The sunken Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala-402 will be salvaged with the help of Chinese salvage vessels. The Indonesian authorities confirmed this on Friday. They believe that the deceased crew are still inside the vessel.Read more
None of the 53-man crew of the missing Indonesian submarine KRI Nanggala-402 have survived its sinking. The vessel has been located at a depth of 838 metres where it has broken into three parts. The...Read more
Debris of the missing Indonesian submarine has presumably been found during the search for the vessel, reports the country’s military command. The submarine has been located deep in the water.Read more
The crew of the missing Indonesian submarine will have oxygen at least until Saturday. This has been reported by the navy, which has started a major search operation to track down the 44-year-old KRI Nanggala...Read more
The Indonesian Navy lost contact with a submarine on Wednesday morning during a military exercise. The navy suspects that the missing submarine with 53 people on board lies at a depth of 600 to 700...Read more
The new Estonian government is determined to continue the investigation into the disaster involving the sunken ferry Estonia. Prime Minister Kaja Kallas told her Swedish counterpart Stefan Lofven of this in a telephone conversation on...Read more
The Swedish Government has said that it is prepared to amend a law prohibiting diving on the wreck of the ferry Estonia which sank in the Baltic Sea. This was requested by the Swedish accident...Read more
A fishing cutter has capsized some twenty miles north of Schiermonnikoog. The three people on board were picked up by another fishing cutter, reports the Royal Netherlands Sea Rescue Institution (KNRM). They were the only...Read more
The automatic identification system (AIS) is a valuable tool that shares critical vessel information with other vessel operators. However, its usefulness depends on accurate data entry. In a recent Mars Report, not entering the vessel’s...Read more
Blind pilotage cannot be improvised and best results come only if these skills are constantly practised before they are needed. This is the advice given by The Nautical Institute after a ferry in fog collided...Read more
Why was the Gulf Livestock 1 heading straight for the heart of category 4 storm Maysak, the worst typhoon of the year to date in the East China Sea? That is what maritime experts are...Read more
The number of shipping disasters involving the complete loss of a ship fell to its lowest level ever last year. On the other hand, the growing number of serious fires on container ships is giving...Read more
The ore carrier Stellar Banner has been sunk off the coast of Brazil. It is the largest ship ever to which this has been done on purpose.
The South Korean owner, Polaris Shipping, decided not to...Read more
When coming on board a vessel, make sure you know the state it is in. In addition, always be prepared for heavy weather. In a recent Mars Report, a ship started listing without the crew...Read more
Sailing in restricted waters in darkness requires close attention to navigation, even if visibility is good. A recent Mars Report describes a small tug grounding and subsequently sinking because the officer of the watch was...Read more
