Main Engine Shutdown During Manoeuvring – Did You Check The Crankcase Oil Mist Detectors?
A general cargo vessel departed port after loading cargo where the crew was religiously carrying out the vessel departure routines. The main engine was tried out both in ahead and astern directions, all air...
A Ship Full of Weapons Seized
French Navy Seized A Ship With WeaponsA ship full of weapons, reportedly headed for Somalia, was intercepted and seized by French naval forces patrolling the northern Indian Ocean.It was reported that the French helicopter...
Somali Pirates On Trial In French Court
Somali pirates on trial in Paris for 2011 hijacking of yacht in Gulf of Aden.Seven Somali men have gone before a court in Paris, accused of hijacking a French yacht in an assault. In...
Wave Making Resistance – Best Example – From The IMarEST Condition Based Maintenance Conference
Wave Making Resistance - Best Example.
Excerpts from the IMarEST Condition Based Maintenance Conference.
While the 6th condition based maintenance conference came to an end, we captured some fantastic presentations from various speakers and here is...
Excess Sludge Formation in the Purifiers? Here is the First Aid!
One Important Test when the Purifier Suffers from Excess Sludge Formation.Excessive sludge generation in purifiers are not very uncommon. If you check with any ship’s engineer he might probably say that he spent half...
M.V Ionic Unicorn – 11th Eco Ship Delivered By MES
Mitsui Engineering & Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (MES) has completed and delivered M.V. Ionic Unicorn, the third Eco-Ship line up of neo series to Ionic Unicorn Inc., Marshall Islands.The 60,000 dwt type bulk carrier was...
Hydrogen Sulphide Kills Three – Rotten Fish Is The Root Cause
We have heard of cases where hydrogen sulphide in marine fuel oils causes some health hazards and at times fatality. This is a very surprising case where hydrogen sulphide from rotten fish stored in...
British Tourist Rescued Like A Survivor Of The Titanic!
British Tourist Rescued Like A Survivor Of The Titanic After A Swim Back To Cruise ShipSusan Brown, the British tourist who ‘threw herself into the sea’ following a fight with her husband, has been...
Carroll A. Deering – The Ghost Ship
Carroll A. Deering was a five-masted commercial schooner. The schooner was built in Bath, Maine in the year 1919 by G.G. Deering Company.The Deering is one of the most written-about maritime mysteries in history,...
Pirates Attack Tanker Off Nigeria; Kidnaps Five
Nigeria: Five Tanker Crew Members Kidnapped
A pirate attack was reported on a tanker off Nigeria on 26th March 2016 where five crew members were kidnapped.Eight armed pirates boarded the tanker at 04’20”N 005’10”E, about...