A helicopter of the USCG found the debris and a male body about twenty-two east of the entrance to the St. Johns River. Aircrew of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission of Florida reported the debris, which include 2 big pieces of a ship; ten life jackets; flares; and 1 oil sheen. It is
Read moreAfter being refused entry into Singapore, 40 shipwreck survivors from Myanmar were taken in by Malaysia Tuesday. The men, believed to be Rohingya refugees, were rescued off the coast of Singapore on December 5th after their vessel, the Nago, sank after making a port of call in Myanmar’s western Rakhine province. The vessel, carrying
Read moreMV Smart stricken bulk carrier that had troubles off Richards Bay is not an immediate pollution menace to the coastline according to the maritime and environmental authorities. The ship struck in a sandbank some day ago in rough waters while departing from Richards Bay. The South African Maritime Safety Authority (Samsa) informed that the
Read moreThe towed vessel MV Emsstrom, an ex-German Naval training ship, which had been listing too heavily for salvors to get onboard sank on Monday, January 14, approximately 2.5 nautical miles east by north from Hopes Nose, Torquay in 23 metres of water. The sunken vessel collided with another tug boat, Christos XXII, the day before,
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