USS Lexington (CV-2) Sinks Killing 216 Crewmen

USS Lexington (CV-2), nicknamed "Lady Lex", was a Lexington-class early aircraft carrier built in the 1920s.  She was the lead ship among two of her kind ever built.  USS Lexington (CV-2) was sunk on 8th...

[Watch] A Drone Delivers A Parcel To A Tanker

Watch the first delivery of a "LE 4-8X Dual" drone.  The drone was developed by the French start-up Xamen Technologies.  This is the first ATEX(EXplosive ATmospheres) drone that can operate in potentially explosive...

New Guidelines For Ro Ro Fire Safety

Trade association interferry have issued practical guidance for fire safety on decks of ro-ro vessels, due to series of major accidents.  Measures to enhance fire prevention, detection and conquest climax, the need for steady...

World’s First Floating LNG Facility Ready

World’s First Floating LNG Facility- Completed Daewoo ship building & Marine Engineering company has concluded the construction of the World’s first floating liquefied natural gas facility at the DSME ship yard in OKPO, South Korea....

Fire In Bulk Carrier, Off Italy

Reports say that fire erupted in one of the holds of a bulk carrier during cargo handling operations at Port of Brindisi, Italy.  On March 12th, the Vessel was unloading coal in the port...

[Watch] Google’s Self-Driving Car Crashes

  On February 14 a Google-owned 2012 Lexus RX450h hit the side of a bus, under what Google terms it as "tricky" traffic conditions.  Nobody was hurt in the crash, but it was the...

A Person Crushed And Killed By Shipping Container

A person died after being crushed by a container near the Port of Tauranga at Mount Maunganui.After midday, a sudden crash between a container and truck at Mount Maunganui crushed and killed a person...

MISC And AET Set To Merge Tanker Fleets

MISC Berhad announced that its chemical fleet will be merged with the clean petroleum products (CPP) fleet operated by its wholly owned petroleum subsidiary, AET.AET will take over the 13 chemical vessels and one...

Vessel Grounded in Kiel Canal as Steering Gear Failed!

General cargo vessel has reported to run into embankment of Kiel Canal at 58 kilometer mark.Accident type : GroundingVessel type : General CargoLocation : Kiel CanalCause of grounding : Failure of the steering gear and blockage of the...

Tug Boat Hits Construction Barge On Hudson River; One Dead

Accident : CollisionDate : 12th March 2016Vessel Type : Tug boat and bargeLocation : Hudson River under the Tappan Zee Bridge north of New York CityCasualties : One dead and two missingPollution : 5000 gallons of fuel spillA tugboat collided...