The search continues in waters south of Hong Kong for six crewmen, missing since a collision between two mainland barges in thick fog near Beaufort Island last night. The two barges collided in the waters south of Bluff Head near Beaufort Island at about 7:50 p.m. on Thursday. One of the barges – carrying
Read moreOn April 20, 2010, a massive explosion and fire aboard the Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 50 miles off the Louisiana coast, killed 11 people and prompted the largest offshore oil spill in American history. “On the third anniversary of the tragic accident in the Gulf of Mexico, our
Read moreRescuers are persistently searching for two crewmembers missing after their tug allided with a bridge over St. Petersburg’s Neva River and sank. Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry stated that rescuers had located the sunken ship, which struck the northern capital’s Palace Bridge around 2 a.m. and then drifted 200 meters downstream. However, they have been
Read more34 migrants were sailing to Europe and 11 of them have died when their boat capsized of north coast of Morocco. 12 people were sent to the hospital for medical treatment. The cause of the death – drowning only one man died while being transported to the hospital. The nationality of the passengers is
Read moreSamarinda, East Kalimantan (ANTARA News) – At least 22 persons are reported missing after Karya Indah Vessel which carries more than 40 passengers sinks in Mahakam River of Samarinda City, E Kalimantan on Wednesday at 18.15 pm. “We don`t have any information yet related to the condition of my relatives who drowned along with
Read moreThis year’s International Conference on Computer and IT Applications in the Maritime Industries (COMPIT) covered a broad spectrum of the latest developments in ship design and shipbuilding, IT trends and marine robot technology. Organised by Germanischer Lloyd (GL), the conference took place for the twelfth time, having established itself as a leading conference in
Read more97 Chinese crewmen of the KAI XIN fishing vessel were rescued by the Norwegian ship JUVEL Wednesday morning after a fire broke out onboard the ship in Antarctic waters. A Chilean military tugboat is heading to Antarctica to help prevent an ecological disaster; the ship was drifting unmanned in zigzags near pointy glaciers. The
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