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Cargo ship catches fire at sea; mariner dies, 3 others wounded
ONE seafarer died while three others sustained major burns as their cargo vessel went ablaze in the waters off Barangay Pooc, Talisay City, Cebu on the morning of Easter Sunday, April 17, 2022. The second engineer of mv General Romulo was declared dead when a huge fire destroyed the accommodation area of the ship... -SunStar PhilippinesPosted On:18-Apr-2022
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One dead, seven injured in explosion aboard tanker off Hong Kong
One person was killed and seven others injured Saturday in an explosion aboard an oil tanker in waters off Hong Kong, authorities reported. The Hong Kong Maritime Rescue Coordination Centre said the tanker was 300 km (186 miles) east of Hong Kong when it caught fire as a result of an explosion. The fire was extinguished, according to state-run Radio Television Hong Kong... -India TodayPosted On:18-Apr-2022
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Bunker Tanker Sinks Off Tunisia, Threatening Environmental Disaster
Tunisian authorities intensified efforts on Saturday to avoid an environmental disaster after a merchant fuel ship carrying one thousand tons of fuel sank off the coast of Gabes on Friday, two security sources told Reuters. The Tunisian navy had rescued all seven crew members from the ship, which was heading from Equatorial Guinea to Malta, and sent a distress call seven miles away from southern city of Gabes,.. -gCaptainPosted On:18-Apr-2022
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Engineer Who Tried To Kamikaze A US Navy Hospital Ship With A Train Gets Prison
At the Port of Los Angeles, the locomotive engineer who purposefully ran his train off the tracks at full-speed in an apparent attempt to sink the US Navy hospital ship USNS Mercy has been sentenced to prison for committing a terrorist attack. According to the US Justice Department, neither the USNS Mercy nor anyone else was harmed in the derailment of the train in 2020... -gCaptainPosted On:18-Apr-2022
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Ballast Water Management Compliance
If Covid-19 has reinforced anything in the maritime industry, it’s that time is money. Often big money. Overcrowded ports, delayed shipments, workforce headwinds, and more continue to apply pressure to an already overstressed logistics network seeking to efficiently move goods around the globe. The last thing shipowners and operators need is something else to worry about... -MarineLinkPosted On:18-Apr-2022
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Australia’s ban on cruise ships during two years of Covid-19 comes to an end
Australia’s states will determine when foreign cruise ships can enter now the federal ban has run out. Safety steps include vaccination requirements for crew and passengers over 12 years old, as well as mask and Covid-testing protocols. Australia’s two-year long ban on cruise ships expires on Sunday, another step toward the rehabilitation of tourism from the damage wrought by the pandemic... -Hindustan TimesPosted On:18-Apr-2022
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Iran Guards Seize Two Ships With Smuggled Fuel In Gulf
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had seized two vessels along the country’s coast on the Gulf and the nearby Gulf of Oman for allegedly smuggling fuel. Iran, which has some of the world’s cheapest fuel prices due to heavy subsidies and the fall of its currency, has been fighting rampant fuel smuggling by land to neighbouring states and by sea to Gulf Arab countries... -carandbikePosted On:18-Apr-2022
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Oil Theft: Nigerian Navy impounds vessels, arrests crew members
Operatives of Nigerian Navy’s “Operation Dakatar Da Barawo’’ (OPDDB) have seized several ships and wooden boats engaged in crude oil theft. Director of Information, Naval Headquarters, Adedotun Ayo-Vaughan, in a statement issued on Sunday, said operatives also arrested their crew members and illegal crude oil refiners... -Peoples GazettePosted On:18-Apr-2022
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Marine License Insurance: Do You Need It?
Imagine working aboard a vessel and, suddenly, you’re involved in a maritime accident that triggers a Coast Guard investigation. In the blink of an eye, your career and USCG license are in serious jeopardy. Every year, this scenario is a reality for professional mariners throughout the U.S. Fortunately, marine license insurance can change that... -gCaptainPosted On:18-Apr-2022
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70% drugs reach India through ports
Facing criticism over the handling of Bollywood drug cases like the Aryan Khan case, Narcotics Control Bureau Director-General S.N. Pradhan said a debate has been triggered on whether personal consumption should be de-criminalised. “A view is gaining ground to de-criminalise personal consumption up to a certain limit,” he said in an exclusive interview with THE WEEK... -The WeekPosted On:18-Apr-2022
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12 missing sailors of lighter ship capsized in Bay rescued
Twelve sailors, who went missing after a coal-laden lighter vessel capsized in the Bay of Bengal near Bhasanchar, have been rescued alive. Abdul Momin, media official of Coast Guard, confirmed the matter. He said a lighter vessel named Sajal-Tanmoy-2 sank in the Bay of Bengal, 12 nautical miles off the southern area of Bhashanchar, sank with 12 sailors. Being informed, Coast Guard rescue ship rushed to the sport immediately... -Risingbd.comPosted On:18-Apr-2022
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Ever Forward Containership Freed By Salvage Team
After weeks of heavy salvage work in the Chesapeake Bay, the massive continership Ever Forward is free and underway. The 334-meter-long Ever Forward has been stuck in the mud since March 13th after straying from the Craighill shipping channel as it departed the Port of Baltimore for Norfolk, Virginia, with a pilot on board. Just before 7 am on Easter Sunday, two anchor barges and five large tugboats pulled the ship astern and sideways until she was dislodged... -gCaptainPosted On:18-Apr-2022
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