The officers and crew of the Mitsui O.S.K. Lines container ship, MOL Summer, deserve a special commendation for their rescue of 116 people following the capsizing and sinking of the passenger ferry MV Rabaul Queen off the coast of Papua New Guinea early Thursday. Eight merchant vessels assisted in … Continue reading
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If there is a moral of this story, I suppose it must be, “don’t leave your lingerie in the captain’s cabin.” Not long after the Costa Concordia ran aground and sank off the island of Giglio on January 13th, there … Continue reading
On Friday morning, a British passenger was seen falling overboard fell from the balcony of his cruise ship cabin on the Royal Caribbean cruise ship, the Allure of the Seas, while cruising off the coast of Mexico, near the island of Cozumel. The Allure of the Seas with a capacity of … Continue reading
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute has recently released a study of arms and drug trafficking by ship. The headline is “Most ships involved in arms and drugs trafficking are based in world’s richest countries.” The larger part of the picture, however, is not … Continue reading
As of Thursday evening, 246 survivors had been pulled from the sea, following the sinking of the passenger ferry MV Rabaul Queen off the coast of Papua New Guinea early Thursday. Only one survivor was reported to be found on Friday. According … Continue reading
As Iranian saber-rattling raises tensions around the Straits of Hormuz, the US Navy has cancelled plans to decommission the 40 year old USS Ponce (LPD-15), an Austin-class amphibious transport dock ship. Instead the ship is reported to be being refitted to operate as a “mothership” … Continue reading
Thanks to BobK for pointing out this footage from the Telegraph of divers inspecting the hull and debris field nearby. The ship recently shifted about 3.8 cm (roughly 1.5″.) Costa Concordia: underwater footage shows divers’ inspection … Continue reading
These are busy days in ocean rowing. As the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge is finishing up and the Bouvet Guyane Solo Atlantic Rowing Race 2012 is getting started, an attempt at breaking an ocean rowing record as failed, ending with the rescue of … Continue reading
I am not entirely sure why anyone would decide to go water skiing with 150 of your closest friends. Then again, why not? Last Friday, one hundred and forty five water-skiers in Australia’s Tasmania skied for a nautical mile inside … Continue reading
The search for the missing in the submerged portions of the Costa Concordia has ended due to concerns for the safety of the rescue workers. The estimated toll from the sinking stands at 33 dead or missing. The bodies of … Continue reading
The Portland, ME based, Sub Sea Research (SSR) recently sent out a press release announcing that they had located what they claim to be “the worlds richest shipwreck,” the British freighter, SS Port Nicholson, carrying a secret cargo of 71 tons of platinum, … Continue reading
We have previously posted about “the original social network, “messages in bottles, as well as lobster pot tags from New England that broke loose during the “Perfect Storm” which drifted to a beach in Ireland. Now, we hear of a … Continue reading
Twenty three boats set off this weekend in the the third Bouvet Guyane Solo Atlantic Rowing Race 2012 in a 2,600 mile race between between Senegal and Guyana. All solo rowers are competing in identical 8 meter long boats. One major challenge of … Continue reading
The Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge, which bills itself as the “world’s toughest rowing race,” is winding down. Of the 17 boats which set out on December 4th, seven boats have crossed the finish line in Barbados, four are still rowing, … Continue reading
Carnival’s CEO & Chairman, Micki Arinson has been criticized for maintaining a low profile following the sinking of the Costa Concordia where over 30 passengers and crew are dead or missing. Last Friday, he made what was believed to be his … Continue reading