Pirates attacked an oil industry supply vessel in Nigerian waters this week and kidnapped three crew, security sources said on Thursday, in the latest attack off the coast of Africa’s biggest crude producer. Pirates kidnap three in offshore Nigeria attack Pirates attacked an oil industry supply vessel in Nigerian waters this week and
Read moreOn Mar 6, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. the “Nikolay Bauman” sank 12 miles off the Danube delta. 11 people were rescued by Ukrainian Maritime Emergency and were sent to hospital in Vilkovo. The crew members were 1 from Russia and 10 from Ukraine. Ingress of water into the fore holds is why the ship
Read morePadang (ANTARA News) – West Sumatra Provincial Government has allocated Rp10.45 billion in funds to help alleviate 1,420 fishermen families in 2011-2015 period, Governor Irwan Prayitno said. The government assistance which is derived from the 2013 state budget will be used to finance 38 business activities involving fishermen and to organized by personnel of
Read moreNautilus has backed a call from the International Maritime Organisation’s leader for the seafarer death rate to be halved over the next two years. Speaking at the opening of the IMO’s first meeting of the year, secretary-general Koji Sekimizu told delegates that his vision to halve the number of lives lost at sea should
Read moreAs Washington has assessed the implications of Iranian threats to close the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s most critical energy chokepoint, a crisis has loomed in another critical maritime energy corridor: the Gulf of Guinea. Why We Should Be Watching the Gulf of Guinea As Washington has assessed the implications of Iranian threats to
Read moreThe 62-passenger National Geographic Sea Lion, an adventure cruise ship operated by Lindblad Expeditions, was leaving an anchorage near Panama City when it struck a large, uncharted rock. With a total of 90 people onboard, including 35 crewmembers, there were no injuries reported. The ship sustained damage to its hull and one propeller during
Read moreWork to update the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions estimate for international shipping moved forward during an Expert Workshop at IMO Headquarters last week, (26 February to 1 March 2013), attended by more than one hundred participants from IMO Member Governments and Observer Organizations. A final study is expected to be delivered in 2014. The
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