This enormous cargo ship (the MS Riverdance) was unbalanced during a storm and the crew and passengers had to be rescued by helicopter. The ship ran aground on Blackpool beach, UK, and was wrecked. Refloating her was impossible so she is now being slowly cut up. 2008. Captions and Photo source: ©© Max Sang
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Salvage experts have boarded a cargo ship which is stranded in the Solent after it was deliberately run aground.
The priority is making sure the fuel is safe and may well be removed. There are 500 tonnes of fuel on board, most of which is marine diesel oil…
Read Full Article Article, “Cargo ship Solent: Salvage team boards stranded vessel,” BBC News
Worldwide Ship Traffic Up 300 Percent Since 1992, AGU (11-29-2014)
Maritime traffic on the world’s oceans has increased four-fold over the past 20 years, likely causing more water, air and noise pollution on the open seas, according to a new study quantifying global ship traffic…
The Largest Vessel the World Has Ever Seen, BBC News (12-16-2014)
Super-sized ships: How big can they get? Independent UK (10-20-2014)
Despite the physical limits and risks, ships of more than 450m are anticipated within the next five years…
Breaking Bad on the Beach, NASA / Earth Observatory (09-28-2014)
Tens of thousands of ships ply the world’s oceans, bays, and rivers. But what happens when those ships have become too old or too expensive to operate? In most cases, they end up on the shores of Asia…literally.
