Pirates that kidnapped 6 foreign seamen from an oil servicing ship off the Nigerian coast on February 17, 2013 are demanding 200 million naira (US$1.3 million) for their freedom, reported Nigerian police officials on Tuesday. Nigerian gunmen stormed the vessel Armada Tuah 40 n.m. off the coast of oil-producing Bayelsa state and kidnapped 1
Read moreRussian-flagged oil tanker vessel Marine Alliance, 3080 GT, built in 1994 with nearly 800 tons of fuel oil carrying onboard became stranded in the Sea of Japan. Marine Alliance suffered an engine failure which caused the accident. “The oil tanker ship Marine Alliance that was sailing to port of Nakhodka, has been disabled due
Read moreChina has officially rejected the Philippines’ effort to seek international arbitration over conflicting claims to territory in the South China Sea. The Chinese Foreign Ministry noted that the proposal was not only historically incorrect, it was also not legal. They also claimed that there were numerous offensive accusations against China in the proposal. However,
Read moreActivist group Sea Shepherd has alleged that a ship from Japan’s whaling fleet has deliberately collided with two of its vessels today in Antarctic waters. On the other side, Japan’s Fisheries Agency claimed that the anti-whalers were responsible for the collisions. Sea Shepherd founder, Paul Watson, detailed that as he was aboard the SSS
Read moreTwo inbound chemical tankers collided Wednesday, approximately 70 miles south of Galveston, causing some internal damage to one of the tankers. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Houston/Galveston were notified of the collision by a National Response Center report at approximately 4:30 a.m., stating that the Chem Sea, a 385-foot tanker, and the Bow Kiso
Read moreLast month saw the naming ceremony for the 82,000 DWT Kamsarmax bulk carrier Nissaki, owned by St Michael Shipping of Greece. This vessel marked a significant milestone in the development of the shipbuilding capability of Vietnam, and is the biggest ship built to date in the country to Lloyd’s Register class. The vessel was
Read moreThe Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) on Monday was placed on alert due to an oil spill which was spotted near the area of the ill-fated Panamanian vessel that sank along the vicinity off Cape Bolinao in Pangasinan. The Coast Guard Action Center (CGAC) in Manila said that based on the aerial reconnaissance operations conducted
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