Human Element
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Croatian Niger Delta Hostage Story
Jurica Ruic, a 35 year old who’s a graduate of the Nautical School in Zadar, Croatia and the faculty of Maritime Sciences and Maritime Management in Split, Croatia, went through […]
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US Navy helps crew of Iranian dhow
Muscat: Guided-missile cruiser USS Hue City (CG 66) rendered medical assistance and provided food, water and fuel to an Iranian-flagged dhow, M/V Payam, on Wednesday, approximately 45 miles southeast of […]
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IMO welcomes Maritime Labour Convention ratifications
IMO has welcomed the landmark ratifications of the International Labour Organization (ILO)’s Maritime Labour Convention, which will bring the treaty into force in 12 months’ time, establishing minimum requirements for […]
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Perilous Crossing
Despite the perils and the ever greater difficulty in circumventing border security measures, migrants crossing the Mediterranean from North Africa continue to reach the shores of southern Europe. 52 African […]
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Merchant Ship Diverted
Fearing that desperate asylum seekers he had rescued in Indonesian waters posed a threat to his crew, the captain of a merchant ship bound for Singapore changed course for Australia. Merchant […]
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Saving Lives at Sea
Responsibility for saving lives at sea is not a matter of sovereign jurisdiction. It is the responsibility of all countries and all seafarers regardless of where a ship might be […]
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Child Pirates Returned to Somalia
Two Somali children aged 12 and 11, arrested by Seychelles police with 12 others on suspicion of piracy in January, have been returned to Somalia Captured child pirates sent back […]
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“Help us, please save us”
The 15 crewmen still being held captive on the MV Albedo have issued a letter pleading for their lives addressed to the chairman of the Citizens-Police Liaison Committee in Karachi Crewmen […]
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Life as a Somali pirate hostage
In late 2008, Daily Telegraph correspondent Colin Freeman and Jose Cendon, a Spanish photographer travelled to Somalia to investigate the recent spate of piracy attacks that were terrorising shipping in […]
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Parents’ Tribute
The parents of a former Royal Marine who collapsed and died in Kenya have paid tribute to their son, describing him as an action man. Ben Ryalls was working in […]
