Two captains working for the Houston Pilots will be receiving the 2017 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea in November. The Houston Pilots serve to bring ships safely in and out of the Port of Houston. Captain Michael G.…
With oil spill technology reaching new heights, one research laboratory has reaped the financial benefits of developing cutting edge technologies. Based out of the University of Alberta, Ingenuity Lab recently received a $1.7 million project grant to research and develop…
As a longtime advocate of repealing the Jones Act, Senator John McCain is seeking to introduce legislation to reform and repeal this Act. The Jones Act This Act, otherwise known as the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, regulates maritime (at…
Several vessels were involved in a collision that caused a cargo tank to rupture and spill naphtha. The ignition of the chemical engulfed the sea waters surrounding two of the vessels. Nine crew members on one of the involved ships…
A container ship was under pilotage en-route to a berth when a crew member went over the side. A crewmember who had witnessed the man fall overboard said the seamen had removed an outermost long lashing rod and was trying…
A passenger ferry that was carrying 59 passengers and 22 vehicles was sailing on autopilot in darkness with good visibility while a quartermaster and OOW were on the bridge having a conversation. Just after midnight, a storm with heavy rains…
An engineering crew not adequately familiar with the cooling system of a bulk carrier caused the engine room of the vessel to flood with icy water, before the vessel struck a shoal and its hull puncture, torn, and dented. The…
Two crew members are seriously injured and a third died after a wire rope used to raise and lower a rescue boat parted, letting the boat free-fall about 42-feet into the water below. The rescue boat maneuvers were performed by…
A passenger from one of two cruise ships docked at St. Kitts in the Caribbean died after falling from his Jet Ski near Cockleshell Beach. The victim was a 40-year old man from Texas who had rented a Jet Ski…
