The Captain's Mast: Its History and Modern Meaning
The “Captain’s Mast” is a disciplinary event hailing from the age of sail where a ship’s captain and other officers publicly …
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Ocean Pollution Effect on Marine Life and Shipping
Sea pollution comes in numerous forms, from collision and grounding of ships around the coast, oil and gas installation leaks, to dumping raw sewage …
Continue ReadingWhat Happened to the Edmund Fitzgerald?
On November 10, 1975 Edmund Fitzgerald sank in Lake Superior taking with it all 29 crew members on board. No definite cause has been attributed for …
Continue ReadingThe Carolyn Dorothy - First Hybrid Tugboat
The first diesel – battery electric hybrid tugboat Carolyn Dorothy has been built and is operating in San Pedro Harbor. The distinctive design …
Continue ReadingCruise Ship Gas Mileage
This article explains the fuel efficiency of both large and small cruise ships, then divides that by the number of passengers for a true figure.
Continue ReadingWhat a Pyrometer Can Tell Us About Turbocharger Health
Turbochargers provide an important function on a marine two-stroke diesel engine by supplying scavenge air. The turbocharger turbine is rotated by …
Continue ReadingMarine Engine Firing Order
Marine engine firing order is designed to distribute the engine power on the crankshaft bearings evenly. It should also be the optimum firing order to …
Continue ReadingHow to Write a Hazmat Procedure
Hazmats are hazardous materials or dangerous goods that come under the International Maritime Dangerous Goods Act and under OSHA. A Hazmat procedure …
Continue ReadingUse of Infrared Thermometer in Engine Room and around Ship's Boiler
Engine room watch-keeping engineers depend on various gauges, thermometers and pyrometers to ensure the engines are running and operating at optimum …
Continue ReadingWhy is the Speed of Sound Faster in Seawater than Air?
An article about the speed of sound in seawater. The article shows how to calculate sound velocity in seawater according to several variables. It …
Continue ReadingWho Invented the Hovercraft?
Who invented the hovercraft? This article discusses when, and by whom, the hovercraft was invented. It also describes how the first hovercraft …
Continue ReadingThe Skandi Aker, Winner Skipsrevyen Best Ship for 2010
The offshore oil and gas division of Aker Solutions has won a prestigious award for its design of the deepwater well intervention vessel Skandi Aker. …
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