Rocked by Explosion

by | Nov 2, 2017 | Articles

On 19 October 2017 the Rotterdam Koole Terminal Rotterdam was rocked by an explosion which occurred on board the 2009 built chemical tanker Atlantic Symphony. The vessel had arrived into Rotterdam mid October from Port Klang, Malaysia loaded with a cargo of coconut...

Oil Tanker and US Navy Ship Collide Near Singapore

by | Aug 21, 2017 | Blog

Ten US Navy sailors are missing and five have been injured after a US destroyer and an oil tanker collided near Singapore, the Navy says. The guided missile destroyer USS John S McCain was sailing east of Singapore and preparing to stop in the port when the collision...

Ro/Ro Roll On Roll Off Accidents in Last Century

by | Aug 2, 2017 | Blog

. MV Princess Victoria in 1953 killing 133 people SS Heraklion in 1966 killing over 200 people TEV Wahine in 1968 killing 52 people MV_A_Regina ran aground and wrecked in 1985. MS Herald of Free Enterprise in 1987 killing 193 people MS Jan Heweliusz in 1993 killing 55...