[Watch] A 100-foot Wave Hits a Ship
A 100-foot wave hits a ship in the North Sea, during an intense storm. Had the ship been much smaller it could have been...
Ship Loaded with Ethanol Refloated
An Ethanol loaded tanker lost its fuel pump mechanism midway and ran aground.
What happened?
The tanker, Argent Cosmos, a Panamanian-flagged tanker was loaded with 1.63...
Ship Autopilot Steers During Evasive Manoeuvres and Docking
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is developing safe steering for the remote-monitored and controlled autonomous ships of the future. The new technology has...
Danish EPA Conduct Airborne Surveillance on Ships
The Danish EPA has deployed a novel sniffer technology to monitor sulphur emissions levels.
Monitor Sulphur levels:
The new sniffers will be mounted on helicopters...
Shipboard Firefighting ‘is a Completely Different Animal’
Firefighting on a ship requires going back to the basics, or what retired U.S. Navy firefighter Tom Jones simply calls “old school.”
This includes likely...
Container Ship Grounds on New Caledonia Reef
A Containership has reportedly run aground after hitting a reef.
What happened?
The Containership “Kea Trader” travelling at a speed of 35 kmph hit the 200...
Oil Leakage Detected from Ship Grounded by Hurricane
A Bulk carrier has reportedly gone aground near Manzanillo during Hurricane Patricia.
What happened?
The bull carrier was caught in Hurricane Patricia which caused severe structural...
Container Ship Face $2 Billion Liability for Destroyer
The USS Fitzgerald and the Philippine-flagged container ship MV ACX Crystal collided early in the morning on June 16.
The port bow of the containership,...
New Cybercrime Awareness Video for Mariners
Award-winning global maritime cyber security awareness campaign, Be Cyber Aware at Sea, has collaborated with Fidra Films to launch a new film which aims...
Shipping Required to Verify and Report Emissions from 2018
With pollution avoidance high on everyone's agenda (except perhaps Mr Trump's) all the major shipping group's have been keen to implement systems to monitor...