Notoriously Treacherous Region Infamous For Sinking Ships
About 65 miles north of Progresso, Mexico, five small islands stand amidst the largest coral structure in the southern Gulf of Mexico.The reef complex...
Mega Container Ship Clears Golden Gate With 20 Feet To Spare
Benjamin Franklin, the nearly quarter-mile-long megaship, is the largest container ship to visit the U.S. It passed under the Golden Gate Bridge in San...
China Approves Second Merger
Maritime industry is affected by overcapacity and global competitive businesses. China has approved another strategic restructuring of two state-owned shipping-related conglomerates, the second such...
Storm Kills One On New Year’s Day
The vessel was enroute from Rotterdam to Tanger, Morocco on New Year’s day when a stormy weather hit the container ship 40 nautical miles off...
Missing MISS Gaunt Located
The tug Gauntlet that was pulling the stranded ship Horizon Trader was last located in Mauritius waters. Horizon Trader owned by US shipping company...
[Video] Elevator Crushed Electrician to Death.
The Carnival Ecstasy, a 2,056-passenger cruise ship was the place where the horrendous death of an electrician happened while working on an elevator during...
Ships Aground, Smashed and Decks Torn. Strom Frank’s Show!
Storm Frank's high winds and waves pushed vessels aground, smashed ships against docks and tore cargo from weather decks.
Speed read of such incidents:In Marstal...
Ship’s Crew Arrested after a New Year Booze!
Danish Police arrested a Cargo ship’s captain, first mate and engineer on New Year’s Day after the blood alcohol tests revealed that they were...
USCG Medevacs Burn victim
A 28-year-old man who had suffered burns in his arms and legs was medevaced by the U.S. Coast Guards from a container ship 20...
