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.