A three year old boy has been critically injured in a mysterious boat accident in the Darwin region of Australia. The boy is currently fighting for his life in a Darwin hospital as authorities try to piece together a pictureRead More

At least 18 people, the majority of which were children, have drowned after an overloaded rowing boat sank in a river near the commercial capital of Benin, Cotonou, said officials. The incident occurred late on Saturday night when the smallRead More

Lessons learned from accidents in the recent past can lead to important changes in maritime safety regulations and legislation that will inform the future of the marine industry, says Captain Richard Eastham, the CEO of Regs4Ships Limited. This concept ofRead More

State police authorities are currently investigating the cause of a boat accident that led to the death of one man off the coast of New Jersey this weekend. Eric Kim, a 31 year old man from Woodbridge Township, was killedRead More

90 offshore workers have been injured after an oil rig tipped over in a shipyard in Singapore on Tuesday, in one of the worst workplace accidents in the history of the Asian country, said local authorities. The accident occurred atRead More

Crew members on a small tugboat heroically assisted in rescuing a man who was battling to stay afloat in open waters just outside San Francisco Bay, almost certainly saving the man’s life. The crew of the Guard tugboat owned byRead More

New Zealand Air Force officials have rescued a couple from a disabled yacht after they drifted off course south-west of Tonga. 52 year old Steve Jones, from England, and 43 year old Tania Davis from New Zealand were travelling onRead More

Piracy, or the act of theft of a vessel or other form of violence while at sea, is a crime that has been practiced for centuries. While piracy has been romanticised in films and literature and documented largely as aRead More

Oil and gas companies often participate in offshore drilling activities in order to tap rich oil and shale gas wells deep in the ocean. As a result, oil rigs are situated out at sea for the majority of the year.Read More

A well respected expert in offshore drilling has said that accidents on offshore oil rigs will likely continue for some time to come due to the way shallow water drills are operated. Eric Smith, who is the associate director ofRead More