Tokyo (ANTARA News) – Japan’s coastguard said Tuesday it would create a special unit comprising 10 new large patrol boats to boost its surveillance of an island chain at the centre of a territorial row with China. The force, to be completed over three years, will consist of about 600 personnel and include an
Read moreVietnamese fishermen has found an abandoned, fully loaded cargo vessel, and successfully tow her to their home base. The cargo vessel, Hai Dong 27, was found abandoned and adrift by fishermen from Hoang Hoa district of Thanh Hoa province, thereafter a dozen fishing vessels towed the cargo ship over 140 nautical miles to the
Read moreEgyptian authorities have confirmed that a cruise ship has run aground and sunk along the Nile River near Aswan. Initial reports claim that all 120 passengers aboard were rescued safely. The ship struck a cluster of rocks and began taking in water before running aground; the vessel was en route to Luxor. Local residents
Read moreYemeni authorities, together with the U.S. Navy, intercepted an illegal weapons ship. The vessel had a significant amount of arms including rocket-propelled grenades and surface-to-air missiles. In Yemeni territory in the Arabian Sea, the interception took place last Wednesday, according to CNN. The crew of a U.S. Navy destroyer – USS Farragut [pictured above]
Read moreIranian warships thwarted an attempted pirate attack on an Iranian oil tanker in international waters on Sunday. The Iranian Navy stated that the ship was attacked by two pirate boats just 20 miles off Masirah Island off the coast of Oman. Once alerted, the fleet of warships hurried to the scene and forced the
Read moreA unified command has been established in response to a report of crude oil in the lower Mississippi River near mile marker 434 in Vicksburg, Miss., Sunday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River received notification at 1:30 a.m., reporting that two tank barges, towed by the tug Nature’s Way Endeavor [pictured above],
Read moreSince 2008 there has been a sharp rise in attacks by pirates off the coast of Somalia on ships transiting the Gulf of Aden and Indian Ocean. Armed gangs have been hijacking vessels and demanding ransoms for the release of both vessels and crew. These attacks affect the peace and security of the region.
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