Human Rights Watch: Houthi attacks on ships amount to war crimes
The Houthi armed group in Yemen attacked two commercial cargo vessels in the Red Sea between July 6 and 9, 2025, violations of the laws of war amounting to war crimes, Human
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Cell phone use and fatigue: $810K tow strike on moored barges
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on an April 17, 2024, incident involving the 170-foot American Commercial Barge Line towboat William B Klunk. As in many other reports involving
Houthis claim they have sunk bulker Magic Seas
The 22 crew of the 2016-built, 63,000 dwt Liberian-flag bulker Magic Seas were today reported safely rescued after an attack 51 nautical miles southwest of Al Hudaydah, Yemen, by multiple small vessels
New ABS modeling could lower EV battery thermal runaway fire risks
ABS has developed advanced simulation modeling of thermal runaway in lithium-ion battery fires, in a critical step forward in tackling one of maritime’s biggest emerging safety risks — car carrier fires involving
Tarka II fire underscores why effective placement of smoke and fire detectors matters
Following its investigation of a fire that broke out aboard the 66-foot long, 1972-built fishing vessel Tarka II in September last year, the National Transportation Safety Board is highlighting the importance of
NTSB releases update on Cuauhtémoc strike on Brooklyn Bridge
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued a preliminary report on the progress of its investigation of the May 17 incident in which the Mexican Navy tall ship ARM Cuauhtémoc slammed
Will Iran close the Strait of Hormuz?
The big question in international shipping today has been whether Iran’s responses to the U.S. Operation Midnight Hammer strikes on its nuclear facilities will include closing the Strait of Hormuz — the
New brine-based firefighting system developed to counter EV car fires
With incidents like the Morning Midas fire continuing to underscore the risks of EV-related car fires aboard ship, operators are urgently seeking more effective solutions. A new brine-based firefighting system, developed by
Shadow fleet tanker Adalynn ablaze in Strait of Hormuz after collision with Front Eagle
Multiple images have emerged on social media showing the tanker Adalynn ablaze off Fujairah after being in a collision early this morning after being in a collision with the Frontline tanker Front
NTSB reports on why 80-year old fish tender Cape Douglas sank
The Cape Douglas, a vessel originally built in 1944 as a landing craft tank-1443 (LCT-1443) for the U.S. Navy sank as it was transiting Chiniak Bay, in part because the watertight doors