Twenty years have now passed since the Russian nuclear sub K-278 Komsomolets caught fire and sunk in the Barents Sea off Norway on April 7th 1989.  The sub, including its nuclear reactor and nuclear warheads, are still resting on the bottom of the Barents in 5200 ft of water, slowly being buried under silt. The [...]

It took more than 100 firefighters to extinguish a fire aboard a 200 ft coastal freighter that was moored in the Miami river on Saturday night.  The ship’s cargo was apparently mattresses, bicycles, and cars bound for Haiti.  All nine crew members were safely evacuated.  The vessel is named ATLANTIC.  There are very few details [...]

The Rescue Coordination Center (RCC) Juneau is reporting an apparent fire aboard the Maltese flagged container ship INDIA LOTUS approximately 700 nm South of Dutch Harbor. You can find the press release here – http://uscgalaska.com/go/doc/780/212494/ More recent reports indicate the fire has been extinguished, however damage assessments are ongoing. Apparently 6 crew members have been [...]