For 94 passengers their ferry ride was not so good as the engine ferry on which they were in broke down in middle of the sea. This incident took place at Sunda Strait, south of Bakauheni, Sumatra. The ferry was en-route from Jakarta to Panjang. After contacting for rescue, official sent two boats to safely […]
CO2 flooding system is discussed in this article in details and we will discuss majorly about how we release it. CO2 flooding fire fighting system is among the common and widely used system on board. CO2 is being used because of its effective smothering action on fire and can be stored onboard in large amount. […]
A RO RO merchant ship named AL FAYROUZ had fire onboard and they sent a distress signal using Inmarset.The signal was picked by the Maritime Rescue Coordination Center, France. Then it was informed to the Saudi Arabian MRCC for further actions. As per the latest report, all the crew onboard were saved from the […]
Crankcase inspection on ship is an important task or regular check to be done. As name suggest, it is the area where crankcase is fitted or located. In this article we will focus on the checks that you need to carry out while doing the crankcase inspection. Crankcase is the space where you have your […]
This article deals in the safety precautions that needs to be taken while doing the lifting operations on ship. Unlike land, ship is a total different place to work with. It’s a floating body and needs a more precautions for lifting work as compared to land. Here we have discussed some of the measures that […]
In an unfortunate incident, one of the ultra large container ship Maersk Honam had a major fire incident Maersk Honam Fire Incident Ship was travelling from Singapore to Suez. Ship is 2017 built and fire reported in one of the holds at 15:20 GMT around 900nm southeast of Salalah Oman. 27 Crew were there on […]
Learn about how HRU fitted on Life raft works and what all the parts that make it. Read for detailed explanation here. HRU is the short form of Hydrostatic Release Unit, which is a sort of automatic releasing mechanism for the life raft in case the ship sinks. Let’s learn about it more. What is Hydrostatic Release Unit and Its […]
This article deals with the knowledge of type of fire extinguishers that are used on board ship. This is the first in the series called as the ‘Portable Firefighting Equipment’ that are used in board ship. There are mainly four types of portable fire extinguishers used on board ship. In this article you will get […]