Empowering seafarers to keep themselves alive and their ships safe
Posted in pollution on Oct 17th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Britain has a bad case of crabs, Chinese mitten crabs to be precise. Since appearing in the 1980s they’ve burrowed their way into riverbanks and waterways across the country gulping up just about everything their furry claws can get hold of.
That, of [...]
Posted in accident reporting, containership, oil spill, pollution on Aug 4th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Hear the pitter-patter of running feet? Could be ship managers running to their lawyer’s office, or ambulance-chasing lawyers running after ship managers, following the indictment of Hong Kong-based Fleet Management by the US Department of Justice. It’s a case that could have [...]
Like us? Bookmark this article! May has turned out to be an interesting month for bilge, and I’m not talking talking Barilary Clintbama and the super delegates, which itself sounds like a Marvel comic (’Super delegate – leaps taller than the highest hyperbole, runs faster than a [...]
Posted in grounding, maritime accidents, maritime crime, oil, oil spill, oil spill contingency plan, pollution, ship accident, ship accidents, sinking on Mar 12th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Three dead, one missing in SW China boat crash
Xinhua - China
The accident happened on the Wu River in Changshou District at 8 pm when a passenger ship from the suburban Fuling District crashed with the cargo shipÂ
Boat slams bridge
Sun.Star [...]
Posted in capsize, collision, grounding, oil spill, oil tanker, pollution on Mar 7th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Vietnam tanker sinks, 14 missing
BBC News - UK
… maritime authorities have said. One seaman was rescued at the time of the accident on Sunday, but most of the crew were trapped in the hull,One dead, three missing in ship collision: Japan
AFP [...]
Posted in grounding, maritime accidents, pollution on Feb 27th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! At least 11 missing in boat mishaps off Chinese coast
Thaindian.com - Bangkok,Bangkok,Thailand
Hangzhou (China), Feb 25 (Xinhua) Chinese maritime rescue service officials are searching for at least 11 seamen who have been missing off the east coastÂ
Leylon Sneed Runs Aground [...]
Posted in alert, grounding, oil, oil spill, pollution on Feb 8th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! VIDEO: Minister: Fire on Ship Cannot be Put Out
The burning ship has started to move away from shore, and the emergency centre in Pula has announced that the drama will continue overnight.
Blazing freighter threatens oil spill off Croatia
Guardian Unlimited - UK
Tug [...]
Posted in pollution on Feb 7th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! The South African Coast may not be the best place to pull over and fix the ship, according to this article from Steamship Mutual:Â (extract)
In June 2005, a vessel passing north on the South African east coast experienced main engine problems. The [...]
Posted in US Coast Guard, explosion, oil, oil spill, oil tanker, pollution, sinking on Feb 2nd, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! 10 fishermen feared dead in South Korean shipwreck
Times of India - India
All the 10 fishermen are feared dead,” a spokesman for Jeju Maritime Police said. The 136-tonne ship named the 102 Soyang went down 65 kilometres (40 miles)
Stricken ferry runs aground
Melbourne [...]
Posted in allision, collision, containership, oil spill, pollution, ship accidents, sinking on Jan 27th, 2008
Like us? Bookmark this article! Titas pipeline on blaze after hit by trawler
The Daily Star - Dhaka,Bangladesh
“Soon after the propeller of the vessel hit the pipeline with a bang, a huge swirl was created in the river and we thought our boat was sinking,” saidÂ
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