Today we’ll talk about a harrowing story of a sinking ship, and the risks mariners take every time they go to sea.
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Today we’ll talk about a harrowing story of a sinking ship, and the risks mariners take every time they go to sea.
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We see a lot of ships here with countries like Panama, Liberia and the Marshall Islands painted on their sterns. What does that mean? Today we’ll talk about flags of convenience, and why the concept of a home port for cargo ships may be outdated in this modern age.
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We see a lot of ships here with countries like Panama, Liberia and the Marshall Islands painted on their sterns. What does that mean? Today we’ll talk about flags of convenience, and why the concept of a home port for cargo ships may be outdated in this modern age.
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Disturbing news from the Arctic – as scientists discover recently formed giant sinkholes in the ocean floor, which they believe have been caused by the melting of undersea permafrost.
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Disturbing news from the Arctic – as scientists discover recently formed giant sinkholes in the ocean floor, which they believe have been caused by the melting of undersea permafrost.
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We talk a lot about marine pilots on the Ship Report. Alongside those accomplished professionals works a cadre of skilled support professionals – from boat operators to deckhands to helicopter pilots and winch operators, to dispatchers and office staff. These folks together make this amazing matitime work possible on the river every day.
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We talk a lot about marine pilots on the Ship Report. Alongside those accomplished professionals works a cadre of skilled support professionals – from boat operators to deckhands to helicopter pilots and winch operators, to dispatchers and office staff. These folks together make this amazing matitime work possible on the river every day.
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A look at another facet of the fine art of shiphandling: most of our ships here on the Columbia enter the river light and leave loaded.
That means they have to negotiate low tide somewhere along their journey to the sea, when they have less water under their keels than when they arrived. Pilots do a lot of careful planning to insure that ships are safe at all points along that outbound trip.
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A look at another facet of the fine art of shiphandling: most of our ships here on the Columbia enter the river light and leave loaded.
That means they have to negotiate low tide somewhere along their journey to the sea, when they have less water under their keels than when they arrived. Pilots do a lot of careful planning to insure that ships are safe at all points along that outbound trip.
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A look at the problematic lithium ion battery, which seems to be the culprit in an increasing number of fires on board car carriers.
Note: image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The Sincerity Ace, sister ship to the Felicity Ace, which sank in the north Atlantic this month after a fire on board that experts believe was likely caused by lithium ion batteries.
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A look at the problematic lithium ion battery, which seems to be the culprit in an increasing number of fires on board car carriers.
Note: image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The Sincerity Ace, sister ship to the Felicity Ace, which sank in the north Atlantic this month after a fire on board that experts believe was likely caused by lithium ion batteries.
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