In an effort to curb maritime disaster, the Indian government has proposed a mandatory rule for the shipping companies. The Directorate General of Shipping, against the backdrop of recent shipping ...

More ships are cruising through Arctic waters but when disaster strikes, there is little information on how it might affect the environment, and little preparation for quick action.

Cruise ships promise luxury, leisure, and escape—but sometimes, those dreams go disastrously off course. Behind the glossy brochures and endless buffets are stories of chaos, confusion, and survival ...

Survivors of one of Hong Kong's deadliest maritime disasters and victims' families who spent 13 years in a legal and ...

On Dec. 6, 1917, more than 1,700 people were killed when an explosives-laden French cargo ship, the Mont Blanc, collided with ...

Maritime disasters are sadly not unusual, and UNESCO estimates that there are more than three million shipwrecks littering the ocean floor. Many of these ships hide ...