Tragedy has struck on a cargo ship anchored in the Houston Ship Channel after a crew member on the vessel fell to his death in the early hours of the morning of June 28th, 2012. The crew member was standingRead More

As the latest response to the Cruise Industry Operational Safety Review conducted earlier this year, the cruise ship industry has adopted a number of additional voluntary safety measures designed to make cruise ships safer for passengers. The Cruise Industry OperationalRead More

The Alaskan Coast Guard recently responded to reports that a foreign vessel anchored in Alaska’s Dutch Harbor was leaking large amounts of ammonia into the waters, putting the marine life in the area as well as the local community atRead More

The search for a group of missing Philippine fisherman was called off on Monday by the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG). The four fisherman have been missing for two weeks after their small fishing vessel was smashed into by an unidentifiedRead More

A family recreational boating weekend ended in tragedy as two of the family members were killed in a boating accident on Midmar Dam in the Kwazulu Natal Province of South Africa on Sunday. The Van Heerden family were spending aRead More

There is widespread concern in the shipping industry that the soon to be implemented Indonesian ban on raw ore exports could lead to liquefaction and sinking of ships. Indonesia is one of the main suppliers of raw ore to China,Read More

It seems that all too often open gratings on ships seem to cause accidents and injuries to onboard personnel. An accident report that was recently released by the Danish Maritime Authority on an incident that occurred onboard the Danish chemicalRead More

The boat operator who was responsible for a fatal accident last Father’s Day is charged with vehicular homicide. Before the homicide charge he was charged with boating while intoxicated. The driver was arrested yesterday morning and is held on aRead More

A man from Cummings, GA has been charged with serious injury by vessel, homicide by vessel, reckless operation and boating under the influence, two of which are felonies. The charges follow a boating accident which occurred last April on LakeRead More

This summer as more and more people use boats, it is important to know how to be safe on those boats and if the boat has adequate insurance. In the last year, the Coast Guard reported 4,900 accidents involving boats.Read More