The investigation is ongoing as to why the MV Delta Mariner collided with the Eggner Ferry Bridge on the Tennessee River in Kentucky last Thursday night, taking out over 300′ of the span, but reportedly, the ship was in the wrong channel. … Continue reading
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The body of a woman, believed to be a member of the crew, has been found in the wreck of the Costa Concordia, bringing the body count to 17. An additional 15 are missing and presumed dead. The Dutch salvor Smit has … Continue reading
Jarle Andhøy calls himself as a “Wild Viking.” He has been the subject of the Norwegian television series Berserk mot Nordpolen (“Berserk to the North Pole”), Berserk til Valhall (“Berserk to Valhalla”) and Berserk gjennom Nordvestpassasjen (“Berserk through the Northwest Passage”) which aired on NRK … Continue reading
Last night around 8PM, the supply ship, MV Delta Mariner, operated by Foss Maritime, struck the Eggner Ferry Bridge on the Tennessee River in Kentucky, taking out a 300′ span. The MV Delta Mariner is a 312-foot long and 8,000 horsepower supply ship, designed … Continue reading
Micky Arison, the chairman, chief executive and part owner of Carnival Corp. has been keeping a very low profile since the grounding and sinking of the Costa Concordia two weeks ago. He has stayed in Miami and let Pier Luigi … Continue reading
The last paragraph of the Associated Press article Navy SEAL Raid in Somalia Shows Campaign Ahead, reads: Several hostages were still being held in Somalia, including a British tourist, two Spanish doctors seized from neighboring Kenya and an American journalist kidnapped on Saturday. Based … Continue reading
The World War II destroyer, USS Laffey, has returned home to Patriots Point Naval and Maritime Museum, near Charleston, South Carolina after a two year $9 million dollar shipyard period to repair her hull plating. The USS Laffey was commissioned … Continue reading
In two separate incidents, US Coast Guard Air Station Kodiac crews rescued eleven fisherman from two boats on Wednesday. The 58-foot fishing vessel Kimberly ran aground on Portage Bay southwest of Kodiak on the Alaska Peninsula Tuesday night around 8 p.m. but severe weather prevented the Coast … Continue reading
Last September we posted about an overloaded ferry boat running between Zanzibar and Pemba, Tanzania which sank after capsizing taking the lives of at least 230 passengers. Recently the captain and crew of the ill-fated ferry, MV Spice Islander, were charged with negligence and murder. … Continue reading
We posted last December about the Maltese flagged 6,600 DWT dry cargo ship, TK Bremen, which was stranded in high winds on Kerminihy beach at Erdeven, in southern Brittany, near the port of Lorient, France. Now a bit over a month … Continue reading
In May 2005, while the cruise ship Costa Fortuna was making a close approach to the island of Sorrento, there was a “loud bang” after which the vessel rolled from left to right according to the ship’s photographer Roberto Cappello, 59. He later would … Continue reading
Crews from the Dutch salvage company SMIT are setting up to begin pumping 2,300 tonnes of diesel fuel from the sunken cruise ship Costa Concordia. A crane barge and temporary tanks have been moved alongside the stricken ship. Pumping is expected to begin … Continue reading
In May of 2010, we posted about a serious rigging failure suffered by the schooner Amistad while in heavy seas off the Florida coast. The schooner limped back to Mystic, CT, where she built, to undergo $100,000 in repairs. She has not sailed … Continue reading
The dangerous practice of the “inchino,” Italian for “bow” and often translated as “salute,” appears to be widespread and not limited to Costa. The “inchino” is performed by sailing a ship close to an island or port and blowing the ship’s horn, figuratively bowing … Continue reading
The death toll from the sinking of the Costa Concordia has risen to thirteen as divers discovered another body of a woman wearing a life jacket in a submerged passageway. Eight of the thirteen victims have now been identified according to Italian officials. Four of the … Continue reading
A well done video by the Maritime Museum of San Diego shot on the 1863 built iron windjammer Star of India. Thanks to the Tall Ship Morgenster for pointing it out on Facebook. Setting square sails [iframe: width=”480″ height=”360″ src=”http://www.youtube.com/embed/c97N5Ht_jkY” frameborder=”0″ allowfullscreen] … Continue reading
After spending the better part of a month getting to Nome, Alaska to deliver an emergency supply of fuel to last the winter, the ice-strengthened Russian tanker Renda has finally off-loaded its cargo – 1.3 million gallons of diesel fuel and gasoline … Continue reading
It appears that the question of where and on what the Costa Concordia ran aground is a bit more clear. Wreckage, believed to be from the collision, has been photographed at Le Scole rock. Thanks to Andy Hall at the Maritime Texas … Continue reading
One week ago, the Costa Concordia grounded off the island of Giglio. Eleven passengers or crew are confirmed dead. Twenty four people are missing. The ship itself has sunk in shallow water having rolled 80 degrees on its side. What else do we … Continue reading
Shortly after Costa Crociere chairman and CEO Pier Luigi Foschi blamed the grounding of the Costa Concordia on an ”inexplicable” error by the captain, Gianni Scerni, the president of RINA, sat down for an interview with the Italian newspaper Il Secolo XIX. RINA, Registro … Continue reading