The U.S. Navy decides that risking actual danger isn't part of their job description anymore 🚢💨, leaving ships to play "hot potato" in the Hormuz Strait. Meanwhile, #Australia shows how it's done by banning ships like a bouncer at a nightclub 🚫🎉.
https://maritime-executive.com/article/u-s-navy-turns-down-strait-of-hormuz-escort-requests-because-of-high-risk #NavyNews #HormuzStrait #MaritimeSafety #ShipBouncer #HackerNews #ngated
U.S. Navy Turns Down Hormuz Escort Requests Because of High Risk

 The U.S. Navy has so far declined to provide Strait of Hormuz escorts for shipping, despite daily requests, multiple sources told Reuters on Tuesday....

The Maritime Executive
How a Missed Turn in Darkness Left a Luxury Cruise Ship Stranded

The Coral Adventurer struck a reef in Papua New Guinea after the chief mate missed a critical turn in darkness. An investigation reveals how cascading navigation errors led to the incident.

The Daily Perspective
SS Morro Castle (1934): the fire that changed maritime fire safety
On September 8, 1934, the passenger liner SS Morro Castle caught fire while sailing off the coast of New Jersey.
The disaster killed 137 people.
Fire remains one of the greatest threats at sea.
Engineering design, materials, and crew preparedness are the only barriers between a controllable incident and a catastrophe.
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#MaritimeSafety #FireAtSea

We spend all this time mapping every rock and reef so ships can sail safely, but you can’t map out human greed or negligence. When one of these 'ghost ships' goes down or blows up, it’s the local ecosystems and the honest mariners who pay the price. The ocean isn't a rug you can just sweep your problems under.

Is it time we treat 'maritime transparency' as a life-safety issue instead of just a political one?

#MaritimeSafety #ShadowFleet #OceanConservation #ArcticMetagaz #SurveyLife

Investigation Launched After Containership Collides With Ferries in Brazil

An investigation is underway after the Seaspan Empire containership hit two ferries in Brazil's Port of Santos on Feb 16. No injuries reported, but safety questions rise.

#SantosPort, #MaritimeSafety, #SeaspanEmpire, #BrazilShipping, #FerryCollision

https://newsletter.tf/brazil-port-santos-containership-collides-ferries-february-16/

A containership, Seaspan Empire, hit two ferries in Brazil's Port of Santos. This happened on February 16, and luckily, no one was hurt.

#SantosPort, #MaritimeSafety, #SeaspanEmpire, #BrazilShipping, #FerryCollision

https://newsletter.tf/brazil-port-santos-containership-collides-ferries-february-16/

Brazil Port of Santos: Seaspan Empire Containership Collides With 2 Ferries on February 16

An investigation is underway after the Seaspan Empire containership hit two ferries in Brazil's Port of Santos on Feb 16. No injuries reported, but safety questions rise.

Breakthrough Metal Tubes Promise Unsinkable Structures and Wave Energy Capture

Scientists made metal tubes that float even when broken. This could make ships safer and help capture energy from ocean waves.

#UnsinkableShips, #OceanEnergy, #Engineering, #UniversityOfRochester, #MaritimeSafety

https://newsletter.tf/unsinkable-tubes-ships-wave-energy-rochester/

New Metal Tubes Can't Sink, Can Help Ships and Ocean Power

Scientists made metal tubes that float even when broken. This could make ships safer and help capture energy from ocean waves.

Engineers have created special metal tubes that will not sink, even if they are damaged. This new idea could help make ships safer and also be used to get energy from the ocean waves.

#UnsinkableShips, #OceanEnergy, #Engineering, #UniversityOfRochester, #MaritimeSafety

https://newsletter.tf/unsinkable-tubes-ships-wave-energy-rochester/

New Metal Tubes Can't Sink, Can Help Ships and Ocean Power

Scientists made metal tubes that float even when broken. This could make ships safer and help capture energy from ocean waves.