Oil Spill From the Grounded Bulker Off Mauritius

On June 19, the Environment Minister Alain Wong, reportedly was dissatisfied with reports about salvage plan, personally took a dive to film under the...

Oil Spill Spotted Off Port of Nakhodka

An oil spill has occurred in the Russian port of Nakhodka, located in Primorsky Territory, Russia’s Federal Agency for Maritime and River Transport (Rosmorrechflot)...

Vessel Captain, Engineer Killed by Drunk Crewmen

Vietnamese Crewmen Held Over Killing of South Korea Ship Captain, Engineer: Coast Guard Two Vietnamese crewmen on a South Korean fishing vessel in the Indian...

Archaeologists Explore 17th Century Dutch Shipwreck in Iceland

Marine Archaeologists Explore 17th Century Dutch Shipwreck in Iceland The oldest known shipwreck around the coast of Iceland is currently being researched by marine archaeologists...

6 Ways a Ship can Lose Propulsion!

‘Fuel switching’ and ‘Loss Of Propulsion’ has come back to the spotlight of again and this is mainly attributed to the recent NTSB reports...

Did Ultra Low Sulphur Fuel Switch Caused Houston Ship Channel Collision?

A week after publishing ‘Fuel Quality Watchdog’ - where it was stated that Fuel Changeover & Loss of Propulsion (LOP) Risks are Increasing Alarmingly!...

Ship’s Fuel Samples Revealed Sulfur Violations – 5 Shipping Companies Found to Violate!

Five international shipping companies have recently been reported to the Danish Ministry of Environment and Food for flouting regulations that relate to the levels...

Pilots Failure in Responding To Hydrodynamic Forces Results in Collision

Summary On March 9, 2015, at 1230 central daylight time, the inbound bulk carrier Conti Peridot collided with the outbound tanker Carla Maersk in the...

Man kicked Off a Cruise Ship for Flicking a Cigarette Butt Overboard

Mr O'Keefe was spotted flicking a cigarette overboard by a P&O security office and was warned by the security guard.  Later reports say he...

MSIB 01-16 – Crew Requirements Passenger Accountability

Marine Safety Information Bulletin — Small Passenger Vessel Crew Requirements & Passenger Accountability This bulletin is intended to serve as an important reminder to Small...