Man B&W – ME Engines – Accumulator Body were Ejected into the Engine Room...

With reference to a few incidents reported, one of the TSP accumulators installed has suffered from breakage, and parts of the accumulator body were...

Fire on Ship Off Southampton

A Cruise Ship on fire On May 27, a vessel by name Karissa, which is undergoing refit at Ocean Quay in Southampton, caught fire...

Liquid Helium Leak from a Ship Contained! – MFB, Melbourne

Firefighters contained a liquid helium leak on-board a ship in West Melbourne overnight.  The fire fighters and associated brigadiers were called to Swanson Dock...

First Step to Enhance Cybersecurity – Update your Softwares!

According to a recent research maritime vessels are prone to cyber-attack owing to their outdated softwares.  They are considered outdated as they have not...

96th Maritime Safety Committee (MSC) Session – Outcome and IMO’s Regulatory Updates!

In the 96th session of Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), held between 11-20 May 2016, the committee adopted a number of essential regulatory changes including...

Life-size Replica of 18th Century Ship up for Sale

The world’s largest seaworthy wooden ship of its class, a replica of a merchant vessel that sank in 1745 off the coast of Sweden...

Ship Detained as the Navigational Officers did not Know how to use the ECDIS!

On May 26, an unskilled crew, who doesn't know how to use the bulk carrier's electronic navigation equipment, onboard got the cargo ship into...

Tug-of-war – Two Tugs Collided of which One Sank!

A small tugboat reportedly sank following a collision with another tug on Tuesday evening off Northumberland Channel. The collision caused the smaller tug to roll...

HMS Queen Elizabeth: Britain’s Largest Aircraft Carrier

Captain takes control of HMS Queen Elizabeth, the Royal Navy’s 65,000 tonne new aircraft carrier and one of the last major aircraft carriers built in the...

World Record – Motocross Rider Jumps Ship-to-Ship!

A Cruise Ship on fire On May 25, Freddy Peters, a German freestyle motocross rider, made a 21 meter jump from ship to ship...