14 Missing as Cargo Vessel Sinks off Papua

Fourteen Missing As Cargo Vessel Sinks Off PapuaReports say that  a cargo vessel carrying building materials for the construction of bridges, sank off the coast of...

Seafarer Died Inside a Fresh Water Tank in an Attempt to Save a Tanker!

Accident : Sinking of a vesselDate : 13th February 2016Vessel type involved : TankerLocation : Malacca Strait off DumaiCasualties : One deadPollution : Not reportedAccording to the reports, the engine...

Oil Spill Due To Ruptured Hydraulic Hose

Incident : Oil Spill due to Hydraulic Hose ruptureCasualty : NonePollution : 500 ml of hydraulic oil spilled into the seaThe vessel was at port and the...

Woman’s Smile Means She Wants to Have Sex With Him, True?

I Want Her to Want Me: Where Men, Sex and Personality MeetConventional research shows that, men have a tendency to misjudge a woman's sexual...

The Wreck Of German Submarine U-352

German submarine U-352 was a Type VIIC U-boat of Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine during World War II.  German submarine U-352 was laid down on 11...

[Watch] Catapult Testing Aboard The U.S. Navy Aircraft Carrier

U.S. shipbuilder Huntington Ingalls Industries’(HII) Newport News Shipbuilding division has begun testing the updated catapult systems aboard the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS Abraham...

Fuel-Smuggling Ship Intercepted

Libyan Coastguards Detain Suspected Fuel-Smuggling ShipReports say that on Saturday, the Libyan coastguards intercepted a vessel with 12 foreign crew members suspected of smuggling...

Zika Outbreak: IMO Finds No Justification For Restrictions on Travel or Trade

The International Maritime Organisation has released a circular informing that there would be no trade and travel restrictions due to outbreak of Zika virus.The...

The Lesson Not Yet Learned – 20 Years After ‘Sea Empress’ Disaster!

In February 1996 the Sea Empress ran aground and spilled nearly 72,000 tonnes of crude oil into the sea, contaminating around 120 miles of...

Throwing Garbage at Sea? Beware of Spot Fines – Warns Fiji

Fiji Ports Corporation Ltd (FPCL) has put in place some strong measures in an effort to stop pollution at sea and in beach areas....