[Watch] Cruise Ship Battles Rough Waves Sailing Through the Bermuda Triangle
A CRUISE SHIP battled a storm with rough waves reaching up to 20 foot swells whilst sailing through the mysterious Bermuda Triangle.
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Explosion Due To Hydrogen Gas Release from Cargo Aboard
Summary
On 13 January 2017, the Antigua & Barbuda registered dry cargo vessel Nortrader suffered two explosions in quick succession while anchored in Plymouth Sound, England. The vessel was loaded with a cargo of 2333...
Nine Piracy and Armed Robbery Against Ships Last Month
According to a report released by ReCAAp, a total total of nine piracy incidents have been reported until November 2017. Out of which, seven incidents were actual and the remaining were just attempted incidents.
The...
Icebreaking LNG Carrier Won the Engineering Project of the Year Award
Christophe de Margerie, the icebreaking LNG carrier built to order for SCF Group (Sovcomflot) to serve the Yamal LNG project, has won the award for Engineering Project of the Year at the 2017 S&P...
Container Shipping Overcapacity May Be a Blessing in Disguise
Fleets of mega-ships setting sail point up to how container shipping capacity should remain in excess in the near and mid-term, despite carriers’ efforts last year to aggressively stem their losses through mergers and...
Freighter Refloated
On Dec 8, the "Ocean Voyager", had run aground north of Drøbaksundet in the Oslo Fjorden next to the lighthouse Storegrunn.
It was later refloated after several failed attempts in the afternoon by the tug...
Crew Member Fell 100 Feet Deep
On Dec 7, a crew member of the "Jia Mao Shan" fell 100 feet and was injured while aboard a cargo ship carrying containers.
He broke his femur after the fall, and was rescued by...
Mystery Ship! Drifter with Transponder Switched Off
On October 10, the hulking, 460-foot (140 meter) cargo ship was banned from entering every single port across the globe, punished for violating sanctions on North Korea.
It was just south of South Korea the...
Japan Grants Panama Canal the Order of the Rising Sun
Panama Canal Administrator Jorge L. Quijano has been awarded the Order of the Rising Sun, Golden and Silver Star, by the Government of Japan.
Established in 1875, the distinguished honor is bestowed by the Japanese...
Container Ship Went Out of Control in Kiel Canal
On December 7, a containership reportedly lost control while entering the Kiel Canal and sustained damages.
What happened?
The container ship ‘Jork Ruler’ reportedly lost control while it was entering the went out of control while...