Cargo Ship Barely Clears the Delaware Memorial Bridge
On March 23, a cargo vessel carrying massive cranes cruised under the Delaware Memorial Bridge with less than 6 feet to spare when it was enroute to Philadelphia.
What happened?
The cargo vessel ‘Zhen Hua 16’...
[Watch] Ferry with 150 Passengers CRASHES into Rocks
On March 25, a South Korean ferry carrying more than 150 passengers crashed into rocks when trying to avoid colliding with a fishing vessel.
What happened?
The ferry carrying more than 150 passengers crashed into rocks...
Water Ingress in Engine Room
On March 25, a vessel suffered water ingress in the engine room during a regular control operation while the vessel was enroute from Fürstenwalde to Bremerhaven.
What happened?
The vessel ‘Aby/Lou’ with a cargo of 671 tons...
Greek Shipping Tycoon Denies Drugs Charges
Greek shipping tycoon and the owner of Olympiakos Piraeus and Nottingham Forest soccer teams, Vangelis Marinakis, denied any links to drug trafficking on Saturday, a day after a Greek prosecutor brought preliminary charges against...
The Captain of the Greenpeace Ship is a Woman
Films and literature tell us one thing about ship captains: The captain is almost always a man. The captain in “Titanic” was a man. Jack Sparrow from “Pirates of the Caribbean” is male; Captain...
[Watch] Ship Hauling Giant Cranes Creep Under Bridge
A cargo ship carrying giant shipping cranes slips right under the twin span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge during a slow-moving night time transport. Footage was sped up to show movement.
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Clutch Slippage Resulted in Tanker Running Aground
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigated this occurrence for the purpose of advancing transportation safety. It is not the function of the Board to assign fault or determine civil or criminal liability.
Summary
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Updates for Merchant Shipping Safety Laws Proposed
International Maritime Organization (IMO) lays out latest ship safety requirements.
According to this all local load line and merchant shipping safety regulations are to be amended.
The Chinese government has gazetted...
Fire on Western Scheldt
What happened?
On March 23, 2018, at 7.20 p.m. a fire broke out aboard the "LMZ Pluto" at the Western Scheldt near Ossenisse. She had sailed from Antwerp at 5.20 p.m. bound to reach Turkey....
King of the Seas Once Again with World’s Largest Cruise Ship
Royal Caribbean is the king of the seas once again.
On Friday, the cruise company accepted the delivery of the Symphony of the Seas vessel. And it's about time, as the massive ship took more than three years to...