Tag: Accident
How This Military Officer Survived An Helicopter Crash?
A government minister in Madagascar has said he swam for 12 hours to safety after his helicopter crashed at sea during a rescue mission,...
Master’s Fatigue Led To $72.9m Marine Accident
A tanker operating company’s decision to change masters without a handover period led to a $72.9 million marine accident, according to a National Transportation...
Loaded Cargo Vessel Crashes and Sinks Freight Crane
A cargo ship crashed into a port and sunk a crane in China, reports Yahoo News.
Cargo ship topples crane
CCTV footage shows the cargo ship,...
Lifeboat Release Hook Failure Leads To Fatal Accident
Lifeboats are designed to save lives, but over the years there have been many serious casualties that have occurred during drills, routine...
3 Crew Members Missing After Devastating Ship Collision
The collision caused a cargo ship to sink while a tanker sustained damage. Nine crew members from the sunken ship have already been rescued...
Failure Of Fixed Fire Fighting Systems Leads To Massive Destruction
An ultra large container ship was on a voyage when at 2154 hrs the low fuel pressure warning alarm sounded and eighteen seconds later...
Oil Tanker Mysteriously Explodes
An explosion rocked an oil tanker on Sunday, causing a small fire in one of its engines, state media said, reports The Jerusalem Post.
The...
Welding Malfunction Leads To Pier Contact
The failure of a weld ultimately led to a barge breaking loose from its mooring and heavily damaging a pier in November of last...
Inaccurate VHF & AIS Data Leads To Ship Collision
On August 2018 a container ship and a gas carrier collided. The UK MAIB issued an investigation report on the incident, says an article...
The Mystery Around Death Of The Captain Of Titanic
Captain E.J. Smith was last seen at 11:40 p.m. on Sunday, April 14, 1912.
Even after 40 years at sea without any casualties...