Bulk Carrier Explodes When Carrying Corn!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YgwocSX5ds&feature=youtu.be
Accident
: Explosion
Vessel Type
: Bulk carrier
Date
: 28th December 2015
Location
: Near the port of Paranaguá
Casualties/Pollution
: Nil
The bulk carrier suffered an explosion on Monday. The reports state...
Narrow Escape – Seafarer Fell Overboard & Repatriated Home for Christmas
A Filipino Seafarer who was working on a vessel escaped an accident where he fell overboard from a ship berthed at Britain’s biggest container...
Steering Gear Failed & Ship Grounded
Accident
: Vessel Grounding
Vessel type
: General Cargo Ship
Location
: Bosphorus Strait
Casualties/Pollution
: Nil
A Turkish general cargo ship ran aground in Bosphorus Strait. The rudder failure in the...
Engine Stopped, Purifier Broke Down – All Because of BAD FUEL!
The vessel started consuming new bunkers after exhausting the older ones. After putting the bunkers in use, the vessel reported heavy sludge formation in...
Call For Increased Investment In Mental Health Services
Stigma has been a seemingly uphill battle for all who have experienced a mental health condition or who have known someone facing these challenges....
You Are Really At The Mercy Of The Cruise Ship!!
A recent outbreak of 60 cases of gastroenteritis aboard vessel has put the holiday makers in difficult times. Some of them have started looking...
Air Pollutants Reduced by Hundreds of Tons!
ECA has really become the buzzword in shipping and we are 12 months past the ECA regulation enforcement. Did the maritime industry achieve what...
Risk of Liquefaction Even in Case of ‘Group A’ Cargo Mislabeling
Incident:
A vessel with 20,000 MT of iron ore fines listed immediately after its departure. The vessel continued to list to such dangerous levels and...
[VIDEO] Indian Cobra Rescued from a Containership
A stow-away Indian Cobra was rescued from a container ship bound for the APM Terminals in New Jersey. On December 10th, the ship was...
Collision & Grounding on Christmas Eve
A container vessel ran aground off Hong Kong while a cargo ship allided with Canal lock doors during Christmas Eve.
Incident
: Vessel Grounding
Location
: Off Hong...