Human Element

  • Vessel and Crew Missing

    Russian media has reported that a motorboat went missing off Russia’s eastern seaboard on Sunday with 11 crew members on board Motorboat Goes Missing Near Sakhalin With 11 on Board A motorboat went missing off […]

  • Rescued from Sinking Trawler

    Dramatic footage has emerged of a trawler sinking off the Northern Irish coast near County Down. Crew rescued from sinking trawler The crew-members of the Ardglass-registered boat, the Snowdonia, were […]

  • Ditched North Sea Super Puma returns to port

    THE Super Puma helicopter which ditched in the North Sea off Fair Isle on Monday has been brought back to the Scottish mainland on the deck of an oil industry […]

  • Hostages Still Held

    Somali pirates are still holding 11 foreign vessels for ransom with 167 crew members as hostages as of September 30 even as the number of ships signalling attacks by Somali […]

  • Safety at Sea for Pakistan

    Since 1980, International Maritime Organisation (IMO), a specialized agency of UN, is celebrating World Maritime Day each year in the last week of September. IMO selected 27th September as World […]

  • Drunk captain about to run aground

    The Wilson Avonmouth was in danger of running aground north of Helsingor on 10th of October, 2012, around midnight. The drunken captain woke up at the very last minute before […]

  • Medical Assistance at Sea

    EU Naval Force Flagship Provides Urgent Medical Attention to a Merchant Sailor at Sea On Sunday 7 October EU Naval Force (EU NAVFOR) flagship, ITS San Giusto provided much needed […]

  • Families of Kidnapped Sailors Plea

    The families of four South Korean sailors taken hostage by Somali pirates last year are pleading for help in securing their release. The sailors were among the crew of the […]

  • More Than a Dozen Missing

    (Reuters) – Divers searched through the night for more than a dozen people missing after a ferry carrying more than 120 passengers sank south of Hong Kong after a collision […]

  • Courageous Crew

    A cargo vessel that helped rescue 246 people has won a Lloyd’s List Global Award sponsored by Inmarsat. Courageous crew wins Inmarsat-sponsored award A cargo vessel that helped rescue 246 […]