In a sad event that took place near West Africa, Nigerian coast, pirates managed to board a product tanker named Vemahope. As per the reports that are coming, around 10 seamen were taken by the pirates (kidnapped) from the ship. The ship was enroute from Lagos to Cameron. The AIS of the ship is believed […]
Loreto Miles Moscoso III, a 2014 graduate of the Bachelor of Science in Marine Transportation from JBLCF Bacolod fell from his vessel while unlashing a reefer. He fell in a shark-infested area in Port Everglades, Florida and remained in the water for 4hours trying his way to swim to the shore. Perseverance and Godliness have […]
This is our second article in the Marine Engineering Practice Series which deals in questions related to the troubleshooting of the ship machinery etc. Plus some of the questions that might be asked to you when you are preparing for your officer exam have also been discussed. Here is the first article in this series: […]
