Main Engine Stopped as Lube Oil Sump Went Empty
Figure 1: Rags found in the drain tank
The Incident:
A container ship departed its berth and was heading on the outward passage with a pilot on board. Before the ship left the pilotage area, a...
Strategies That Helped NYK to Grow and Expand
NYK of Japan began business on October 1, 1885. NYK President Tadaaki Naito who addressed the company employees to mark the 130th anniversary of NYK’s founding said, “The success of NYK largely rests on...
A Radar, First-of-its-Kind Fitted in U.K Aircraft Carrier
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be
A highly advanced 3D radar system vested with special features such as detecting objects as small as a tennis ball, capability to travel three times the speed of sound more than 23 kilometers (...
Buenaventura Ready With New Cranes & Gantries For Operation
Sociedad Puerto Industrial de Aguadulce S.A. (SPIA), is a unit of International Container Terminal Services, Inc. (ICTSI) in Colombia. It had acquired four super post-Panamax quay cranes (QC) and five rubber tired gantries (RTG)....
Norwegian Newbuild Wind Farm Service Vessel Commissioned
Rolls-Royce has designed a new wind farm service vessel for the Norwegian based shipping company Østensjø Rederi for a five-year contract from DONG Energy. The ship will be built at the Astilleros Gondan shipyard...
[Watch] Cargo Ship Splits into Two in Stormy Sea
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fW0_MmEO7o4&feature=youtu.be
The ship was thrown against a sea wall in the rough seas. The hull was unable to withstand the power of the waves that pinned it up against the sea wall and eventually snapped in...
Topaz Engineering Now Owned By Chalmers Holdings
In a well thought out 2-year strategy, Renaissance Services SAOG concluded the sale proceedings of one of its subsidiaries Topaz Engineering to Chalmers Holdings. The company intends to divest from its non-core businesses and...
Product Tanker Ran Aground Off Russia
Accident type
: GROUNDING
Vessels involved
: VOLGONEFT 255
Date
: 9th October 2015
Location
: Volga River near Volgograd Reservoir, Russia
En Route
: Samara to Kavkaz in the Azov Sea
Casualties/Oil spill
: None
Identified Cause
: Adverse weather conditions and strong winds.
The Russian flagged Hazard-B tanker...
Man Falls Overboard From Cruise Ship
Man Falls Overboard From Cruise Ship – Search Still On
On Saturday, 10th October 2015 at around 03:00 hrs, the crew on board cruise Ship Ventura got wind of a passenger having fallen overboard. The ship...
Paramedic Bride Rush to Save Life in Her Wedding Dress
Sarah Ray, a US paramedic who got married just a few minutes ago, rushed to save the life of a car accident victim while still wearing her wedding dress.
A few minutes after her marriage...