A Ro-Ro Ship Ran Aground with 20 Container Vans
On Wednesday, in the waters off Ouano wharf, Mandaue City, Cebu, a cargo ship carrying 15 container vans ran aground.It's reported that the vessel hit a shallow area during the low tide around 2...
Shower Sex in a Naval Destroyer Filmed with Apple iPhone
A Royal Navy female sailor has told a court martial she felt “horrible and violated” after a colleague surreptitiously filmed them having sex in the showers of a warship.Leading Logistician Scott Furber denies a...
Engine Failure Caused Vessel to Drift Near Iceland
Incident
: Vessel AdriftVessel type
: Cargo shipDate
: 10th January 2016Location
: 160 nautical miles south-west of the Faroe IslandsCasualties/Pollution
: NilThe cargo ship suffered an engine failure and was left adrift 160 nautical miles south-west of the...
RIP David Bowie
David Bowie dies of cancer aged 69Singer David Bowie has died. He was 69 and had been battling cancer for 18 months.
He was one of the most influential musicians of his era.On his last birthday,...
Anti-Piracy Vessel Crew Gets 5 Year Jail
On Monday a trial court in Tuticorin in south Tamil Nadu, India convicted 23 crew members aboard a detained U.S. anti-piracy vessel, under provisions of the Arms Act.On October 12, 2013 Indian Coast Guard arrested...
Does Your Main Engine Top Piston Ring Break Often?
MAN B&W has witnessed (A Service letter issued in the year 2012/2013) seen a number of incidents with high top ring wear on small bore engine types 26 to 50. For this reason, MAN...
[Watch] The Controlled Release of Methane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
It’s vital that we understand the sources of methane and how those source respond to change.This video shows a visualisation of methane emissions from a controlled gas release in front of the researcher's’ lab.Researchers...
Storm Damages Container Vessel
A container ship suffered damages due to severe storm and was taken for repairs to the port of Rotterdam. The vessel was enroute from Genoa to London.To meet the schedule, the container vessel will skip...
Mechanical failure Caused Bulker to Drag Anchor
Bulker Suffered mechanical failure and dragged anchor off Brest, FranceThe technical problem aggravated forcing the ship to drop anchor for repair works. Also, the bad weather forced the anchor to drag, and the ship...
Caterpillar Wins Platts Innovation Award
Cat “Twin Fin” system is recognized as the Commercial Application of the Year at the 17th annual Platts Global Energy Awards.Caterpillar secured the prestigious award for the Commercial Application of the Year category at...