Daily curated stories from global shipping lanes, engine rooms, ports, and offshore fields. Independent coverage focused on mariners, not markets.
Why “It Still Moves” Is a Dangerous Standard Introduction — hydraulics fail progressively, not catastrophically Hydraulic systems on yachts power some of the most critical functions onboard: steering, stabilisers, thrusters,…
What vessels are telling you at night — and how misreading lights causes collisions Contents Use the links below to jump to any section: 1. Why Navigation Lights…
How collision avoidance actually works on a real bridge Contents Use the links below to jump to any section: 1. What COLREGs Really Is (and What It Is…
Why most navigation accidents begin at the moment nobody owns the ship Contents Use the links below to jump to any section: 1. What a Bridge Handover Really…
Who does what on the bridge — and why accidents happen when roles blur Contents Use the links below to jump to any section: 1. The Bridge as…
Contents Use the links below to jump to any section: 1. What UMS Really Means in Practice How “Unattended Machinery Space” actually works, what the bridge must monitor,…
Passenger liner collision and sinking in the North Atlantic. Structured brief covering key facts, timeline, technical context, lifeboat reality, wireless/Californian controversy, investigations, and the safety legacy that led…