MSC Gemma Collides With Fenders In Antwerp Accident : Collision Vessel Involved : MSC Gemma Location : Zandvliet Lock in Antwerp, Belgium Casualties/Pollution : Nil Vessel Info: Length : 279.00 m Beam : 40.00 m Draft : 9.00 m Deadweight : 67,566 DWT Gross tonnage : 66,289 GRT Built at : Samsung Shipbuilding & Heavy Industries in their shipyard in...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be On 13th November 2015, around noon, the 18,270 TEU Maersk Mc-Kinney Moller arrived among the gale force winds.  The winds were blowing at a speed of 44 knots, the ship arrived at the Port...

Terrorists attacked Paris leaving 1127 dead and many more injured.  In one of the sites, a heroic woman Margarida Sousa who lived opposite the Paris Theatre (Bataclan Theater) welcomed the seriously wounded into her...

Barge Stuck Under Kaniampuzha Railway Bridge A barge ferrying sulphur to FACT Udyogamandal got stuck beneath the Kaniampuzha railway bridge during early hours on Saturday when it rammed into the column base that was invisible...

Accident : Vessel grounding Date : 14th November 2015 Vessel Involved : The Viking Emerald Location : Columbia River near Woodland Casualties : None Pollution : Nil The Viking Emerald, a 550-foot cargo vessel carrying automobiles had a  steering system failure and ran aground in the...

Southeast Asian waters have long been notorious for piracy and 2015 has been no exception.  The ICC's International Maritime Bureau reported an average of one pirate attack every two weeks in Southeast Asian waters...

MAN Diesel & Turbo has warned against using existing mid-range cylinder lube oils in its two-stroke engines when burning fuel with a high sulphur content of 1.5 % or more.  It is a warning...

Clean and potable water can be obtained from effectively treated salty, brackish or contaminated water so that it can be safe to drink.  A “membraneless separation” of the salt ions and water molecules is...

Phil Taylor, the former Motorhead drummer, who featured in "Philthy Animal" has died at the age of 61. His Career: Taylor played with Motorhead from 1975 to 1984 and 1987 to 1992 - dubbing the interim...

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be The vessel was stuck in reverse and when the captain ordered full power to slow her down the vessel gained speed in reverse.  Resulting in a collision with the main pier bulkhead and a...