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Maritime Accidents

SOCAR official: Explosion did not take place on Umid platform

Videos and photos published online showed smoke rising above the sea off the coast.

Gas leak responsible fire for ‘Eye of fire’ in Mexican waters, says Pemex

A blaze on the surface of the Gulf of Mexico resembling a large "eye of fire" has been brought under control, according to Mexico's state oil company Pemex.

VIDEO: Ten cabin cruisers sink in Hong Kong marina hearth

Around 35 people were rescued from the vessels

Iranian naval vessel sinks in Gulf of Oman after fire

The Iranian Navy’s ‘Khark’ training and logistical ship has sunk in the Gulf of Oman off the coasts of the southern port of Jask after a fire, the Navy announced.

VIDEO: Chemical cargo ship sinks in one of Sri Lanka’s worst-ever marine disasters

Government suspends fishing along 50-mile coastline after explosion and fire

VIDEO: Sri Lanka rescues foreign crew from burning cargo ship

Sri Lankan authorities on Tuesday rescued 25 crew members onboard a foreign ship which was engulfed in flames off the Colombo Harbor, while the Navy said an explosion had been heard within the vessel earlier in the morning.

The Ukrainian captain died on board the ship on the way to Panama

Crew members found the captain's body in the cabin of the ship.

US Navy seizes ‘Russian and Chinese arms’ in the North Arabian Sea

The Fifth Fleet, which is based in Bahrain, said the guided-missile cruiser USS Monterey intercepted the vessel and discovered the cargo during a routine boarding, in a two-day operation on May 6-7.

VIDEO: Malaysian offshore rig sinks following punch-through incident

A jack-up drilling rig owned by Malaysia’s Velesto Energy, and working for ConocoPhillips, off the Malaysian state of Sarawak, has sunk.

Bangladesh ferry disaster death toll hits 26

The one-and-a-half storey Sabit Al Hasan sank after it collided with a bigger cargo vessel on Sunday.

VIDEO: Fish factory ship under construction capsized, sank at shipyard

At least two people have died as a result of the incident.

Suez Canal: Ever Given is fully afloat and under way

The ultra-large ship Ever Given is sailing towards Great Bitter Lake section of the Suez Canal where it will undergo a full inspection.

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