Empowering seafarers to keep themselves alive and their ships safe
Posted in accident reporting, allision, bridge, containership on Sep 20th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Our good feiwend John Konrad of the great gCaptain site sent us the following email. It’s certainly worth clicking the clicks:
It’s been a few months since I sent those interested in the Cosco Busan an email. My apologies, the incident in New Orleans has been [...]
Posted in Barge, Bridge procedures, accident reporting, bridge, bulk carrier on Jul 17th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Bridge Alarms on the Button for Denmark
After the general cargo ship KAREN DANIELSEN collided with the Great Belt Bridge in 2005, Denmark and the Bahamas submitted a proposal to the UN’s International Maritime Organization (IMO) on a carriage requirement for a bridge [...]
Posted in Bourbon Dolphin, accident reporting, allision, bridge, casualties, collision, grounding, maritime accidents, ship accidents, sinking on Jan 19th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Total Responds to Erika Verdict
The French oil giant is “disappointed” that the Paris Criminal Court imposed a fine for the maritime pollution that occurred as result of the 1999 sinking of the tanker Erika.
UK – update re sinking of ICE PRINCE The [...]
Posted in accident reporting, anchor, bridge, capsize on Oct 25th, 2007
Like us? Bookmark this article! Report into tug tragedy published
BBC News - UK
A preliminary report into the sinking of the Bourbon Dolphin off Shetland has highlighted a combination of factors that contributed to the tragedy.
Rescuers pluck crew from sinking fishing boat
Globe and Mail - Canada
Marine search [...]
Like us? Bookmark this article! Those who know the east coast of India will be aware of Adam’s Bridge, known in India as Ram Sethu, Rama’s Bridge. It is a chain of shoals forming 18 islands stretching from India to Sri Lanka, once a sandbank that may [...]
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