Trailer of one of the most awaited movies of 2013, Captain Phillips, a movie based on the real life incident of Maersk Alabama Highjacking by Somali Pirates, starring Tom Hanks and directed by the maker of the “The Bourne Supremacy” and “The Bourne Ultimatum” has been released.
The first of the world’s largest container ships – Maersk’s Triple E Vessels is scheduled for delivery in July 2013. Watch the video of the assembling process of the Triple E Vessel in the shipyard.
If a list of top ten most dramatic ship launch videos has to be made, the launch of research vessel Sikuliaq would definitely be added to it. Watch an extremely dramatic and enthralling ship launch video captured raw.
Learn about the operation and working of the main engine starting air system in the video which describes the important parts of the starting air system along with their individual functions.
Though wearing a life jacket is an easy task, it requires regular practice to avoid errors. Watch these videos to learn how to wear a life jacket on ship and as well as in water.
Using an inflatable life raft on a ship indicates extreme situations such as abandoning the ship. Though no one would want to confront such an adverse condition, it is imperative that all mariners are conversant with the procedure of launching and boarding an inflatable life raft.
This video also explains what is ship recycling and shows how IMO aims at ensuring that ships, when being recycled, do not pose any unnecessary risks to human health, safety and to the environment.
Costa Concordia, a cruise ship carrying more than 4000 passengers ran aground off the coast of Tuscany on Friday night. The ship capsized after rupturing its hull.
Cargo ship Rena which was grounded on the Astrolabe Reef off Tauranga, New Zealand in October separated into two pieces on Saturday night.
The BP Gulf oil spill is one of the most catastrophic environmental disasters in U.S. History. The damage it caused to the marine ecosystem and Gulf habitat and its communities is still immeasurable. A new documentary movie on the BP Gulf Oil spill – “The Big Fix” tries to decipher what exactly went wrong.
In a bid to make water desalination process more economical and flexible, a UK based conceptual designer Phil Pauley has come up with the Solar Cucumber, a solar panel that will be able to desalinate salty water at any location, with ease.
Brinicle is the bizarre phenomenon of formation of an ice column in calm oceanic conditions. This ice column is not only unique in its process of formation but also freezes and kills everything it touches. Watch it in action in the video.
