UK MAIB interim investigation report – Solong and Stena Immaculate collision interim report

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The UK’s Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) has released its interim report following the North Sea collision between Portugal-registered containership Solong and the US-registered oil/chemical tanker Stena Immaculate. The incident occurred at 0947 UTC on

Maritime Loss Prevention: The problem of Cargo Liquefaction on Bulk carriers (Guidance)

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) A shocking number of bulk carriers (as well as a few OBOs – ore/bulk/oil carriers) have been suddenly and catastrophically lost at sea in the last 30 years. Following are the

Crew Caught in the Crossfire: How Seafarers Are Paying the Price for Drug Smugglers

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) If drugs are found on a ship in certain ports, the crew risk extreme prison sentences. Limited understanding of merchant ship operations can lead judges to believe that hiding drugs onboard

UK Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) Safety Digest 1/2025

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) examines and investigates all types of marine accidents to or on board UK vessels worldwide, and other vessels in UK territorial waters. This Safety Digest

Flashback in maritime history: Sinking of RMS Atlantic, on 1 April 1873 (video)

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) RMS Atlantic was a transatlantic ocean liner of the White Star Line that operated between Liverpool, United Kingdom, and New York City, United States. During the ship’s 19th voyage, on 1 April

IACS Recommendation: 3D Printing for Marine and Offshore Applications

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) has published a new recommendation, Rec.186, that meets the need for a standardised approach to integrating Additive Manufacturing (AM), commonly referred to as 3D printing,

Flashback in maritime history: EXXON VALDEZ oil spill 24 Mar 1989 (video)

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) On 24 March 1989, the single-hull tanker EXXON VALDEZ was departing the Port of Valdez, Alaska with a full load of North Slope crude oil (approximately 1.26 million barrels) destined for

Flashback in maritime history: Supertanker TORREY CANYON grounding + oil spill 18 Mar 1967

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) On the world stage, the grounding of the supertanker TORREY CANYON on Pollard’s Rock in the Seven Stones reef between Cornwall and the Scilly Isles is more significant than the 1989 EXXON

Flashback in maritime history: Japanese Earthquake + Tsunami 11 Mar 2011

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) On 11 March 2011, at 1446 JST, a magnitude 9.0 earthquake occurred beneath the seafloor in the Pacific Ocean 70 kilometers east of the Oshika Peninsula of Tohoku Prefecture on the