Incidents


Wednesday, April 16, 2014
sewol sinking
Interesting

Four Dead, Scores Rescued, Many More Still Missing From South Korean Ferry

UPDATE: Six have no been confirmed killed and between 277 and 290 are still missing. By Narae Kim JINDO, South Korea, April 16 (Reuters) – More than 280

April 16, 2014
Total Views: 72

Tuesday, April 15, 2014
capsized sewol
Grounding Incidents

Passenger Ship Capsizes off South Korea

Update: Nearly 300 people are believed to be either missing or unaccounted for, according to media reports citing officials. Earlier: A 6825 gross ton RoRo

April 15, 2014
Total Views: 111

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Navy

Fire On Board USS Hue City

The U.S. Navy reports a fire broke out on board the guided missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66).  The incident occurred late Monday as the ship was transiting

April 15, 2014
Total Views: 255

Cargo Ship Burns Off Togo
Incidents

Cargo Ship Burns Off Togo

The 1992-built ConRo vessel M/V Repubblica di Roma, owned by the Grimaldi Group caught fire last week and its current status is unknown this morning. These

April 15, 2014
Total Views: 214

Monday, April 14, 2014
Costa Concordia Captain Tries To Blame Wreck On Electrical Blackout
Grounding Incidents

Costa Concordia Captain Tries To Blame Wreck On Electrical Blackout

ROME, April 14 (Reuters) – The captain of the Costa Concordia tried to persuade the crisis coordinator of the cruise line to pretend an electrical

April 14, 2014
Total Views: 67

Sunday, April 13, 2014
Drummond Barge Carrying Construction Material Wrecked in Colombia
Incidents

Drummond Barge Carrying Construction Material Wrecked in Colombia

A barge carrying construction materials for U.S.-based Drummond Co Inc, Colombia's second biggest coal miner, was shipwrecked at the company's port late last

April 13, 2014
Total Views: 88

Wednesday, April 9, 2014
crude oil spill thailand
Incidents

Oil Tanker Sinks in Gulf of Thailand

An oil tanker carrying upwards of 60,000 liters of oil sludge sank in the Gulf of Thailand today according to the Thai News Agency. Surachai

April 9, 2014
Total Views: 100

Tuesday, April 8, 2014
EXXON Valdez In Shipyard After Spill
Interesting

What Happened to the Ship Exxon Valdez After The Big Spill?

by Gary Shigenaka (NOAA) – A popular myth exists that it is bad luck to rename a boat.  It is unclear whether this applies to “boats” as big as

April 8, 2014
Total Views: 1783

dryad piracy report hostage
News

Threat of Pirate Attack Remains Very Real – REPORT

Dryad Maritime, the UK-based maritime intelligence firm reports 41 seafarers were taken hostage during the first quarter of 2014 in a report released today.

April 8, 2014
Total Views: 54

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Interesting

Storm Over Parenting – Do Infants Belong At Sea?

By Jennifer Medina, New York Times — As her family began what was supposed to be a monthslong journey in a 36-foot sailboat from Mexico to New Zealand,

April 8, 2014
Total Views: 37

Monday, April 7, 2014
Navy-Submarine-Sonar-Officer
Incidents

Submarine Hunters Lead Search For Malaysian Airliner

By David Stringer (Bloomberg) – Leaning on a window ledge of a Boeing Co. (BA) P-8A Poseidon, U.S. Navy aircrewman David Everly peered over the Indian

April 7, 2014
Total Views: 39

Friday, April 4, 2014
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Interesting

Kidnapped off Nigeria – An American Ship Captain Unveils the Truth

Surrounded by rolling cornfields, Sidney, Illinois is a sleepy midwestern town with a population hovering just above 1,000. Captain Wren Thomas III grew up on

April 4, 2014
Total Views: 712

Shell’s Grounded Drilling Rig Product Of Poor Tow Plan Says USCG
Incidents

Shell’s Grounded Drilling Rig Product Of Poor Tow Plan Says USCG

By Steve Quinn JUNEAU, Alaska, April 3 (Reuters) – Royal Dutch Shell ignored warnings about the dangers of a towing mission that left a drillship

April 4, 2014
Total Views: 52

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Incidents

Cargo Ship Sinks, 11 North Korean Sailors Missing

SEOUL, April 4 (Reuters) – A Mongolian-flagged cargo ship has sunk off the southern coast of South Korea, with most of the 16 North Korean crew members

April 4, 2014
Total Views: 32

Thursday, April 3, 2014
Mooring Fatality – St. Kitts Line Handlers Drown Assisting Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship
Incidents

Mooring Fatality – St. Kitts Line Handlers Drown Assisting Royal Caribbean Cruise Ship

CNN reports the drowning of two line handlers assisting Royal Caribbean’s Independence of the Seas during her departure from St.Kitts on Wednesday.

April 3, 2014
Total Views: 162

Wednesday, April 2, 2014
New Video Shows 2010 MV Taipan Hijacking by Somali Pirates
Interesting

New Video Shows 2010 MV Taipan Hijacking by Somali Pirates

The German Navy has released new video showing the 5 April 2010 hijacking of the German containership MV Taipan by pirates some 500 miles off the Somali coast.

April 2, 2014
Total Views: 285

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News

SAMI Responds to Harsh Accusations from AdvanFort

AdvanFort, the US-based maritime security firm owned by Palestinian businessman Samir Farajallah and run by his son Ahmed, withdrew today from the Security

April 2, 2014
Total Views: 136

Tuesday, April 1, 2014
AIS Animation Shows Collision of Baltic Breeze Car Carrier and Mar de Marin
Collision

AIS Animation Shows Collision of Baltic Breeze Car Carrier and Mar de Marin

The following video shows the specific course changes leading to the collision this morning between the Baltic Breeze car carrier and the fishing vessel Mar de

April 1, 2014
Total Views: 104

baltic breeze car carrier uecc
Collision

Baltic Breeze Car Carrier Runs Over Fishing Vessel, At Least 3 Dead

At approximately  0100 UTC this morning, the car carrier Baltic Breeze collided with the fishing vessel, “Mar de Marin” approximately 1.5

April 1, 2014
Total Views: 92

Friday, March 28, 2014
Suspicious Approaches Put Red Sea on Heightened Piracy Alert
Piracy

Suspicious Approaches Put Red Sea on Heightened Piracy Alert

Ships in the Red Sea and areas of the Gulf of Aden are on high alert for pirate activity following suspicious approaches this week on two tankers in three

March 28, 2014
Total Views: 62