In a video released by the US Navy, the Iranian Guard’s Boghammer can be seen speeding towards the patrol ship USS Sirocco, in the strategic waterway at the mouth of the Persian Gulf. The encounter which lasted for an hour has been criticised by the US Naval command.
According to the US Naval Forces Central Command, the Cyclone-class patrol ship USS Sirocco and Spearhead-class fast transport USNS Choctaw County were on a regular transit when the Iranian boghammer came within 45 yards of the...
Three members of the cargo vessel crew named Simba jumped off the outbound vessel into the St. Johns River at Mayport on Wednesday morning, per the Customs and Border Protection.
The Coast Guard informed News4JAX that two men jumped overboard.
Witnesses called 911, reporting swimmers in distress in the river that is known for its swift currents.
One of the people swam to shore on Heckscher Drive near the Fort George Island Marina. The Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department rushed him to a...
Terrified tourists were seen to be catapulted into the air as a humpback whale strikes their boat off the Mexico coast. Five tourists have gotten hurt in an unusual collision with three in the hospital. One was reportedly injured seriously. On 22 April, the boat is known to have hit a whale off the coast of La Paz in Baja California.
The shocking video shows a boat getting hurled into the air as passengers are seen to be getting catapulted into the sea. Local reports have suggested that an...
Domestic ferry operations play a crucial role in the movement of people and goods in many regions around the world. But about 95% of ferry casualties world-wide occur during domestic operations.
In a new short animated video, IMO provides key messages on the importance of safety standards on domestic passenger ferries and the development of model regulations.
The video was launched during IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC 104) which is in the process of finalizing Model Regulations on...
A cargo ship, Crimson Polaris, that ran aground in a northern Japanese port, split into two, resulting in a massive oil spill of around 5 km into the sea.
None of the crew members suffered any injuries. The vessel had 21 crew members- Chinese and Filipino. The coast guards safely rescued all the crew.
Crimson Polaris is a 39,910-tonne Panamanian-flagged vessel that was carrying wood chips when it ran aground on Wednesday in the Hachinohe Port. The Japan Coast Guards and NYK Line surveyed the...
A ferry with several passengers on board sank off Bali, Indonesia. Xinhua news agency has reported that rescue and evacuation activities are underway.
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The ship was heading toward Gilimanuk seaport, Bali when it sank.
At least six people have lost their lives. The KMP Yunice had...
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As the pandemic pushes the demand for things, carriers are under pressure to deliver faster and in this rush several containers have been toppling over. Lately, there have been many incidents of container toppling over and getting lost at the sea, in recent times.
The high-speed delivery has sparked risks and errors in container safety. This has been the biggest recorded container loss spike in the last 7 years.
As many as 3000 boxes have been lost in the sea last year and in these first 4 months...
Indonesian Navy has declared that the missing Indonesian submarine has been found on the ocean floor. The submarine that went missing last week, is believed to have broken apart on hitting the ocean floor. And at that depth, there could be no survivor. All the 53 crew members are reportedly dead.
The wreckage had been located on the ocean floor by the search team on Sunday. Earlier on Saturday, the Indonesian government had declared the submarine sunk not just missing. Although the government...
Seacor Power has got into a legal hassle after the wife of one of the deceased victims of the lift boat incident has filed a lawsuit. Now, experts are fearing that several such lawsuits could be filed against the company for this disaster.
The lawsuits claims could amount to millions of dollars if more survivors and families of the victims decide to file lawsuits. One such lawsuit has already been filed in Texas by Hannah Daspit, wife of the deceased Dylan Daspit.
Hannah has filed a $25 million...
As many as 12 people have been killed and 4 more are missing in an unnerving ship sinking incident in East China. Apparently, a fishing boat travelling in Zhejiang Province in China sank with its crew, said the provincial maritime search and rescue center
According to the statement issued by the centre, the 20 crew member boat capsized some 100 nautical miles east of Zhujiajian.
Zhujiajian is the Port of Ningbo Zhoushan in Zhejiang.
It was a Jiangsu registered fishing boat. Jiangsu is a...
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