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A chemical tanker carrying about 30 tons of oil condensate burst into flames today after colliding with a small container ship just off the coast of Dubai. 

So the cruise ship industry may be able to offer the lowest prices in 20 years, but one thing that they cannot control is the weather and unfortunately

For the full list of gCaptain’s incident photos, CLICK HERE For most, the notion of a bad time on a luxurious vacation aboard a cruise ship is eating

Yesterday the 450ft Russian flagged vessel, Sinegorsk, lost 1,500 tonnes of timber in a major shipping lane of the English Channel.  The cargo was lost 14

The M/V BISCAGLIA was taken over by pirates last month. Of interest was that the ship had onboard a three-man security team that once the ship was lost jumped

This week we bring you a photo of the USCG’s Maritime Rescue And Coordination Center in Boston. The Unofficial Coast Guard Blog tells us: Scattered

Here are more pirate attack photos. Best is that they use Molotov Cocktails as part of their defense strategy as suggested in my post “On Defending

Here are some photos of the damage sustained by the M/V KAPITAN MASLOV when it was attacked by pirates back in November. The photos below are of the Third

At least 23 people drowned earlier today as the ferry Maejan capsized near Ballesteros which is located on the northern tip of Luzon in the Philippines. While

This weeks incident photo comes from Sunday’s oil spill six miles offshore from Carpinteria in the Santa Barbara Channel.  With an estimated 1,400

The above photo of the Norwegian Gem was from our failed attempt at an Ugly Ship category on gCaptain. The idea was good but our regular readers didn’t

Floating drydock Mar Del Teide grounded at Playa de Barossa, Spain after being seperated from her tug. UPDATE: Our friends at IMC Blog have located video of

We found this interesting YouTube video of ships battling heavy seas and rogue waves. These photos have been provided by SplashVision.com. Here at gCaptain.com

Just when we thought things couldn’t get any more chaotic in the Gulf of Aden, the ‘pirate mother’ ship that was sunk last week by an Indian

UPDATE: A while back we post this incident photo of two large gantry cranes collasping under strong winds at Jaxport.  Well Thanks to Fred Frey in this

(Image courtesy: Press-Telegram) NOAA ship strike reduction rule made major strides recently with its passing of a 10 knot speed limit for large vessels near

by bhophoto HDR photo of an FPSO being built at the Hyundai Shipyard in Korea. This is only the thumbnail… Click on the photo for a larger view! For

Stunning, dramatic shipwreck photography by Donibane Sanjuan. See more here. Via Dark Roasted

Maritime Photographer David Parody shot these photos of the M/V Fedra aground at Gibraltar. Play the entire slideshow and you will also get to view his

This photo was taken today by Ship Spotter Adrian Perera near Gibraltar. Lloyds List tells us: EMERGENCY services from Gibraltar and Spain mounted a joint