Incidents
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Incidents ; Fire Re-Ignited onboard VLCC MT New Diamond
An explosion of a boiler followed by fire erupted in the main engine room of MT New Diamond, a tanker sailing 38 nautical miles off Sangamankanda Point east of Sri Lanka on 3rd September According to the distress signal received by the Maritime Rescue Coordinating Center in Colombo, the distressed…
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عاجل ; اندلاع حريق فى منطقة مرفا بيروت دون معرفة اسبابه
رويتر وصور حصرية اندلع حريق كبير فى مرفا بيروت اليوم الخميس ليطلق عمودا ضخما من الدخان فى سماء بيروت بعد ان دعت السلطات المواطنين الابتعاد عن المنطقة تخوفا من انفجارات او امتداد الحرائق الذى بدا من مستودع الاطارات لم يعرف بعد اسباب الحريق سوى الاعلان حتى الان عن اصابة واحدة…
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The Guardian ; Cargo ship carrying 43 crew and thousands of cattle sank in a typhoon off the south-west Japan
Authorities have suspended their search for 40 missing crew members from a cargo ship that capsized off south-west Japan as Typhoon Haishen bears down on the region. The typhoon, the second in a week, is barrelling towards the southern cluster of Japanese Okinawa islands, prompting warnings about torrential rainfall and fierce…
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Incidents ; India steps up disaster relief response to douse fire onboard vessel MT New Diamond
New Delhi: As oil tanker MT New Diamond continues to burn off the Sri Lankan coast, posing grave damage to the environment and maritime ecosystem in the region, Indian maritime agencies have risen to the occasion and are heading the effort to control the disaster relief. As of Friday evening, the…
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Incidents اشتعال النيران فى سفينة الشحن New Diamond تهدد بكارثة
A كارثة جديدة تهدد بتلوث بيئي خطير فعلى الرغم من مرور ساعات طوال على اندلاع النيران في سفينة الشحن NEW DIAMOND التي كانت تقل أمس حوالي مليوني برميل من النفط الخام، قبالة السواحل السريلانكية، لا تزال النار مشتعلة. فقد أكد متحدث باسم البحرية السريلانكية، الكابتن إنديكا دي سيلفا، اليوم الجمعة، أن…
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BBC : Mauritius oil spill -Three clean-up crew die after boat capsizes
Three sailors have died and one is missing after their tugboat capsized while they were helping to clear a major oil spill off Mauritius. Four others were rescued after the boat collided with a barge on Monday. The accident happened two days after major protests in Mauritius over the government’s handling…
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CNN : Coast Guard searching for 4 missing crew members in Corpus Christi
(CNN)The US Coast Guard is searching for four people after a dredging vessel hit a propane pipeline Friday morning in the Port of Corpus Christi Ship Channel in Texas, officials said. The Coast Guard said in a news release that four missing crew members are missing. Six crew members were…
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ITF : IBF calls for action on Gulf of Guinea piracy
The history of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea dates back decades, but it is only in the past few years that the criminal model has taken a more sophisticated and violent turn The growing number of attacks and successful kidnappings in the area is of serious concern to the…
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Incidents : MV Wakashio captain arrested as accusations emerge of misconduct
The 300 meters long Panama-flagged MV Wakashio ran aground off Pointe d’Esny, on the south-east coast of the island in Mauritius, on July 25th while en route from China to Brazil via Singapore on ballast condition. Police said that crew members questioned as part of their investigation informed them there…
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Incidents :Mauritius oil spill disaster exposes safety lapse
On 25 Jul the Japanese-owned, Panamanian registered, bulk carrier MV Wakashio was grounded on the coast of the Republic of Mauritius, and subsequently leaking 1000 tons of very low sulphur fuel oil (VLSFO), raising serious concerns on shipping’s safety culture and commercial interest over environmental protection. As of 12 Aug,…
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