Two crewmen are missing and nine remain adrift on a lifeboat after their cargo ship, MV Emeline, sank off Selayar Islands. The ship was carrying cement and departed from Soekarno-Hatta Seaport heading to Banyuwangi, East Java, on Tuesday. It is believed to have encountered inclement weather and rough seas. The Makassar Search and Rescue
Read moreThis article deals with the evolution of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea. It was proclaimed in 2012 that the Somali pirate business model had been broken by a combination of coordinated naval patrols, heightened vessel security, and the ubiquitous presence of armed guards aboard valuable ships. The International Maritime Bureau (IMB) attributed only 71
Read moreGateKeeper USA Inc. (OTC Symbol: GTKP) announced that in a recent Bloomberg article, it was reported by Jeff Bliss that the US Backs Off All Cargo Scanning Goals. As reported by CBP (Customs & Boarder Protection), officials’ port X-ray and Gamma-ray machines were only able to facilitate scanning 4.1% of the millions of containers that
Read moreThis afternoon, Argentine frigate ARA Libertad will arrive at the Naval Base Mar del Plata, located in the city’s port, where it will be received by President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner. The training ship returns to Argentina after 21 days at sea, after the International Tribunal on the Law of the Sea ordered its
Read moreThe Italian foreign ministry has said that Nigerian pirates have freed three Italian sailors they abducted from the MV Asso Ventuno last month. Pirates free Italian sailors kidnapped off Nigeria Pirates have freed three Italian sailors they abducted from a ship off Nigeria last month, the foreign ministry said in a statement Wednesday. “Our three sailors are
Read moreA ship is typically built for a 20-25 year lifespan and such is the pace of technical development in the marine industry that she is likely to become technically redundant quite early in her life. This has become even more of an issue in recent years, with substantial breakthroughs being made in fuel efficiency
Read moreAlert 001/13: At 1130Z (UTC) on 05 Jan 2013 a merchant vessel reported an attack by pirates/1 skiff at position 0300N 05152E. The skiff had a white hull, 6 POB, fired small arms and RPG. This vessel managed to evade hijack. On 06 Jan 2013, the Pirate Activity Group (PAG) responsible for this attack
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