liquid hydrogen carrier

What caused gas flame incident on maiden voyage of world’s first LH2 carrier?

The Australian Transport Safety Board has now issued a report on a January 25, 2022 incident in which a gas flame briefly propagating onto the deck of the world’s first liquified hydrogen

ballast water treatment system could be prone to cybersecurity threats

Could your BWTS offer a back door to cyber hackers?

Like any networked system or control software onboard ship, the ballasting process, including the treatment system, can be susceptible to a cyberattack, with hackers looking for an entry point to a vessel’s

bulker fire responders

Fire breaks out on bulker at Willamette River terminal

The Coast Guard is supporting Portland, Oregon, Fire Rescue and other responding agencies after the 623-foot Liberian-flag bulk carrier Breeze caught fire while moored at the Temco LLC grain terminal in Portland,

USCG is to crack down on small passenger vessel fire safety

AIS deactivation could cost fishing vessel $41K

The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing a civil penalty with a maximum punishment of $41,093 against a commercial fishing vessel for violating Automated Identification System (AIS) regulations near the mouth of the

fatigue seen as cause of OSV strike

Fatigue seen as cause of OSV strike on production platform

A company’s failure to adhere to the 12-hour work limit set in its Fatigue Management document is seen as the probable cause of an offshore supply vessel strike on an oil and

Russian attacks on merchant ships continue

Two Turkish-owned ships hit in Russian attack on Kherson

Video posted on social media shows flames racing through the superstructure of a 3,943 dwt, 1980-built general cargo ship, the Tuzla, yesterday, after a Russian attack on the Ukrainian port of Kherson.

fast rescue craft

VIDEO: Zelim moves ahead on unmanned fast rescue craft

Edinburgh, Scotland, based search and rescue (SAR) innovator Zelim continues to make progress with its plans to develop advanced lifesaving systems (see earlier story). Metal for its first Guardian Class fast rescue

maritime cyber threat report

1,000 ships affected by cyberattack on DNV ShipManager

In an update on its earlier announcement, classification society DNV has revealed that the cyberattack that hit its ShipManager fleet management software on the evening of Saturday, January 7 was a ransomware

pilot boat approaches ship

U.K. pilot dies in Humber Estuary incident

Another fatality has underscored the risks inherent in the pilotage profession. The U.K. Maritime Pilots’ Association (UKMPA) reports that Francesco Galia, a highly experienced U.K. maritime pilot, died while transferring from a

Tanker Tropic Breeze partially sunken

NTSB reports on collision that saw tanker sink after being struck by super yacht

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on the December 23, 2021, incident in which the 750 dwt Belize-flagged product tanker Tropic Breeze, was struck by the 2018-built super

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