https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.beAccident : ExplosionVessel Type : Bulk carrierDate : 28th December 2015Location : Near the port of ParanaguáCasualties/Pollution : NilThe bulk carrier suffered an explosion on Monday.  The reports state that on Monday afternoon the vessel was loaded with 65,000...

A Filipino Seafarer who was working on a vessel escaped an accident where he fell overboard from a ship berthed at Britain’s biggest container port.  Colleagues working nearby threw a lifebuoy with which he...

Accident : Vessel GroundingVessel type : General Cargo ShipLocation : Bosphorus StraitCasualties/Pollution : NilA Turkish general cargo ship ran aground in Bosphorus Strait.  The rudder failure in the cargo ship blocked the steering gear which threatened the vessel...

The vessel started consuming new bunkers after exhausting the older ones.  After putting the bunkers in use, the vessel reported heavy sludge formation in the FO Purifiers.  The purifiers are not able to run...

Stigma has been a seemingly uphill battle for all who have experienced a mental health condition or who have known someone facing these challenges. The economic statistics shows that people should consider mental health...

A recent outbreak of 60 cases of gastroenteritis aboard vessel has put the holiday makers in difficult times.  Some of them have started looking for refunds.Mary-Louise McLaws, professor of infectious diseases control at the...

ECA has really become the buzzword in shipping and we are 12 months past the ECA regulation enforcement.  Did the maritime industry achieve what was required to be achieved by controlling the fuel sulphur%?Starcrest...

Incident: A vessel with 20,000 MT of iron ore fines listed immediately after its departure. The vessel continued to list to such dangerous levels and a decision was made by the Captain of the vessel...

A stow-away Indian Cobra was rescued from a container ship bound for the APM Terminals in New Jersey.  On December 10th, the ship was heading from Singapore to the United States when the crew...

A container vessel ran aground off Hong Kong while a cargo ship allided with Canal lock doors during Christmas Eve.Incident : Vessel GroundingLocation : Off Hong KongVessel type : Container shipCasualties/Pollution : NilThe container ship ran aground off...