Father Killed Daughter in a Freak Accident

Evelyn Celgy, a happy two-year-old child, was run over and killed outside Nottingham’s Capital FM Arena where her mother was speaking at Sehion UK convention. The Nissan Qashqai, driven by her father accidentally ran over her...

Hurricane Joaquin Strengthens Near Bahamas

Hurricane Joaquin reached a new category of strength on Wednesday evening as it drifted close to the Bahamas and the U.S. mainland, especially the East Coast, which is likely to have its first landfalling...

Freighter Collides With Four Cargo Boats in Indonesia

Accident : CollisionDate : 28 September 2015Vessels involved : Amrta Jaya I, a cargo vessel and 4 cargo boatsLocation : Kalianget port, Sumenep island, IndonesiaA freighter collided with the four cargo boats during its unmooring maneuvers.  The collision...

Maersk Lines Achieves European Digital Communications Award

Type Of Honor : AwardCompany : Maersk LineTitle Awarded : European Digital Communications Award for social media presenceDate : 25th September 2015The Maersk Line is the first shipping company and one of the first B2B brands which has...

Lloyd’s Register to assess efficacy of SulNOxEco Fuels

Lloyd's Register (LR) the classification society, in a recent press release declared that they had signed an MOU with SulNOx Fuel Fusions Plc to oversee commercial development and commercial deployment of their eco-fuel emulsion...

Watch Out – Get Your Fire Hydrants’ Couplings Checked!

Fire hydrants fitted with incorrect coupling sizes impair the firefighting capabilities of the vessel.Incident: The fire hydrant valves in the accommodation had been found leaking.  Replacement hydrants were ordered and fitted, but the couplings were found...

Sister Ships Save Fuel With MAN Alpha FP Kappel Propellers

MAN Alpha FP Kappel Fixed pitch propeller delivered significant results during sea trials that took place recently on The “Elsabeth C” and her sister ship ‘Mirela’.  Of note is that the propeller layout for...

Tug Sinks Off Vancouver Coast

Vessel type : Tug boatVessel involved    : Harken 10Location  : Strait of Georgia, south of Vancouver, Canada.Casualties : NoneThe accident happened around 5 a.m on Sep 28 in the Strait of Georgia, north of the Tsawwassen ferry terminal.  It is reported...

Piscotty Discharged From Hospital After Horrific Collision

On Monday, St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Stephen Piscotty was playing left field against Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.  He was in a pursuit of a dive to left-center where he collided with center fielder...

Indonesia Forest Fire – 2015 – Releases 600 MTs of Greenhouse Gases

Unlike other forest fires, Indonesian forest fires are known to smoulder for months together.  This is attributed to the deposits of peat.  (A soil-like mixture of partly decayed plant material formed in wetlands—lining the...