China’s newest Hospital Ship in many years has completed construction. This modern ship is more comparable to the two large hospital ships that the U.S. operates, the USNS Mercy and the USNS Comfort. There are few details on the ship itself, a few photos floating about the net, but it is apparently unarmed, and carries [...]
Reuters is reporting that a Chinese flagged bulk cargo ship carrying 4000 tons of iron ore capsized in the East Yellow Sea on June 28th. 5 were killed, with 5 others missing. Reports indicate 4 sailors were rescued in the incident. I’ve been unable to locate a photo of the vessel, but would be interested [...]
The IMO estimates there are 1.5 million seafarers worldwide, and this is the day we pay tribute to them all. The 25th of June has been designated by the IMO and it’s member states as “The Day of the Seafarer” as a means to pay tribute to the world’s estimated 1.5 million seafarers for the unique [...]
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Alert reminding operators of barges and tank vessels to ensure tank high velocity vent valves and vacuum valves or combination pressure/vacuum valves are maintained in proper operating condition at all times. This follows a recent marine casualty on board a chemical/oil product tanker in which a cargo tank was over [...]
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