Ships Stories, Incidents and Technical

A bulk carrier was down-bound in a river waterway. While the vessel was in a lock, there was a change of pilots. During the exchange, the...

Federal Steam Ship Companys refrigerated passenger steamer s.s. ``Devon`` (II) Built by Ateeliers et Chantiers de France, Dunkirk in...

The Master of a small coastal trader received instructions from the charterers to load a full cargo of unprocessed incinerator bottom ash...

The International Association of Dry Cargo Shipowners (INTERCARGO) has released a report into bulk carrier casualties from 2008 to 2017,...

A 1,100 TEU container ship was leaving berth assisted by a small port tug. The tug, with a 320hp engine and a single fixed-pitch...

As the ferry approached the port, the Master took the control from the OOW. With a little more than 3 nautical miles to go, the Master...

A 580-feet long, 18,000 tonne, “ghost ship” baffled authorities in Burma after it drifted on to the shore with no crew or goods on board....

A small tanker was making way in restricted waters and in darkness, proceeding full ahead at speeds sometimes greater than 19 knots (SOG)...

A small container vessel was underway in a coastal area at about 16 knots. At mid-morning an engine room crew member informed the other...