World’s Most Expensive City To Live In – Guess Which?
Singapore - The World’s Most Expensive City
Singapore retains the World's Most Expensive City title for the third time in a row as per Economist Intelligence Unit's 2016 Worldwide Cost of Living survey. The annual...
Omani Team Evacuates A Suffering Crew Member
The captain of a merchant vessel issued a distress call including a request for the treatment of a patient suffering from a seizure. On receiving the distress call, the Maritime Security Centre, within the...
A Cargo Ship Nearly Runs Over The Row2Rio Team
A team of four rowers rowing from Portugal to Rio De Janeiro nearly hit a 180m huge cargo vessel on the Atlantic.
The Row2Rio 2016 is a group of rowers, who are rowing for a...
Antikythera Shipwreck: Major Underwater Archaeological Expedition
The Antikythera shipwreck prompted the world’s first ever major underwater archaeological expedition. The Antikythera wreck is a Roman shipwreck dating from the 2nd quarter of the 1st century BC. In October 1900, the wreck...
Container Ship Ran Aground Off Taiwan
Incident
: Vessel Grounding
Date
: 10th March 2016
Vessel type
: Container ship
Location
: 300 meters off the coast of Shimen Township in New Taipei
Casualties
: Nil
Pollution
: Unknown amount of oil leakage
According to the reports, the vessel was on...
Can Technology Enhance Maritime Training & Education?
We all understand the value of education and training, providing us with the knowledge to help start and build upon our careers. Across all industries, if we don’t learn we can’t grow and I...
New Guidance On Unpacking Shipping Containers
Shipping involves various activities. Some of these can be hazardous. Seamen face dangers even while packing and unpacking shipping containers. Safety authorities study each activity and identify precautionary measures to avoid incidents. In our...
All Women Crew Ship To Circumnavigate The Globe!
The Indian Navy's sailing vessel and Regent Seven Seas Cruises recently set a new trend by taking woman to the top spots in shipping.
Regent Seven Seas Cruises has appointed Serena Melani as captain of...
[Watch] Footage Of A Rocket Falling On A Ghost Ship
The SpaceX Falcon the masterless rocket exploded after successfully delivering an ocean monitoring satellite to orbit. The rocket was planned to set upright on its rocking football field-sized landing pad, a floating ocean...
Crane Collapsed Over A Containership – Crane Operator Injured!
The arm of the shore crane collapsed and the whole facility fell over the containership injuring the crane operator.
The shore crane was unloading the containers when the arm of the crane subsided and fell...