks

Container ship BF Fortaleza ran aground on the Skatestraumen near Maloy, Norway on October 22 Thursday. Accident type : Grounding Vessels involved : BF Fortaleza Date : 22nd October 2015 Location : The Skatestraumen near Maloy, Norway En Route : Bergen to Rotterdam Casualties/Oil spill : None The 121-meter...

NextGen Two-Tiered Terminals At Port Tuas, Singapore By 2030

Due to the shortage of land, Maritime & Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore has started work on land reclamation for the construction of Tuas Terminal in the west of Singapore. The plan is to...

Nautical Institute Welcomes New COO

John Lloyd, MBA, AFNI will take up the newly created post of COO in the Nautical Institute with effect from 2nd November 2015. Highlights From John’s illustrious career: He joined Australian Maritime College(AMC) in Tasmania as...

High Speed Ferry Collision Injures 100

Accident : Collision Date : 25th October 2015 Vessel involved : Ferry Location : Off Siu A Chau, near the larger island of Lantau Casualties : More than 100 injured En route : Macau to Hong Kong The ferry, carrying 163 passengers and 11 crew members,...

Rigged Tests Haunt Volkswagen After A Decade

Norwegian shipowner, I.M. Skaugen  is seeking a $50 million compensation from a marine unit of Volkswagen (VOWG_p.DE) for rigging performance tests of ship engines produced over a decade ago from MAN.  MAN has supplied...