The search continues in waters south of Hong Kong for six crewmen, missing since a collision between two mainland barges in thick fog near Beaufort Island last night. The two barges collided in the waters south of Bluff Head near Beaufort Island at about 7:50 p.m. on Thursday. One of the barges – carrying
Read moreSix Indonesian crewmen suspected of murdering the skipper and chief engineer of a Taiwanese fishing boat last month have been detained, while three others have been referred to Indonesian authorities in Taiwan, the Yilan District Prosecutors’ Office said. Six of the nine Indonesians employed on the Suao-registered Te Hung Hsing No. 368 are suspected
Read moreThe six hostages taken by pirates off Nigeria nine days ago have been released unharmed. One Russian, three Ukrainian and two Indian sailors were seized by gunmen after the Armada Tuah was attacked 40 miles off the coast of Bayelsa state on February 17th. The ship is owned by Nigerian firm Century Group. The
Read moreThe Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced today that six foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during August 2013 after failing Port State Control ( PSC) inspection. Latest monthly figures show that there were three new detentions of foreign flagged vessels in UK ports and three vessels remained under detention from
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