A gas leak on the Shell installation, Gannet Alpha, has led to a total shutdown and the evacuation of all personnel on the platform. The installation had an oil leak of more than 200 tonnes in August 2011 but this latest incident is not believed to b…
Ferry operator, Star Ships, has said it has lost contact with the MV Rabaul Queen while it was travelling between Kimbe and Lae in the east of the Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea. Weather conditions were described as bad at the time. So far it is …
The sub zero temperatures in Ukraine, Turkey and Russia have caused at least 30 deaths as the temperature has dipped to -30C, more than 15 degrees lower than the norm for this time of the year. The bleak, wintry conditions in Istanbul have unusua…
The search for survivors of the Costa Concordia accident has been suspended and there is now little hope that anybody will be found alive on the stricken cruise liner. The decision to halt the mission has been taken because of worsening weather condi…
Divers are searching the hull of the stricken Costa Concordia for a third day as investigators examine the 'black box' recorders to uncover what caused the accident at the Isla di Giglio. The death toll has risen to 6 with 16 believed to be missing a…
The Carnival Line owned cruise ship Costa Concordia is lying on its side just outside the Tuscanharbour of Giglio, Italy. The ship seems to have hit a sandbar and all 4000 passengers and crew are thought to have been evacuated. Current reports sugges…
The MV Rena has broken apart and the stern has sunk in the latest twist in the salvage operation to protect wildlife and the coastline after the cargo ship hit the Astrolabe reef on 5th October. Most of the oil from the vessel has been collected but …
A Russian nuclear submarine, the Yekaterinburg, has been badly damaged as fire engulfed the vessel that was being repaired and refitted in drydock. Several sailors have been taken to hospital suffering the effects of inhaling toxic fumes and it is kn…
The Russian oil platform, Kolskaya, has capsized and sunk in storm conditions in the ice bound Sea of Okhotsk, in Russia's Far East. 14 crew members were rescued immediately but despite a multi vessel air and sea search, 53 remain missing with little…
The idyllic tropical islands of the Maldives are able to preserve their pristine appearance only with the help of Thilafushi or Rubbish Island. Hotels send all their rubbish and waste to Thilafushi to be buried, burnt or recycled by teams of immigran…