UK Detains Nine Foreign Flagships
Custodian of British sea territories, The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has detained nine (9) foreign flagship including one Indian and four (4) Panama flagged vessels in the Territory of British Sea, it was...
Cargo Ship Full of Broken Glass Runs Aground Off Kent
A cargo ship full of broken glass which ran aground near Margate Harbour in Kent narrowly missed a statue by artist Sir Antony Gormley.
Dover Coastguard received reports that The Islay Trader, a 75-metre vessel,...
Tanker Allegedly Smuggling Oil Fired at and Capsized
On October 6, a Russian tanker reportedly capsized after the Libyan coast guard opened fire on the tanker on suspicions of smuggling contraband oil.
What happened?
The Russian tanker ‘GoEast’ was fired upon by the Libyan...
Is Cruise Ship Living Cheaper than Assisted Living?
During retirement, there may come a time when maintaining your current household just becomes too difficult. When the yard work and housecleaning become too much, or when you begin to struggle to get meals...
How Protectionism Sank America’s Entire Merchant Fleet
IN APRIL 1956 the world’s first container ship—the Ideal X—set sail from New Jersey. A year later in Seattle the world’s first commercially successful airliner, Boeing’s 707, made its maiden flight. Both developments slashed the...
Navigating ECA Just Got Easier! Chevron Gets NOL from WinGD
"Navigating ECA Just Got Easier" Says Chevron Marine Lubricants, Following Latest NOL from WinGD.
Chevron Marine Lubricants has declared that "navigating ECA just got easier" following the receipt of a No Objection Letter (NOL) from Winterthur...
Telemotor Solenoid Malfunction Leads To Grounding
Summary
On 19 August 2016 at 14:58, a Port Phillip Sea Pilot boarded ‘Bow Singapore’ outside Port Phillip, Victoria. The pilot was to conduct the ship through The Rip and the South Channel to an...
[Watch] Casting a Gigantic Propeller at 1,800°F
The video shows a 23-foot propeller which gets cast in one piece, an alloy of eight metals – mostly copper- at 1,800 degrees Fahrenheit. It takes five days for it to cool into one...
Bulk Carrier Collided with Cargo Ship in Yellow Sea
On Oct 6, a bulk carrier “HE BO” reportedly collided with cargo ship “FANG ZHOU 568” off Qingdao, China, Yellow sea.
The Bulk carrier was sailing in southern direction, en route from Tang Shan...
Pirate Attack Averted by Indian Navy in Gulf of Aden
An Indian warship, stealth frigate INS Trishul, thwarted a piracy attempt on a merchant vessel Jag Amar in a swift operation by deploying an armed helicopter and marine commandos in the Gulf of Aden...