Newcastle University experts fear that there could have been a huge two tonnes-worth of nurdles in the river Tyne six weeks ...

Despite the growing application of RDTs to container ships, their roll reduction performance on large container ships has primarily been evaluated through model tests and numerical simulations.

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A sperm whale has cracked the hull of a yacht sailing in the remote South Pacific, forcing four sailors into a day-and-night fight for survival on the high seas. Crew members on the 16-metre Tai Tam ...

A pod of sperm whales cracked the hull of a yacht in the remote South Pacific forcing the crew to abandon ship. The crew ...

A sperm whale cracked the hull of a yacht sailing off New Zealand, forcing four sailors into a day-and-night fight for ...

The rare deep-sea predators that inspired famed novel Moby Dick took a New Zealand yacht out of commission in the Pacific ...

Learn how four sailors had to survive 18 hours after their boat collided with a sperm whale, and how the rise in these ...

A yacht's brush with a sperm whale in the South Pacific ended with four sailors bobbing in a life raft for 17 hours. Authorities say the Australian vessel Tai Tam was about 250 nautical miles north of ...

Navy autonomous warship program reaches its first production milestone: three Louisiana shipbuilders will build 30 medium ...

Do you steer a ship by turning a wheel like a car?”For those who have never been on a ship, it is quite difficult to imagine ...

Poor standards of watchkeeping, lookout and collision avoidance on ships remain a concern that can lead to casualties and ...