An electrical fire broke out below deck on a cargo ship docked in the Port of Los Angeles on the evening of Nov. 21. The Los ...

— -- The fast-growing cruise industry is facing one of its biggest tests in years after this week's Costa Concordia disaster off the coast of Italy. Many Wall Street analysts, travel agents and ...

A fire on a cargo ship that sent smoke billowing through parts of the second most populous U.S. city has been “substantially contained” after several hours, the Port of Los Angeles said on Saturday.

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 ...

A ship belonging to Ocean Voyages Institute sank in Alameda on Sunday. The Coast Guard believes "something large" struck the boat. Divers were working to contain what officials believe is around 400 ...

Four years after a stricken cargo ship caused the largest plastic spill ever recorded, volunteers on Sri Lanka's beaches are still sifting kilograms of tiny, toxic plastic pellets from the sand.

Maritime disasters are sadly not unusual, and UNESCO estimates that there are more than three million shipwrecks littering ...

EDMONDS, Wash. — Video shared with KING 5 shows a Washington State Ferry rocking back and forth on the water Wednesday afternoon. A Washington State Ferries (WSF) spokesperson said the motion was ...

When a powerful 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck off Russia’s eastern coast, it triggered tsunami warnings across the Pacific, from Japan to the shores of Hawaii and Alaska. Cruise ships, often seen as ...