A good discussion of the phrase "Every vessel shall use all available means appropriate to the prevailing circumstances and conditions..."
COLREGS Rule 5: By All Available Means and Full Appraisal
Essential standards for collision avoidance and watchkeeping responsibilities
marinepublic.com
One of the very few good articles about how the human visual systems works in the context of marine navigation
maritimetechnologyreview.com
Video on auto maker BYD building it's own ships.
China's BYD Is Taking Over the World's Shipping Lanes — And Nobody Knows
YouTube video by Snap Shift
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Seafarer casualties continue to rise in the Strait of Hormuz with thousands of seafarers still stuck with no way of getting home to their families. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/a...
‘Like being in prison’: the ship crews stuck in Gulf since February
US-Iran war has stranded up to 20,000 seafarers, mostly Indian and Filipino crews, with none knowing when the nightmare will end
theguardian.com
Local assets manned by locals provide far more community resilience than numbers on an excel sheet show.
"The situation aboard Min Jiang Kou deteriorated later Thursday. At 11:33 p.m., the crew reported increasing smoke aboard the vessel, prompting the captain to order the crew to abandon ship in the vessel’s lifeboats. The captain initially remained aboard."
Car Carrier Abandoned After Catching Fire 630 Miles Off Costa Rica
The U.S. Coast Guard coordinated the rescue of 22 crew members from a vehicle carrier after an engine room fire forced the crew to abandon ship roughly 630 miles south...
gcaptain.com
MEG-4 did not create mooring confusion. It exposed it. This analysis explains why SDMBL, WLL, LDBF and brake render must all trace back to the ship’s design basis, and why SIRE 2.0 is now testing crew understanding, not just document availability.
MEG-4 Mooring Numbers: Why Ships Are Still Getting Confused
MEG-4 did not create mooring confusion. It exposed it. This analysis explains why SDMBL, WLL, LDBF and brake render must all trace back to the ship’s design basis, and why SIRE 2.0 is now testing crew understanding, not just document availability.
thedeepdraft.com
A profound abuse of authority and a betrayal of trust.
Former Ship Captain Pleads Guilty to Drugging, Raping U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Cadet at Sea
John Merrone pleaded guilty Friday in federal court in Brooklyn to all five counts of an indictment charging him with aggravated sexual abuse, sexual abuse, and abusive sexual contact. He entered the ...
forum.gcaptain.com
In my experience, a fair bit of US marine industry cohort are big trump supporters. Its not looking like its been a good idea to do so. dredgewire.com/dredging-con...
Dredging Contractors of America: Look at the reality of the current Jones Act waiver - DredgeWire
“American Mariners Need Not Apply.” That’s the message being sent when a Chinese-built, Chinese-owned, Chinese-flagged, and Chinese-crewed vessel is operating in the U.S. domestic trade under a Jones ...
dredgewire.com
How Hinckley Outlived 90 Years of American Boat Building Disasters - from ritholtz.com/2026/07/10-s...
How Hinckley Outlived 90 Years of American Boatbuilding Disasters
YouTube video by Telltale Boats
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Similar-size VLCC STS can be safe, but the real risk begins when two hulls stop moving as one controlled system at anchorage.
Similar-Size VLCC STS: The Risk After All Fast
Similar-size VLCC STS is not unsafe by default, but it is less forgiving than it looks.At anchorage, the real risk begins when two hulls stop moving as one controlled system.Wind speed matters, but freeboard change, mooring load, fender response, and hose strain decide whether the operation remains under control. We were preparing for a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer at a busy…
thedeepdraft.com
Not directly a maritime topic but related to how the human brain process visual information. From the article: "In fact, much of this process begins before the ball has even left the opponent’s racket. It is an extraordinarily complex system."
What happens inside a tennis player’s brain as they try to return a 148mph serve?
Returning a tennis serve depends on one of the brain’s most remarkable abilities: predicting the future.
theconversation.com
Origins of the 21 guns salute: Cheap owners and bored sailors. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Why do we salute with 21 guns? | CBC News
How did armed forces the world over settle on an uneven number like 21 that has no obvious symbolic value? The answer goes back to an age-old pursuit: administrative cost-cutting.
cbc.ca
Dismantling of MSC Baltic III underway #MSC #MediterraneanShippingCompany #MSCBalticIII maritime-executive.com/article/dism... @dieselduckster.bsky.social
Dismantling Underway for the Beached Wreck of MSC Baltic III in Canada
The efforts are underway to dismantle the containership MSC Baltic III, according to the most recent update from the Canadian Coast Guard. It will be...
maritime-executive.com
Shadow fleet enforcement is exposing ship Masters to personal sanctions risk, detention, digital evidence, flag uncertainty, cargo-paper conflicts, and abandonment.
The Shadow Fleet’s Human Firewall
As Western nations transition from paper-based regulatory restrictions to direct maritime interdictions, a dangerous legal precedent is taking shape on deck. By shifting the focus of sanctions enforcement from faceless corporate entities to individual shipmasters, prosecutors have found a reachable target, leaving the bridge to pay the price for a commercial chain forged entirely ashore. The boarding of the Smyrtos…
thedeepdraft.com
Fundamental economic damage is in sight due to Jones Act Waivers, and US interests are rightly alarmed. Flag of convenience operators are loving it! Wealth and prosperity moving in to fewer and fewer pockets with no benefits to USA. Same push in Canada. www.rivieramm.com/news-content...
“Waiving the Jones Act has disrupted domestic commercial vessel contracts, prompting shippers to favour foreign-flag vessels,”
Jones Act waiver allows internationally flagged vessels to transport energy and industrial commodities, including oil, natural gas, coal, jet fuel, and fertiliser between US ports – a trade normally r...
rivieramm.com
Very good article on Pilot / Master relationship and BRM.
The Pros and Cons of the Con – Time to call a Truce
William Hargreaves (Southampton) There has over the last few years been considerable discussion about the role of the pilot, not least in the pages of ‘Seaways’. Does he or she have con…
pilotmag.co.uk
