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Posted in capsize, explosion, maritime safety, maritime safety news, piracy, sinking on Oct 19th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Cargo ship blows up at Southpoint
New Straits Times - Persekutuan,Malaysia
The blast is believed to have ripped open the bottom of the vessel, causing it to start sinking immediately. The fire department, marine police and the
Pirates Hijack 8 Nigerian Vessels
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Posted in accident reporting, maritime safety news on Jun 20th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! 2 workers killed, 5 hurt in shipyard mishap
Straits Times - Singapore
Fourteen others were hurt in the explosion on the Rainbow Star. No explosion took place on Wednesday on board the ship that was being converted into a
Man Crushed in Barge Incident
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Posted in maritime safety news on Jun 12th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Major search and rescue operation launched on cruise ship
Southern Daily Echo - Southampton,England,UK
Two crew members of the cruise ship Saga Rose are reportedly “missing” in the ballast area of the ship’s hull. Teams from St Mary’s fire station as well as
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Posted in maritime safety news on Jun 9th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Vessel fire injures 15 in Singapore
Xinhua - China
SINGAPORE, June 8 (Xinhua) — Fifteen people were injured in a vessel fire which occurred at a shipyard in Tuas, southwestern Singapore on Sunday.
Indian surveyor dead in Dubai ship accident
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
A team [...]
Posted in maritime accident casebook, maritime accidents, maritime safety news on May 29th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Eight missing in E China ship collision
Xinhua - China
NANJING, May 27 (Xinhua) — Eight passengers were missing after a yacht collided with a cargo ship in a section of the Yangtse River in the eastern Jiangsu .
Somalia sends troops to [...]
Posted in accident reporting, maritime safety news on May 18th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Death toll from sinking of Bangladeshi ferry rises to 46
Monsters and Critics.com - USA
A probe team has blamed the ferry disaster on alleged faulty design of the vessel, which used the hull of an old fishing trawler.
11 dead in Haitian [...]
Posted in maritime safety news on Apr 5th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Coast Guard responds to barge grounding
Tampa Bay Newspapers - Seminole,FL,USA
Simpson said because the barge is located outside the normal shipping channel, vessel traffic has not been affected. The broadcast is to warn pleasure boats
Sailor injured in fog collision
BBC News [...]
Posted in maritime safety news on Apr 3rd, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Your car’s parked in the lot outside a roadside diner, well off the road, when a another vehicle pulling a trailer passes. As it passes the trailer breaks free and ploughs into your car, rupturing the petrol tank and spilling fuel. So [...]
Posted in maritime safety news on Apr 1st, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Whitehousespokeperson Lirf Loopa has confirmed that US president George W. Bush is to task Homeland Security to prevent the entry of all foreign-owned and operated ships into US coastal waters as from midnight, March 31, following a classified CIA report that most [...]
Posted in maritime safety news on Apr 1st, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Stricken cargo vessel off Esperance
The West Australian - Perth,Western Australia,Australia
The vessel, MSC Lugano, reported the fire to the Australian Maritime Safety Authority at 12.30pm today sparking an emergency response that included a search
Activist and coast guard ship collide during Canada’s [...]
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