Cargo Ship Barely Clears the Delaware Memorial Bridge

On March 23, a cargo vessel carrying massive cranes cruised under the Delaware Memorial Bridge with less than 6 feet to spare when it...

[Watch] Ferry with 150 Passengers CRASHES into Rocks

 On March 25, a South Korean ferry carrying more than 150 passengers crashed into rocks when trying to avoid colliding with a fishing vessel. What...

Water Ingress in Engine Room

On March 25, a vessel suffered water ingress in the engine room during a regular control operation while the vessel was enroute from Fürstenwalde...

Greek Shipping Tycoon Denies Drugs Charges

Greek shipping tycoon and the owner of Olympiakos Piraeus and Nottingham Forest soccer teams, Vangelis Marinakis, denied any links to drug trafficking on Saturday,...

The Captain of the Greenpeace Ship is a Woman

Films and literature tell us one thing about ship captains: The captain is almost always a man. The captain in “Titanic” was a man....

[Watch] Ship Hauling Giant Cranes Creep Under Bridge

A cargo ship carrying giant shipping cranes slips right under the twin span of the Delaware Memorial Bridge during a slow-moving night time transport....

Clutch Slippage Resulted in Tanker Running Aground

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) investigated this occurrence for the purpose of advancing transportation safety. It is not the function of the...

Updates for Merchant Shipping Safety Laws Proposed

International Maritime Organization (IMO) lays out latest ship safety requirements. According to this all local load line and merchant shipping safety regulations...

Fire on Western Scheldt

What happened? On March 23, 2018, at 7.20 p.m. a fire broke out aboard the "LMZ Pluto" at the Western Scheldt near Ossenisse. She had...

King of the Seas Once Again with World’s Largest Cruise Ship

Royal Caribbean is the king of the seas once again. On Friday, the cruise company accepted the delivery of the Symphony of the Seas vessel. And it's about...