The Head of Center Operation ‘First Maritime Roedy Santoso’ opened the event of ‘Patrol Ship Captain Refreshment and the Task Force Crew of XXXIII Joint Operation 2014’ at Grand Clarion Hotel, Makassar on 5 March 2014. The event was attended by Pangdam VII, Assinten II Setda South Sulawesi Province, the representatives from the regional office
Read moreFive (5) passengers are dead after massive waves sank a passenger-cargo vessel off El Nido in Palawan. 54 others onboard were successfully rescued. The MV Josille II had 59 people aboard, including crew, although the ship’s records only list 46 passengers. It sunk near Pagawain Island about three hours after leaving the port of Liminancong
Read moreAt least 14 passengers headed to Spain have died when their craft sunk off the coast of Morocco. The sinking reportedly took place Thursday in the Mediterranean Sea off the Moroccan city of Alhucemas, according to a Moroccan official. The ship was headed from Morocco to Spain. Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service sent a Spanish
Read moreTwo ferry passengers are dead, and others are still missing, after the Masbate-bound vessel sank early Friday. The latest reports state that 52 of the ferry’s 57 crewmembers and passengers listed on the ship’s manifest had been rescued, while three were still missing. However, officials worry that seven divers and their assistants who were
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