Collision Between Chemical Tanker And Cargo Ship During An Ice Convoy!
Kara Sea witnessed the collision of a Chemical tanker with a Cargo ship which happened during an ice convoy escort. Both giants are Russian made and have had some cosmetic damages during the collision...
Seafarer Falls Overboard A Bulker And Dies
A Chinese seafarer fell overboard and died over the weekend at the Port of Tauranga in New Zealand
A seafarer was working on a bulker in New Zealand. He accidentally fell overboard and died on...
Don’t Drop Anchors In The Scapa Flow Area!
Don't Drop Anchors In The Scapa Flow Area! Torpedo-Like Object Found
A 3280 feet exclusion zone has been marked for all ships and the divers in the Scapa flow area, around a Torpedo-like object that...
Worker Fainted Aboard An Oil Tanker, Found Covered In Oil
The Sembcorp Marine Admiralty Yard, Singapore has reported on an incident where a person working on the repairs of a Russian flagged Oil Tanker had fainted during the process.
He was reportedly found covered in...
[Watch] Pororoca, the Longest Wave on Earth
One of the vast and overwhelming subject is Ocean. Numerous changes happen under water. Experts have analysed the top 10 uncovered phenomena. One among them is Pororoca.
Pororoca is a tidal bore having waves...
Shipwrecks Upon Land? Here Are Top 8 Of It!
When someone thinks of the word “shipwreck” they immediately picture wreckage beneath a lake or ocean. However, there are shipwrecks above water, usually from being caught in a sandbar or beached for other reasons.
Take...
Bunker Mass Flow Metering – A New Standard
A Provisional Standard For Mass Flow Metering Systems
Mass Flow Metering system:
A mass flow metering system aims at providing a fair basis for measuring the bunkers supplied.
Singapore, the world’s largest bunkering port, first adopted standardized...
New Shipping Lane Inaugurated In Suez Canal
The Suez Canal Authority has inaugurated a new shipping lane in the Suez Canal, in east Port Said on 24th February 2016. The new shipping lane enables the giant ships to sail in both...
Euroship Container Vessel Rescues 105 Refugees
On 18th February, the crew of Vento di Grecale rescued 105 migrants from an endangered wooden boat that sank in choppy waters a few minutes after rescue.
Rey Salcedo captain of the vessel and his...
[Watch] Awesome Lapse Movie Of A Baltic Runner
Baltic Runner from George Leonov on Vimeo.
Check out the time lapse footage which was made on a container ship, the MV Carat, sailing around the Baltic Sea and North Europe. During the voyage, it...