Chief Officer ‘Rab’ McKillop, who has died aged 77, was a Merchant Navy purser who in his charmed life twice had to abandon ...

A ferry voyage across the Baltic Sea turned catastrophic when a simple ramp design flaw led to one of the worst maritime accidents in Europe. This video explains how the ramp system worked, why it ...

With so many bodies in the Thames, some were found as far south as Erith. For many, what killed them was not the water, but ...

The incident is one of the most tragic cruise liner accidents in recent memory, and unfortunately, the 20th century has seen even deadlier maritime disasters.

Fifty Black sailors were convicted of mutiny after a massive Naval disaster during World War II. This week the Navy finally cleared their names.

The Guardian reported that current legislation "designates HMAS Stirling off Perth and the Osborne naval shipyard in Adelaide" as a storage site for low- and intermediate-level waste, but the law also ...

From the Costa Concordia cruise ship to the Golden Ray cargo ship, take a look back at some of the biggest maritime disasters around the world in modern history.

The Russian Navy Often Suffers Submarine Disasters—and It Shows Here’s What You Need to Remember: While some of the accidents could be blamed on the lax safety features of Cold War-era Soviet ...

In the new book 'Indianapolis,' fresh details emerge about the sinking of the heavy U.S. naval cruiser in 1945, costing nearly 900 lives. A review.

Key Point: No military ever goes forever undefeated. Here are some of the Navy’s darkest hours. It’s crucial to remember and learn from defeat. People and the institutions they comprise ...

The Indian Navy says it losing hope of finding any survivors among the 18-man crew onboard a submarine that sank in its berth in the Mumbai naval docks shortly after midnight local time. A massive ...

Navy firefighters at Naval Station Everett, Wash., are seen practicing disaster preparedness procedures during 2018's Citadel Rumble exercise. Photo by CO3 Clemente Lynch/U.S. Navy ...