Grounding of Ince Inebolu
Fatigue and poor bridge management led to a grounding off Greece, showing how repeated human-factor weaknesses can align into a serious casualty.
Cosco Busan Bridge Allision
7 Nov 2007, San Francisco Bay – The 901-ft Cosco Busan veered off track in heavy fog and hit the Delta tower of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge after the pilot mistook two channel buoys for the span’s centreline.
Grounding of MV Ever Given
In the early hours of Tuesday, 23 March 2021, the 20,000 TEU containership M/V EVER GIVEN grounded whilst transiting northbound through the Suez Canal. The grounding occurred in an area where traffic cannot pass in both directions, having as a result the closure of the Canal and an increasing backlog of ships waiting to transit.
Collision between US John S McCain and Alnic MC
On 21 Aug 2017, the US destroyer John S. McCain, overtaking the Liberian tanker Alnic MC in the westbound Middle Channel of the Singapore Strait, lost steering, veered port into Alnic’s path, and collided at 0524.
The loss of HMNZS MANAWANUI
On Saturday 5 October 2024, the Ship was conducting survey operations on the southern side of Upolu, Samoa, in support of the upcoming CHOGM. The wind was from a direction of 120° at 20 -25 kts with a high sea state 3, and visibility at greater than 10 nm.
Grounding of MV BBC Marmara
Alcohol, no lookout, and disabled alarms combined into a grounding that should never have been allowed to develop.
Disastrous discharge of oily wastewater continues despite monitoring
Europe’s Black Seas investigation exposes a chronic, large-scale problem of illegal oily wastewater discharges that evade existing surveillance and enforcement mechanisms. Despite millions spent on the EU’s CleanSeaNet satellite and radar system, only 1.5% of potential spills are checked within the three-hour window needed for evidence collection. Vessels routinely bypass onboard treatment, falsify records, and dump under the cover of night or disabled AIS signals, ensuring most incidents go unpunished.
A Day of Celebration on the Awards Stage at Europort!
The spotlight turned to Europort’s Rising Stars, where ELNAV.AI received the Rising Star Award, including a €10,000 media package from HANSA.
Croatian start-up makes maritime sector safer with their Helm Order Monitor
ELNAV aims to make navigation at sea safer. I spent thirty years in the merchant marine. During that time, I noticed that there was still a lot to be gained when it came to safety at sea. That is why I founded Elnav, which is part of the ICT Županija ecosystem.
Greater safety through better communication at sea – Automatic voice monitoring for the ship’s bridge
Many accidents at sea are due to errors in communication between seafarers. An automatic voice monitoring system for the ship’s bridge will ensure greater safety. With the speech recognition system and support from Fraunhofer IDMT in Oldenburg, Germany, ELNAV, a start-up company based in Split, Croatia, is developing what it calls a »Helm Order Monitor«.