Moscow (ANTARA News) – Twenty people have gone missing when a Russian fishing boat capsized in the Sea of Japan on Sunday, Russia’s Emergency Situations Ministry said. The Chance-101 fishing boat had 30 crew members on board – 19 Russians and 11 Indonesians – when it sank in Japan’s waters 50 kilometers (31 miles)
Read moreIn a bid to move the EU away from its current piecemeal action against piracy, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) has put forward a comprehensive strategy to combat this scourge. The strategy was discussed by decision-makers and stakeholders at a hearing organised yesterday by the Committee. “Piracy is not only a maritime
Read moreGlobe Wireless announced the first of a series of Globe Wireless Satellite Communication Conferences to be held this year. The first will be in Hareid Norway, March 5 & 6, 2013. Dave Kagan, President & CEO of Globe Wireless, will provide opening remarks and will be joined at the event by representatives from Inmarsat,
Read moreIran has plans to launch the country’s first domestically manufactured oil tanker in February. The ship – measuring 186 meters long, 32 meters wide, and 16 meters high – can handle a capacity of 35,000 tons of oil products. The Tehran Times reports that the vessel has also been valued at US$29 million. The
Read moreFollowing an attack in early January on a merchant vessel 260 miles off the Somali Coast, twelve men suspected of committing an act of piracy, were today transferred by EU Naval Force warship FS Surcouf to the Mauritian authorities for prosecution. When the attack happened on 5th January, the master of the merchant vessel
Read moreNavy ship saved 21 fishermen near Sangley Point in Cavite after the fishing vessel “Lala Boom” collided with a tanker information from the Philippine Coast Guard. The incident occurred 5 nautical miles off South Harbor in Manila. The navy ship MPAC BA485 was patrolling along Manila Bay and detected the crew members from the
Read moreThe frigate HNLMS De Ruyter left her home port of Den Helder today for counterpiracy operations in the waters around Somalia. For this mission, the EU’s Operation Atalanta, the ship is carrying the new NH-90 helicopter, which will see its first operational deployment. The air defence and command frigate has extensive command & control,
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