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More on accidents and why. By John G. Denham A pilotage pardox presently exists because of the lack of explanations as to the “root cause” of

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

Carl Nolte of the San Francisco Chronicle writes: According to a report released Thursday by the state pilot commission… “There was unequivocally

These days, it is impossible to watch or read any news publication, maritime or not, and not know about pirates operating in the Gulf of Aden.  The hijacking

Despite the declining shipping markets, global maritime recruitment firm Faststream says that it is experiencing strong demand from its shipowning, broking and

(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

Here is an update from the Pentagon Channel on the status of the USCG Polar Ice Breaking fleet: More USCG official videos can be found at the USCGImagery

New Straight Times brings us this video with the following information from Port

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

This week two photos tie for top billing. The first headlines the tour of photographer Yann Arthus-Bertrand titled “Earth From Above“. It shows the

The newly revived Maritime Accident Casebook is seeking your comments on the creation of a new association for the study of maritime causalities. Maritime

[googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7582246163985973299[/googlevideo] This video is of the LRAD or Long Range Acoustic Device, a product of

AMVER, the ‘Automated Mutual Assistance Vessel Rescue System’ has been around for over 50 years but is not relying on it’s reputable history

MarineBuzz points us to Norway’s plan to build a One Nautical Mile long tunnel for ships. Reuters tells us: Norway has drawn up plans to build the

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

The U.S. Navy’s Military Sealift Command has recently chartered the M/V Beluga Skysails for over a month long voyage transporting Air Force and Army

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

Stumble It! . . . Stay tuned for more information on this incident by bookmarking our M/V Fedra Tag. Thanks to Tom L for the

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEu_oymX6iU Coast Guard comes to the aid of the Ocean Challenger as the crab fleet listens to the news. Video of USCG ( United

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

M/V SEACOR CHEETAH is a 170 ft. class Catamaran passenger/cargo vessel with the capacity to carry 150 passengers at a top speed in excess of 40 knots.  It is

The Response Boat-Medium (RB-M) is an all-aluminum, 45-foot boat with twin diesel engines and with water jet propulsion was launched at Commencement Bay in

We are excited to announce the winners of our SPOT Messenger Contest. They have been chosen randomly from our list of comment contributors during the contest

This photo was sent by Jan Brand via our tips line with the following caption: Salvage of motor vessel Holmatindur at Walvis Bay, Namibia. The vessel capsized

The International Chamber of Commerce brings us the live piracy map. The red markers are actual attaks as reported to the Maritime Security