Apparently there are now so many laid-up vessels, that it has prompted The American P & I club to issue an alert to their members warning of the increased risk of collision due to the sheer number of ships anchored off Singapore.

Maritime security – A topic that has recieved near continual attention since 9/11 and was re-enforced following the Mumbai terrorist attacks. Are we addressing the right aspects? Do our current regulations effectively create a secure maritime domain? Are we more secure along our maritime borders than 4 years ago? What about 8 years ago?

The British Maritime & Coast Guard agency has been coordinating a massive search and rescue effort in the North Sea off Scotland following the crash of a Bond Super Puma AS 33L Mk II. The helicopter was being used to transport BP employees from one of the offshore oil platforms in the Miller oil & gas field. 16 people were reported to have been on board the aircraft when it crashed. Rescuers have located and recovered 8 bodies thus far.

Meet the MSC DANIT – Particulars: 14,028 TEUs Length: 365.5 M/1199 FT Beam:  51.20M/168 FT Depth:  16M/52.5 FT Max Speed: 24.1 Knots Engines:  B&W 12K98MC-C Gross Tonnage:  133, 000 Deadweight Tonnage:  165,300 IMO Number:  9404649 Flag:  Panama Interestingly, the house is situated slightly forward of amidships.  The EMMA MAERSK, was previously considered the world’s largest [...]

A good friend of mine sent this my way.  I should note that the filmmaker states the film is real, with obvious editing and special techniques applied.  As I understand it, the person who fell into the water was involved in training.  A great piece of work though.  This was recorded in Australia in case [...]