Accident : Breakaway barge ran aground Date : Nov 8, 2015 Place : Northwest of Ruegen Island, Germany, Baltic sea Injuries : None A stormy weather cut the mooring lines of the tug Aaron and lost towed barge SMITBARGE 8...

For a study known as The Wild Life of Our Homes, volunteers from 1,200 homes across the United States sent dust samples taken from the ledges above doorways (a forgotten place when cleaning) to...

Accident type  : Ran Aground Vessel involved : Stephen Whitney Location : West Calf Island Date  : November 10, 1847 Casualties : 92 people VESSEL INFO: Name : Stephen Whitney Type : Ocean liner propulsion : Sailing ship Tonnage : 1034 tons Stephen Whitney was a passenger carrying sailing ship which was wrecked...

The Colossus of Rhodes, a 98- foot high iron and bronze statue of the Greek God Helios had its place near the harbour of Rhodes for 54 years.  A sudden earthquake in 226 BCE...

Maersk Line To Reduce Manpower By 4000 Maersk Line has opted to cost cutting that includes a massive reduction of 4000 employees from its total global headcount of 23,000.  This cost-cutting is expected to happen...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be Event : Launch and Christening celebrations Vessel : Cement Carrier Christened as : MV Greenland Built for : Joint venture JT cement, in which Erik Thun AB cooperates with KG Jebsen Cement (KGJ) from Norway Built At : Shipyard Ferus Smit of the...

Neptune Orient Lines Ltd (NOL) said on Saturday that it was in preliminary talks with CMA CGM and A.P. Moeller-Maersk on a potential acquisition of the Singapore-based container liner. NOL, controlled by Singapore’s state investor...

Braemar SA has released the third edition of  ‘A Guide To Hull & Machinery’ which helps those with a non-technical background and who are possibly unfamiliar with some or all of the nautical and...

IMB: Piracy Crackdown Reduces Attacks in South East Asia International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting Centre(IMB PRC) has announced that piracy crackdown has reduced a reasonable number of attacks in the South East Asia.  The 2015...

Incident: The vessel had completed a scheduled drydocking. After departing from the drydock, the vessel experienced extensive water ingress at various locations, which led to excessive water accumulation on the tank top. The leaks were...