Lessons From Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
The Deepwater Horizon platform collapsed due to a subsea well blowout in April 2010 spilling an estimated 205.8 million gallons of oil. The response to the spill was diverse and conducted on an unprecedented...
Stormy Weather Keeps Rescue Crews From Reaching Stranded Tug
A tug boat, the Peter F Gellatly, had grounded by the weekend's storms off Galveston's East Beach since Sunday along with the barge it was tugging. The prevailing weather condition makes rescue efforts more...
Wärtsilä Announces Contest For Ideas
Wärtsilä is a globally known pioneer in the utilisation of digital technologies in the marine and energy industries. It launches an innovation contest for start-up companies and entrepreneurs to find new and unique digital...
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...