What Seafarers Should Do After The Vessel Receives Storm Warning?
Learn about precautions every seafarer must follow while encountering tropical storms or navigating in areas with frequent occurrence.
Photo of the Day: Ship Amidst Huge Waves in Taiwan Strait
Diar Yudianto sent us some great photographs of rough weather in the Taiwan Strait while sailing on tanker vessel MT Sun Hope. They have been selected as our photo of the day. Check them out.
Photo of the Day: Tropical Revolving Storm (TRS) Ahead
Our photo of the day has been sent by Chief Officer Kyle Marks from Australia. The photograph depicting an approaching tropical revolving storm (TRS) has been taken from a AHTS vessel Far Sky.
Effects of Rogue Waves On Ships
Rogue waves (also called freak waves) can be dangerous to ships at sea. Learn about the various effects of rogue waves on ship’s structure.
Watch: Navy Vessel In Storm, Smashing Through Waves In Southern Ocean
Checkout this terrifying footage showing Royal New Zealand Navy’s Vessel HMNZS Otago smashing into monstrous waves while passing through a storm.
Watch: Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel Caught in Storm Gertrude
Checkout this video of the Storm Gertrude filmed by Bigwavemaster (from an Emergency Response and Rescue Vessel) about 100 nautical miles north east of Shetland.
Video: Hurricane Patricia Wedges Huge Cargo Ship Between Rocks
Hurricane Patricia was powerful enough to move an enormous bulk carrier like a toy but remarkably failed to claim a single life. Watch the video inside.
Watch: Cargo Ship Carrying Logs In Dangerous Storm
Watch the video of a cargo ship carrying more than 30,000 wooden logs caught in a fierce storm. The ship was on its way from United States to China when it faced the storm near Kuril Islands.