Filipino Crew Member Dies During Maintenance Work

A 44 year old Filipino who was carrying out the maintenance work died as he fell 13 meters from the deck. The vessel was anchored...

Cargo Ship Ran Aground In Caspian Sea

Incident : Vessel Grounding Vessel Type : General Cargo Ship Location : 15 nautical miles South-East off Lagan, Russia Casualties/Pollution : Nil A cargo ship experienced steering gear failure while transiting Volga...

From The Vault: Vessel Explodes Killing 49 People

USS Tulip was a Union screw steam gunboat of 240 tons, built in 1862 at Brooklyn, intended as the lighthouse tender CHI KIANG for...

Seafarers Rescued From Pirates Off Ivory Coast

Ten of the 11 kidnapped Indian seafarers were released by the pirates today due to the rescue effort of the Indian authorities along with...

Are you Looking for a New Job? You are one among the 48%...

48% of the Asian maritime employees are looking out for a new job. A report presented at a breakfast seminar held in Singapore yesterday by...

‘The Clock is Ticking’ – El faro Captains Chilling Call

El Faro Captain Said 'The Clock is Ticking' in Chilling Final Phone Call In a chilling final phone call, the Captain of the freighter El...

Product Tanker Caught Fire

Accident type : Fire Vessel type : Product tanker Location : Naval Ship Yard in Veracruz, Mexico Injuries / Pollution : None The 45,705 dwt product tanker docked at Naval Shipyard in...

Tugboat and Barge Run Aground off Brigantine

Early Saturday, Coast Guard reported that an 86-foot tugboat and a 135-foot barge it was towing both ran aground off Brigantine. The tug boat reportedly...

A Product Tanker drifted as Main Propulsion Engine Failed!

A product tanker that suffered an engine failure and was towed to safety by a salvage tug. A product tanker, on ballast voyage from Yarmouth,...

[Show] Last Few Strange Buildings Of China

No more “weird” architecture, gated communities or illegal structures will be built on the mainland, according to an urban blueprint released by the central...