January 2013
Recent Pirate Activity - Pirate activity and the taking of hostages,
The Cormorant Alpha Oil Leak - The Cormorant Alpha oil leak and what happened,
Costa Concordia - The anniversary of the Costa Concordia disaster,
The Kulluk Incident - how it all went wrong,
The Life of Pi - the nautical errors in the popular film.
February 2013
Carnival Cruisers are In It Again - The problems relating to the main engine breakdown of the Carnival Triumph,
A Free Offer - my novel RigMoves (Don’t get your hopes up, not free any more.)
Hallin Penrith - The loss of the Hallin Penrith,
Lyubov Orlova and Friends - Some words about the derelict ship Lyubov Orlova,
The Guardian - The grounding of the USS Guardian in the Philippines.
March 2013
Running Aground in the South Atlantic - The grounding of the Oliva and the arrival of one of its boats in Australia,
Juliette Pride I and Juliette Pride II - The escape of the tugs Juliette Pride I and II,
Accommodation - Offshore ships with no portholes,
The Merchant Shipping Act 1894 - Some thing about the 1894 Merchant Shipping Act,
Island Trader - The Island Trader in the Pacific.
April 2013
Titanic II – Another Shot at Getting it Right - Titanic II, apparently being built in China,
Memories of Mrs Thatcher - Some thing about Mrs Thatcher on the day of her funeral,
Emma Maersk - Fire on the newbuilding Emma Maersk,
The Maersk Detector Collision with the GSF Grand Banks- A DP problem for the Maersk Detector in Canada,
London Gateway - First news about the new port.
May 2013
Greenpeace at Work in Australia - Greenpeace risking lives in Australia,
The Industry Unites - Nautilus takes steps to get the IMO to publish accident investigations,
Maersk EEE - The Maersk Triple E container ships are announced,
The Jolly Nero Accident – a container ship crashes into the coastguard tower in Genoa,
Skandi Foula and the OMS Resolution - The Scandi Foula accident in Aberdeen back in 2010.
June 2013
The Costa Concordia Report - How the rock became embedded in the side of the Costa Concordia,
The Mary Rose Museum - The opening of the Mary Rose museum,
Model Mega Boxship - The Warsash model of a super container ship,
The Jascon 4 - The accident to the Jascon 4 and the recovery of the one survivor.
July 2013
The Noble Paul Romero Event - The sinking of the Noble Paul Romero alongside in Malta,
Incidents on DP Drill Ships - A safety alert about incidents on DP drillships,
Superyacht Accident - A fatal accident on the superyacht Jemsa Hakvoort,
Lifeboats on Offshore Installations - Problems with lifeboats on offshore installations,
The Hercules 265 - A blowout in the jackup Hercules 265.
August 2013
Goodbye Oil Harrier - The Oil Harrier goes to the breakers,
Piracy or Not - An Iranian ship detained in India,
Ramco Crusader - The sinking of the former Seaforth Crusader,
Human Error and Heavy Weather Damage - Some adverse weather problems,
Petrobras and DP - Ships required to use DP by Petrobras.
September 2013
The Costa Concordia is Uprighted - Progress with the removal of the Costa Concordia,
Loss of Two Crew Members in Heavy Weather - The loss of crew members in heavy weather,
Priraziomnaya - Greenpeace invade the Russian Priraziomnaya platform,
Revisiting Macondo - The witness statement for the Deepwater Horizon,
Petrobras and DP – Petrobras and DP again.
October 2013
The Arctic Sunrise Affair - The crew of the Arctic Sunrise are captured by the Russians,
Something from the Costa Concordia Trial - A Moldovan dancer on the Costa Concordia,
Captain Phillips – the film of the Maersk Alabama piracy,
The Neftegas 67 and Yao Hai collision – a description of this distressing event,
The Danny FII report - More about the cattle carrier Danny FII accident.
November 2013
So Goodbye to the Typhoon - The former wonder ship Typhoon sinks out in Nigeria,
The End of the Prestige Business - The former captain of the Prestige receives 9 month suspended sentence,
Wreck Photos - The John Gibson photographic of wrecks off the Scilly Isles,
The Perils of Podded Propulsion - What can go wrong with podded propulsion.
The Danny FII Update - An update on the Danny FII accident.
December 2013
2014 Wishes - Wishes for mariners in 2014,
Stuck in the Frozen South - Ships stuck in the ice now and in years past,
Nickel Ore - The hazards of carrying nickel ore,
Auditing - A discussion about auditing,
The Shipping Forecast - Proposals to discontinue the BBC shipping forecast.