A Ferry with Hundreds Of Passengers Capsized Off Indonesia

A ferry carrying hundreds of people listed and capsized in Bali Strait off Indonesia.  The Search and Rescue operation is underway.  Accident : Vessel capsizedDate : 4th March 2016Vessel Type : A ferryLocation : Bali Strait off IndonesiaA...

Warning: Killer Waves Close By !- Rogue Wave Predictor

Engineers from MIT have developed a tool to give sailors a two to three minute warning of an incoming rogue wave.   Waves are not the same always.  The calm sea is sometimes hit with...

[Watch] Can A Dress Dissolve In Shower?  

  Designer Hussein Chalayan's Paris Fashion Week show featured a catwalk shower that dissolved a pair of soluble outfits, revealing delicate garments underneath.The presentation of melting clothes was part of the Chalayan Spring Summer...

Use Of Electronic Log Books On-Board Singapore Registered Ships

The MPA Singapore has issued a notification, that usage of electronic log books equivalent to manual log books, will be accepted unless the conditions specified in the IMO are correctly applied.As per Merchant Shipping...

NYK Completes Winter Safety Campaign

The NYK Group declared that its Sail on Safety Winter Campaign had been completed successfully for the period from 1st Dec 2015 to 31St Jan 2016.“Think, Act, and be Safe” is the theme adopted by NYK...

Heavy Lift: Massive Gas Turbine Shipped To Turkey

At Bremerhaven, a special loading operation took place comprising of Rickmers-Linie’s MV Rickmers Hamburg, Siemens gas turbine, generator and German Project freight forwarder, Bertling.The operation involved the transport of largest gas turbine manufactured by...

Nuestra Senora de Atocha: A Treasure Under The Sea

Nuestra Senora de Atocha (Our Lady of Atocha) was the most famous of a fleet of Spanish ships.  The ship was named for the parish of Atocha in Madrid.On 6 September 1622, the Atocha...

Successful Rocket Hard Lands On A Drone Ship

SpaceX successfully launched the Falcon 9 rocket into Geostationary orbit (GEO) and land the rocket back on a and its autonomous drone barge.  On 4th march at 6.35Pm EST, the fifth trial session the...