Maritime Casualties

The European Marine Safety Agency has released its Annual Overview of Marine Casualties and Incidents, revealing a significant reduction in the number of

Large shipping losses have declined by 50% over the past decade, largely driven by development of a more robust safety environment by ship-owners, according to

While it may seem like may seem like major maritime accidents are on the rise, new data shows that the number of losses and casualties in the shipping industry

The global maritime industry seems to be off to a horrendous start in

The Buenos Aires Herald reports six sailors on board the sand barge “Río Turbio,” are confirmed dead following a collision in the early

On March 1, the fishing trawler Nieuwpoort 28 (N28) capsized twenty miles off the French/Belgian coast. It was upside-down in the water and the French and

Check out this cool infographic on some of the worst maritime disasters on record.  This was sent into gCaptain via the good folks at the Boat Insurance Blog

We interrupt your weekend reading to bring you an Inconvenient Truth; the maritime casualty list for 2008. This list is from CargoLaw.com and will only be