Merchant Aircraft Carriers or MACs were developed during the Second World War in order to provide naval protection for merchant ships’ convoys. These naval aircraft vessels weren’t specifically built but were converted and refurbished from bulk cargo ships and oil tanker vessels.
The Sargasso Sea is one of the several mysteries of the ocean world which have intrigued humans since long. And though none of the stories regarding the mysterious sea has been substantially proved, theories of Sargasso sea shipwrecks continue to baffle people.
Nouadhibou, a major metropolis in the poverty-ridden North-west African country of Mauritania, is considered as one of the largest ship graveyards in the world with hundreds of ships abandoned together. Find out more about Nouadhibou ship graveyard in the article inside.
The unfortunate Titanic was neither the first one nor the last ship to hit an iceberg and sink. Several ship iceberg collisions in the past have resulted into loss of lives and property. Mentioned herein are ten such unfortunate ships.
Put into operation in the year 1962, NS Savannah is the first nuclear powered merchant vessel in the world. The nuclear ship set the foundation of the nuclear propulsion technology which is widely used in the industry today.
Clifford J. Rodgers was the World’s First Purpose Built Container ship in the world. Find out more about the first container ship in the world inside the article.
Zoroaster – the first tanker ship in the world revolutionized the transportation of liquid cargo. Find out more about the world’s first tanker in the article inside.
Container shipping is the most optimal method of shipping freight through sea routes. Bearing rich significance to the nature of maritime operations, the advent of containerization fuelled a much need thrust into the marine sector propelling it to heights never seen before.
The Maritime Accident of SS Sultana is one of the worst disasters in the maritime history of America. Find out more about the SS Sultana disaster inside the article.
The sinking of the ferrying vessel MS Estonia in the Baltic Sea is an accident that will haunt the maritime domain for long years and even beyond. Find out more about this horrifying incident inside the article.
Wars have been the reason for the loss of several innocent lives and property in the shipping industry. Find out ten gruesome wartime accidents which shook the maritime industry to the core.
The ABT Summer was a Liberian registered oil cargo vessel, which caused an oil spill after a detonation rocked the ship and sunk it, leading to an oil spill disaster. Find out more about the ABT Summer Oil Spill Incident inside the article.
