Ships Aground, Smashed and Decks Torn. Strom Frank’s Show!
Storm Frank's high winds and waves pushed vessels aground, smashed ships against docks and tore cargo from weather decks.
Speed read of such incidents:
In Marstal Harbor, Denmark, a general cargo vessel went hard aground on...
Ship’s Crew Arrested after a New Year Booze!
Danish Police arrested a Cargo ship’s captain, first mate and engineer on New Year’s Day after the blood alcohol tests revealed that they were above the legal alcohol limit for seafarers.
The Denmark’s Defence Sea...
USCG Medevacs Burn victim
A 28-year-old man who had suffered burns in his arms and legs was medevaced by the U.S. Coast Guards from a container ship 20 miles east of Virginia Beach, Virginia, on Saturday.
According to the...
Make In India’s Big Leap
Future Maritime Sector Of India
The following proactive and progressive interventions were taken by the Ministry of Shipping in the areas of ship building, port development, inland waterways and coastal shipping this year for the...
Chinese Merger For Efficiency
China has taken steps to make sprawling government-controlled firms more efficient as economic growth continues to slow.
China’s cabinet approved:
A deal that fuses two of the country’s biggest state-owned transport and logistics firms
China Merchants Group’s...
Top Maritime Opinions Of 2015
PTI interviewed expert maritime professionals who spoke about some of the biggest challenges and opportunities faced by the port industry during 2015:
PTI interviewed Chief Marketing Officer and Vice President of Navis Andy Barrons who...
Navy Rescues The Sinking Ship’s Crew
Accident
: Sinking of a vessel
Vessel type
: Cargo ship
Cargo onboard
: Timber
Crew onboard
: Seven
Location
: Off Phuket Coast
Casualties/Pollution
: Nil
A Royal Thai Navy rescued seven Burmese crew off the sinking ship and brought them back to Phuket.
After receiving...
Sunken Vessel Pollutes The Adriatic Sea
Accident
: Sinking of a Vessel
Location
: Near the northwestern Albanian town of Shengjin
Casualties
: Not reported
Pollution
: Oil Spill
According to the local media reports on Wednesday, a ship carrying 3,170 gallons of oil sank near the northwestern...
Silver Lining For Ship Recycling
President of the Ship owners Association of Nigeria (SOAN) Mr Greg Ogbeifun made the plea in Lagos that Nigeria’s ship-breaking and recycling sector has a vast potential for investors to tap.
All along shipwrecks were...
