Ambon (ANTARA News) – The Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) office in Ambon has warned Aru Islands residents to be on the alert for three-metre-high waves from the Arafura Sea, which are likely to hit the district’s coasts between October 31 and November 5. “The high waves can be pretty dangerous for traditional
Read moreAn HC-130 Hercules airplane crew out of Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Hawaii, assisted with the rescue of 28 people from a burning 150-foot fishing vessel approximately 1,400 miles north of French Frigate Shoals, Saturday. The Coast Guard Joint Rescue Coordination Center in Honolulu was contacted by Rescue Coordination Center Taipei, Taiwan, stating
Read moreJAKARTA: Shipping SOE, PT Djakarta Lloyd will negotiate IDR677.57 debt from 226 creditors starting early next year as the company’s attempt to fix its management and operations. Djakarta Llyod President Director Syahril Japarin said the company is fixing its management. In the early stage, it has completed the financial statements from 2008 until 2011.
Read moreAs the oil boom in West Africa swells, pirate attacks on tankers in the Gulf of Guinea are “reaching dangerous proportions,” the International Maritime Bureau reports. The global piracy watchdog said this month that 44 pirate attacks have been reported in 2012. There were 25 in 2011. The bureau also said many other attacks
Read moreOn Oct 25th 2012, Damen Shipyards Galaţi (DSGa), member of Damen Shipyards Group, launches its hull number 1226: the Nuclear Cargo Vessel 1600. The NCV 1600 was ordered by the Swedish Nuclear Fuel and Waste Management Company (SKB) and will replace her predecessor M/S Sigyn, which has been in service during the past 30
Read moreLatest update: The Coast Guard rescued 14 people from life rafts in the Atlantic Ocean approximately 90 miles southeast of Hatteras N.C., Monday, and two people remain missing. It was previously reported to be a 17-person crew. The crew size is 16. Watchstanders dispatched crews aboard two MH-60 Jayhawk helicopters from Coast Guard Air Station
Read moreDenpasar (ANTARA News) – The Indian Navy’s training ship INS Sudarshini has docked at Benoa Port, Bali to mark the 20 year relationship of India and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, ASEAN. “This is the 20th year commemoration of the India and ASEAN dialog partnership and a historical mission for the INS Sudarsini,”
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