Crane Boom Collapsed Causing Severe Damage To A Newbuild Jack-Up Rig
MFAME came out with a news where a worker fainted and was found coated with oil inside an oil tank yesterday. Today, here is one more incident where the crane boom collapse caused severe damage...
Pirates Have A New Weapon – They Hack Ship’s Computers First
Cybercrime is on the rise and we have brought to light a real life case where a CEO was scammed more than a million dollars. Here comes one more news where pirates have a new weapon...
Cargo Ship Crew And The Royal Thai Navy Rescue Yacht Members
A Malaysian flagged yacht got adrift at sea for five days after an engine failure. The vessel suffered rips and cracks and it managed to keep its crew safe on board until a cargo...
Singapore Makes A Bid For Baltic Exchange
The talks relating to buying of Baltic Exchange by Singapore Exchange Ltd, which is a hub of global shipping market, was aimed at shoring up the South East Asian exchange operators derivatives business. SGX...
Crew Missing – Fishing Vessel Collides With a Container Ship
Human error and violation of ColReg regulations have lead a Taiwanese fishing boat collide with a container ship before pulling into Kaohsiung. Incident was reportedly witnessed on a clear day at a calm...
Top 15 Real Life Ghost Ships
From abandoned ships stripped of their every identification, to men that vanished from their boat mid-meal without explanation. Let us take a look at the 15 creepy stories about forsaken ships forever sailing on...
A CEO Who Lost Million Dollars! A Real Life Cyber Crime Story
MFAME has been featuring tons of case studies from shipboard accidents and fuel problems. While the main aim is safety awareness and safe handling of fuels onboard, in this write-up, we would like to...
A Haunting Tribute Of A Mummified Mariner To His Dead Wife
A haunting note 'The power of the demons was stronger than the will to live' was recovered along with some photos near the mummified body of a German adventurer, who was found dead on his yacht...
COSCOCS Challenges Maersk, MOL By The Newly Formed Alliance
China Cosco Shipping Corporation, formed by the merger of former rivals China Ocean Shipping Group Company and China Shipping Group(COSCOCS), one of the World’s largest fleets dry bulk vessels, container ships and oil tankers.Few...
Container Carrier Ran Aground In Kiel Canal
The 8,634 DWT container carrier ran aground near Kiel Holtenau, Germany. The vessel rammed breakwater bank by starboard and stuck hardly. The captain of the vessel sent a distress call requesting assistance. The local...