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

Flashback in Maritime History: SS Warrimoo - A Victorian case of peculiar time travel

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) Time travel remains exclusive to fantasy and Sci-fi – and one particular Victorian steamship. Courtesy of an incredible anomaly, SS Warrimoo became a steam-punk Tardis; straddling two different days, months, years,

Flashback in maritime history: Herald of Free Enterprise disaster – Capsized and sank on 6 Mar 1987, 193 lives lost

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) Herald of Free Enterprise – Capsized and sank on 6 March 1987 due to taking on water just minutes after leaving the harbour at Zeebrugge in Belgium. MS Herald of Free Enterprise

NTSB marine investigation: Engine Room Fire on Containership STRIDE

On January 8, 2024, at approximately 0331 local time, a fire broke out in the engine room of the cargo vessel Stride during bunkering operations while docked at the Barbours Cut Marine

Loss Prevention: Ensuring Effective Escape Routes in Ship Engine Rooms

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) Ensuring effective and compliant escape arrangements from the engine room is a critical aspect of ship safety. The International Association of Classification Societies (IACS) Unified Interpretation (UI) SC277 and IMO Circular

Flashback in maritime history: Explosion, sinking and fatalities on chemical tanker Bow Mariner 28 Feb 2004

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) On 28 February 2004, the chemical tanker Bow Mariner caught fire and exploded while the crew was engaged in cleaning residual methyl tert Butyl ether (MTBE) from cargo tank number eight

Flashback in Maritime History: Sinking of the HMS Birkenhead – 26 Feb 1852

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) On 26 February 1852, the troopship HMS BIRKENHEAD grounded at Danger Point, near Cape Town, South Africa. It was carrying about 400 British soldiers to fight in the Kaffir War in South Africa.

Flashback in maritime history: Ocean Ranger oil Rig disaster 15 Feb 1982

(www.MaritimeCyprus.com) During the winter of 1982, the world’s largest mobile offshore drilling unit, the Ocean Ranger, was drilling for oil off the Newfoundland coast. An intense storm approached. Since its 1976 launch,