NTSB to open El Faro investigation docket
DECEMBER 1, 2016 — The National Transportation Safety Board says that on December 13, it will open the docket for its investigation into the sinking of the U.S. flagged cargo ship El
DECEMBER 1, 2016 — The National Transportation Safety Board says that on December 13, it will open the docket for its investigation into the sinking of the U.S. flagged cargo ship El
NOVEMBER 29, 2016 — A Malaysian court has handed down tough sentences to eight Indonesians convicted in the hijacking of an oil tanker in June 2015. Six were sentenced to 15 years
NOVEMBER 25, 2016 — The Maritime and Port Authority (MPA) of Singapore has issued its Investigation Report on last year’s grounding of the Indonesian registered passenger ferry MV Sea Prince, operated by
NOVEMBER 20, 2016 — The National Transportation Safety Board says that an improperly installed fitting on a fuel line supplying an auxiliary engine fuel injector pump is the probable cause of a
NOVEMBER 15, 2016 — A National Transportation Safety Board Report finds that the probable cause of a fire that broke out December 11, 2015 on a 1942-built Great Lakes steamship while in
NOVEMBER 10, 2016 — The United Nations Security Council yesterday renewed for another year its authorization for international naval forces to join in fighting piracy off the coast of Somalia. It stressed
NOVEMBER 8, 2016 — Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK) says it will be the first maritime company to partner with INTERPOL for advanced security screening across its global operations.
NOVEMBER 4, 2016 — The first reported pirate attack on a merchant vessel off the coast of Somalia in two and a half years has been confirmed by EU Naval Force (Somalia.
OCTOBER 3, 2016 — Less than a year after a whale watching vessel operated by Jamie’s Whaling Station, Tofino, BC, capsized with the loss of six lives (see earlier story) another of
SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 — American Maritime Safety, Inc. reports that Liberty Maritime Corporation, McAllister Towing, Andrie, Inc. and Foss Maritime will be the recipients of the 2016 AMS Safety Awards. The companies