On Friday 12 October 2012 Romanian frigate ROS Regele Ferdinand, operating within the European Union Naval Force (EU NAVFOR), provided an escort to a ship from the World Food Programme (WFP) between two Somali ports. The ships rendezvoused shortly after dawn and a team from Regele Ferdinand travelled to the WFP vessel to discuss
Read moreA South Korean coast guard vessel has capsized on Thursday, resulting in the death of five sailors – three Filipinos and two Chinese – who the coast guard crew had just rescued from a sinking cargo ship. The vessel overturned while carrying 15 crewmembers rescued from the 5,436-tonne Malaysia-registered Shinline freighter near the southern
Read moreA Scottish company has launched onto the global shipping market the first comprehensive software product designed to combat the increasing problem of modern-day piracy at sea. • The cost of piracy in 2011 is estimated at $7 billion / £4.46 billion (including increased security spend and ransom payments). • The numbers of hostages and
Read moreREPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SURABAYA – Indonesian Navy ship KRI Dewaruci arrived at the port of Koarmatim Ujung in Surabaya on Wednesday at 9:20 pm local time. The arrival bringing to an end its 10-month long journey around the world that started on January 15, 2012. The arrival of the military cadet training ship of the Naval Academy
Read moreBOURBON confirms that 7 crew members, 6 Russians and 1 Estonian were kidnapped during the boarding of the Bourbon Liberty 249, which occurred on October 15, 2012 in Nigeria. The other 9 crew members are still onboard the vessel which is heading for the Port of Onne. They are safe and sound, and in
Read moreFour Sailors were injured Oct. 16 aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman (CVN 75) [seen in thumb image] when a line parted during a refueling at sea between Truman and the Military Sealift Command fleet replenishment oiler USNS Patuxent (T-AO 201) [shown below] off the coast of Florida. Two of the
Read moreIndia yesterday sought the intervention of International Maritime Organisation (IMO) for early release of 43 Indian sailors, who are in the captivity of Somalian pirates. Shipping Minister G K Vasan in his meeting with IMO Secretary General Koji Sekimizu drew the attention to the issue of 43 Indian seafarers who are in captivity of
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