A document have been uploaded on the Directorate General of Shipping India, which gives us the number of seafarers signed on and Signed off in the lockdown period. Well the numbers are like this 6212 have signed on and 8732 have signed off as per the document. This data was updated on 30th May, and […]
Tadeusz Nowicki was sailing in his yacht near Bali when 10 armed pirates boarded the yacht and robbed everything. Following items were stolen like passport, Radio, Food, Fuel and even steering wheel was taken off by the pirates. And was left to die, without food and water. Tadeusz was able to activate emergency positioning indicating […]
Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS Mustin passed through the Paracel Islands in South China Sea on 28th May. Destroyer did maneuvers around Woody Island and Pyramid Rock which are part of Paracel Islands. This was sort of challenge to the claims of Beijing in this part of sea, which as per other nations is […]
HMM Algeciras which was recently launched is the largest containership ever built with TEU of 23964. To propel such a massive ship, for sure you need a powerful beast engine. And everything about HMM Algeciras is big for sure- 400 meters long, 61 meters in beam and whooping 23964 TEU container carrying capacity. MAN Installed […]
To be honest, there are very few occupations and professionals from a domain, that play such a vital and critical role in defining the shape of the world we live in today, yet quite remarkably go unnoticed and have never been entitled of their due acclaim. Without any further ado, let us shed some light […]
A crew member of offshore vessel reported pain in the arm and shortness of breath. Crew member from RMS Citation, which is a support vessel, had to be medically evacuated from around 7miles offshore Corpus Christi, Texas. Coast Guard received a request to provide an air medevac 45 year old crew member, which was promptly […]
Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency (NIMASA) has given status of key workers to all the people connected to the shipping workforce, that is, seafarers and port staff. As we are aware that IMO released a procedure for all the member states regarding change of crew (Sign on and Sign Off) and key worker status […]
As a project, world’s first commercial ship that is being pulled by a kite sailed across the Atlantic. Name of the vessel is MV Beluga SkySails and sailed from Germany to Venezuela in maiden trip. The project was launched in the year 2008. The idea is that a big computer controlled Kite will fly 200m […]
Filipino nationality crew member on Virgin Voyages’ Scarlet Lady cruise ship committed suicide. US Coast reported the reason to be self harm (suicide) as per the investigation. The 32 year old seafarer was found to be dead in his cabin. He was working in the hotel staff on the cruise ship. Further details have not […]