[Watch] Carnival Pride Cruise Ship Battered by Monstrous Waves

 TERRIFYING video shows the moment a packed cruise ship was submerged underwater as it battled rough seas. Disclaimer: This video is intended for informational purpose only. This may not be construed as a news item...

Misuse Of A Pillar Drill Resulted In Arm Injury

What Happened / Narrative: The injured party was in the process of manufacturing a metal blank for a pipe on the vessels hot water system, the pipe was to be manufactured using a piece of...

Grounding Off Hagenør

On November 3, 2017, the "Frakt Vik", coming from Aviles, ran aground on a sand bar off Hagenør in Skærbæk. The ship got stuck 75-100 meters off the shore in the Lillebælt. The Danish naval operative...

[Watch] Cargo Ships Collide on the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal

Two ships collided on the Amsterdam-Rhine Canal last night. The captain of a tanker probably missed a moored ship at the canal-east east of Breukelen and hit the ship. That happened with so much force...

ClassNK Releases Updates to Good Maintenance Onboard Ships

Leading classification society ClassNK has just released the latest version of Good Maintenance Onboard Ships (October, 2017). The comprehensive checklist is designed to be used by shipmasters, crew, shipowners, and other key personnel in...

Shell Opens 430 Million-litre Lubricants Plant in Singapore

Shell opened an integrated lubricants and grease production facility in Tuas, Singapore. At 10 hectares, the site size is equivalent to almost 25 football pitches. It is Shell’s 3rd largest lubricants plant in the...

IMO Fails to Recognise Urgency of Climate Action

Calls for urgent action to reduce ship greenhouse gas emissions have been met with heavy push-back by many states and big industry groups meeting at the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). A group of Pacific...

Double Blackout on Wester Scheldt

On November 2, a vessel reportedly suffered from engine failure twice with the crew struggling to bring it back to life. What happened? The vessel ‘Bow Spring’ suffered engine blackout twice when it was enroute from...

Terrifying Moment! Pirates Stormed His Ship and Took the Crew Hostage

Like most lads, Jordan Wylie grew up thinking a pirate was an old bloke with a wooden leg, a parrot on his shoulder and a “Shiver me timbers!” on his lips. “They were the characters...

Operators Not Prioritising Sulphur Cap, Claims Survey

A Gulf Oil Marine survey has found that ship operators are delaying ship operator preparations for the global sulphur cap in favour of more immediate commercial priorities. The spot survey revealed that not a single operator...