Accident : Fire Vessel involved : Grande Marocco Date : 2 October 2015 Location : Ports America ship terminal on the Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor Casualties : None On 2nd October at 9:19 a.m., city firefighters responded to a fire on a cargo ship...

The next Mercy Ship would be double the size and capacity of its first hospital ship.  It would be the world’s largest civilian free healthcare hospital ship.  It will near completion by July 2017....

Accident : Collision Date : 2nd October 2015 Vessel Involved : M/V Global Gold Collided with Pier Location : Astoria, Oregon Casualties : None Pollution : 1100 gallons of oil spill The Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier collided with the Pier 1 at the Port of Astoria which...

Joaquin's slow-moving path battered parts of the Bahamas, cutting communication to several islands.  There were no reports of deaths or injuries. The Cargo ship El Faro, with 28 Americans and five Polish nationals on board,...

Jackson Taylor, 16-months-old, Australian toddler travelling with his mum and sister was involved in a head-on collision with another vehicle at around 70mph. The force of the crash pulled apart Jackson’s head from his neck...

Heavy rain hit the French Riviera on Saturday evening.  South-eastern France is affected by violent storms and flooding, killing at least 17 people with four more missing.  Many died  trapped in their cars in...

Accident : Sinking of a Vessel Date : 1st October 2015 Vessel Involved : Minouche, a general cargo vessel Location : 51 nm northwest of Haiti, Caribbean Casualties : None The general cargo vessel alerted the United States Coast Guard(USCG) by a distress signal,...

Everyone is now full of concern and trepidation over the MARPOL ANNEX VI regulations with 0.1% sulfur in Emission Control Areas (ECA).  The concern and confusion are more because of the bewildering regulatory regimes,...

Accident : Vessel Capsized Date : October 1 or 2 Vessel Involved : Freighter Illumanui Location : Perkasa Port, Pulau Bangka island, Indonesia, South China Sea Casualties reported : None A general cargo vessel capsized and sank in Percasa Port, Indonesia.  The report says...

Turbocharger - The job of a diesel engine turbocharger is to supply compressed air to the engine.  The air, heated by the compression, passes through a cooler that reduces its temperature and increases its...