A Tip Off From Container Ship Helped CG Save Three
The 55- foot sailboat where three men sailed was beset by weather on Friday, 90 miles off the coast of Saint Simons, Georgia. They were saved by the Coast Guards, after receiving the initial...
MOL Reaches Out with Ferries to Earthquake Victims
MOL Pledges Support For People Afflicted By Kumamoto Earthquake
TOKYO-Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. (MOL; President & CEO: Junichiro Ikeda) today announced the launch of a charity donation drive within the MOL Group to help people...
Ship Fire Injures Two at Lyttelton
Accident
Fire
Vessel type
Fishing vessel
Date
18th April 2016
Location
Lyttelton Port of Christchurch
Casualties
Two Injured
The fishing vessel was moored in the port’s inner harbour when a blaze was reported from it around 8.15 am on Monday. Emergency services were called...
Seafarer Missing After a Bulker Collision Off Baradero
The bulker hit a runaway sand carrier in parana river near Baradero in Argentina. The sand carrier was reported to be paving way for the bulker to pass away in parana river, but suddenly...
Fire Onboard a Ship Kills One and Injures Five Off Penang
Accident
Fire
Date
18th April 2016
Vessel type
Tanker
Location
Off the coast of Penang
Casualties
One dead and four injured
A fire broke out on a Korean-registered ship following an explosion onboard, last night. The preliminary information stated that the explosion is...
Could an Oil Analysis Worth $50 Save a $16 million Catastrophic Damage?
A fully loaded bulk carrier was downbound on the Mississippi River, outbound for sea. During the transit, she suffered a steering gear failure that resulted in her collision/allision with a moored oil tanker, pier,...
A Country Blessed With 360 Ports
The U.S is considered to be a country that is blessed with 360 ports. These ports help the nation by serving its marine needs and it is carried out by both public and private-owned...
Drone Strikes British Airways flight
British Airways Flight Believed To Hit Drone On Approach
Police say a British Airways flight approaching Heathrow Airport is believed to have hit a drone before it landed safely. The plane from Geneva hit an...
Navigational Hazard! Laser Pen Attack on a Hampshire Ferry
Beware! Laser Pen Attack on a Hampshire Ferry
A Ferry full of passengers has become the latest target of a laser pen attack, causing what was described as a dangerous “navigational hazard”.
United Kingdom’s Ministry Of...
Danish Company Unveils a New Container Feeder Design
Danish Company Unveils Three New Container Feeder Design
KNUD E. HANSEN, a Danish naval architect company, has been developing a number of pioneering container feeder vessel designs, tailored to meet specific requirements.
In order to navigate...