Marine engineer at international company SIFSERVICE L.T.D. explains why accidents on passenger ships are rarely the result of a single factor  and how engineering decisions determine whether a ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Cruise ships promise luxury, leisure, and escape—but sometimes, those dreams go disastrously off course. Behind the glossy ...

“I look forward to working with you to answer this call.” Although not all at once, the call has been heard. Some reforms discussed after government agencies studied the disaster still haven’t been ...

A passenger ship’s voyage turned into one of the deadliest maritime disasters ever recorded. When it sank, all 364 people aboard were lost, with not a single survivor. This is the tragic story of the ...

He commissioned the Vasa to be built with two gun decks, 64 bronze cannons and a crew of 450 men. On 10 August 1628 the ship set sail on its maiden voyage, but only a few metres offshore, as everyone ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — Monday is the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald in Lake Superior, marking a half-century of fascination with one of the most infamous nautical ...