RINA Extends Service to Gas Industry

Registro Italiano Navale Extends Service To Gas Industry RINA, an International classification, certification and engineering group, has extended its services to the global gas industry.  RINA Services has recently approved a new Compressed Natural Gas...

Bureau Veritas Issues Design Approval For Mark V Containment System

Bureau Veritas Issues Design Approval For Mark V Containment System Bureau Veritas has approved the new Mark V LNG membrane containment system designed by GTT.  This will open doors for extensive use in new LNG...

An Engineering Marvel – Just Spray to Repair Engine Components

An Engineering Marvel - Just Spray to Repair Engine Components Engine manufacturing and repairs has become so advanced that with a fine spray at a low pressure, defective components can be brought back to life...

The Most Dangerous Place For A Women

Stacey Uncovers The Country With Highest Violence Rate Against Women The Worst Place To Be A Women - Stacey Investigates Stacey Dooley travels to a tiny country but with highest murder rates for young females is...

Stan Munro Toothpick Art

What can you do with a toothpick? The most obvious answer is to pick at your teeth. But these little wooden sticks can do so much more.  Stan Munro has been turning toothpicks into...

Good Samaritan Vessel Rescues The Burning Ship’s Crew

Good Samaritan Vessel Rescues The Burning Ship’s Crew Accident : Fire onboard Vessel involved : Glory Pacific No. 8, a fishing vessel Location : Approximately 2,071 miles southwest of Hawaii, remote part of Pacific Casualties/Pollution : Nil The engine room of the fishing...

Uptrend for Wärtsilä Ship Designs

Wärtsilä Ship Designs get increasingly important for wind farm operations Wärtsilä has been contracted to supply the ship design for the ‘Vestland Cygnus’, a Platform Supply Vessel (PSV) owned by Norway based Norside AS that...

Earthquake Kills More Than 200 People

On Monday a powerful earthquake of magnitude - 7.5 Richter struck northeastern Afghanistan. The earthquake occurred at 223 kilometers (139 miles) deep inside the Earth.  Theoretically such quakes should cause less damage on the...

A Fatal Collision Off Nigeria Kills One

A seafarer died and nine are missing in a major collision between MT Elixir and the Nigerian vessel MT Tank. Accident type : Collision Vessels involved : MT Elixir and the Nigerian vessel MT Tank Date : 19th October 2015 Location : Off Bonga FPSO, Nigeria Casualties : 1...