Tag: maritime news
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IMO to Develop PMSC Guidance
A special high-level segment (photos here) of IMO’s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), convened by IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu to discuss policy matters related to arms on board ships in the piracy high […]
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Fiery End
HMS Westminster smashed the actions of three pirate groups in a fortnight – sending the boats to the bottom of the Indian Ocean. The Portsmouth-based warship treated the skiffs to […]
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ECDIS ‘Top Guns’
UK based ECDIS training and consultancy company ECDIS Ltd are celebrating over two years award of the Honourable Company of Master Mariners (HCMM) sponsored ECDIS prize. ECDIS ‘Top Guns’ Announced […]
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Back to the Future
Three years on, this July 2009 interview makes interesting reading. For his story on the economics of Somali piracy, Wired contributing editor Scott Carney spoke to one of the ocean-going […]
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Lifting the Concordia
The companies in charge of one of the most expensive and challenging salvage operations ever planned, the removal of the luxury liner Costa Concordia from the granite rocks off the […]
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Chinese Fishermen Freed
All 29 Chinese fishermen kidnapped earlier this month by unidentified armed North Koreans have been freed and are on their way home, Chinese state media said on Sunday. Chinese fishermen […]
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Iran to sue Google
Google is facing legal action over its decision to not label the body of water separating Iran and neighbouring Arab Gulf states on its online map service. Iran ‘to sue […]
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Indian Assistance Endorsed
India’s assistance in anti piracy operations off the coast Somalia has the endorsement and support of President Farole of Puntland President Farole Welcomes India Assistance to Fight Piracy Garowe, Somalia […]
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Yemeni Sailors Rescued
The Turkish Navy vessel TCG Giresun has detained 14 Somali pirates and rescued seven Yemeni sailors who were being held hostage aboard their fishing dhow. The Giresun (F-491) intercepted the […]
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Chinese Held Ransom
According to Chinese state news media, North Korean gunmen operating in the Yellow Sea are demanding a ransom for the release of three Chinese fishing vessels and 29 crew members. […]
