This is somewhat old, but came across it while surfing the web and figured I’d share with those who might be interested.  This is a special on freak or rogue waves produced by BBC. It goes in depth in the history of rogue waves, and their possible causes.  You can view the special on youtube [...]

The Maritime Executive alerted me to this amazing video of a freefall release of a lifeboat from a record-breaking height.   55 M or 180.4 FT is now the world record for a freefall release of an enclosed lifeboat. At 33 tons, the falling lifeboat and the resulting water entry is a sight to see.  The [...]

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) Ferries Division (WSF) is moving forward on building new ferries to replace its aging fleet.  Check out some of their photos on flickr. They are building new 64-car ferries, and 144 car ferries.  The 64-car ferries will be constructed at Todd Shipyard in Seattle.

It’s not everyday that an active Merchant Mariner has a one-on-one with the President of the United States.  Saturday was the exception for Captain Richard Phillips of the Maersk Alabama.  For a short portion of an hour, Captain Phillips had the ear of the leader of the free world.  The White House did not release [...]

It appears to have been the world’s shortest sea trial for the car carrier DYVI PACIFIC. The ship apparently capsized shortly after leaving the builders yard in Shadong, China. The 6,200 car capcity (ceu) ship had just been recently christened at a ceremony on March 16, 2009 at Samjin Shipbuilding Industries. The ship was departing for trials and was schedulded to be delivered to its owners.