The stranded crew members of an arrested bulk carrier off the coast of Chennai, India were forced to leave the vessel Tuesday fearing that the bulk carrier would sink, but only to be told that they could face charges for entering the country without permission. The captain of the Korean-registered OSM Arena ordered his
Read more* Piracy incidents off Somalia have dropped since 2012 * Pirates need support on land to conduct operations * Work on high seas still more lucrative than other ventures (Reuters) – Ending Somali piracy requires a shift from reliance on security at sea to targeting those on land who enable the lucrative business to
Read moreA representative from the Singapore Consulate in Batam, Riau Islands, arrived at the Bakauheni Seaport Security Police (KPPP) station on Tuesday to inquire about a recent incident, when a Singaporean reportedly attacked an immigration officer, at the Harbor Bay International Ferry Port. The immigration officer suffered a severe gash to his right temple and
Read moreThe North Sumatra Immigration Office in cooperation with the Vihara Buddha Murni Foundation cremated the bodies of eight Myanmar fishermen who died in a brawl with Rohingya refugees last week at the immigration detention center. No relatives or Myanmar Embassy representatives attended the cremation in Medan. However, North Sumatra Immigration Office head Rostanov said
Read moreFuel distributor AKR Corporindo and state port operator Pelindo III are seeking up to Rp 5.6 trillion ($576 million) in external financing to fund an integrated port and industrial park in Gresik, East Java, a AKR director said on Monday. AKR and Pelindo III are establishing two joint ventures to develop the Java Integrated
Read moreGeneral cargo ship abandoned and anchored off the Phillipines coast with 13 Russian seamen onboard. The cause of the seamen’ stuck is the bankruptcy of the owner company of the abandoned vessel, which has already appealed to the governor of Primorye area for help in returning home. The seamen, crew staff of the cargo
Read moreA Pentagon contract tug vessel inexplicably sank at the US Navy base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, over the weekend, making a hazardous waste leak, the base reported on Monday. The 60-foot tug vessel operated by a contractor, not the Navy, was named Little Debbie, stated Kelly Wirfel, base spokeswoman from the remote outpost. It
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