The container ship SC PHOENIX caught fire on March 25, 2022 while in the Mediterranean Sea. At the time the vessel was north of Damietta, Egypt en route from Israel to Piraeus, Greece. According to reports, the vessel was able to get the fire under control, and is...
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on the February 17, 2021 fire that occurred on board the fish processor Aleutian Falcon. During the incident, a fire broke out while the vessel was docked for repairs at the Trident Seafoods shipyard in...
The cargo ferry SAN GUILLERMO caught fire on March 26, 2022 while in the Gulf of California. According to reports, the vessel was approaching Pichilingue, Gulf of California, Mexico when a fire broke out in a trailer on board. The fire quickly spread through the...
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has released its Accident Investigation Report on the November 13, 2021 incident on the Diamond Offshore Black Hawk deepwater rig in the Gulf of Mexico. At the time of the incident, the rig was working for...
The National Transportation Safety Board has released its report on the March 15, 2021 incident at the Port of Corpus Christi involving the tanker Riverside. During the incident, the tanker lost propulsion and struck a dock at Moda Ingleside Energy Center. Luckily...
The ro-ro ship AL SALMY 6 capsized in the Persian Gulf on March 17, 2022. According to reports, the vessel developed a heavy list when caught in rough weather. The vessel was en route to Umm Qasr, Iraq. At the time the vessel had thirty crew members on board. ...
Working at sea, you’re in a situation where it’s easy to get hurt. You could run into bad weather, be injured by malfunctions on an oil rig or other vessel or even face harm due to violent attacks by others. When you’re seriously hurt, your first thought probably...
There was an explosion and fire on the product tanker ship SMOOTH SEA 2 on March 9, 2022. At the time of the explosion, the vessel was berthed at IRPC Co pier, Samut Parakan, Bangkok. The vessel is believed to have had a cargo of gas or diesel oil on board. The...
The Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has released its Accident Investigation Report on the November 30, 2021 fire that occurred on the Mississippi Canyon 437 A Appomattox semi-submersible production platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The platform is...
The fishing boat NJORD capsized in the North Sea on March 6, 2022. At the time, the vessel was about 100 nautical miles west of Stavanger, Norway and had 8 people on board. Following an emergency alert beacon, search and rescue operations began. Three of the people...