"Crown Sapphire" rescues two sailors in distress
Crown Sapphire, a specialized reefer ship operated by NYKCool AB and owned by NYK Reefers Ltd. (both wholly owned subsidiaries of NYK Line), rescue...
Read MoreMPA reports collision, bunker spill in Singapore
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a report that the departing Hong Kong-flagged chemical tanker, "Lime Galaxy" had collid...
Read MoreItalian marines could face death penalty
India's three ministries of home, law and external affairs have decided to allow the National Investigation Agency (NIA) to file charges against tw...
Read MorePirates board gas carrier in Gulf of Guinea
Five pirates boarded a drifting gas carrier about 55nm west of Corisco island in the Gulf of Guinea, the International Maritime Bureau reported. Cr...
Read MoreTanker officers kidnapped
Greek authorities claimed that an oil tanker came under armed attack off the west coast of Africa earlier this week. The Ukrainian Master and G...
Read MoreFire on a cruise liner Ocean Countess brought under control
The fire which started November 30, 2013 on board the cruise liner Ocean Countess, brought under control. Greek media reported. Recall that the...
Read MoreTanker sinks off Malaysia following fire
A tanker caught fire off the coast of Johor and sank over the weekend. The MT Kit 57 caught fire and was one of two vessels moored together. Th...
Read MoreSingapore-flagged tanker sinks off Johor
A Singapore-flagged tanker which caught fire off the coast of Johor sunk over the weekend, according to local media. The MT Kit 57 which caught...
Read MoreCosco Container ship attacked in Suez Canal
A "terrorist" attempted to attack the 10,062-TEU container ship Cosco Asia while it passed through the Suez Canal on Aug. 31, according to the Suez...
Read MoreMaersk Kampala fire extinguished
The fire-fighting teams aboard the Maersk Kampala have succeeded in putting out the fire aboard the Maersk Kampala. According to Maersk, some s...
Read MoreContainer fire-fight continues aboard Maersk Kampala
The Maersk Kampala, situated south of the Suez Canal, continues to fight a fire in the two foremost cargo bays of the vessel. Crew are all accounte...
Read More12 pirates killed in fuel vessel attack
The Nigerian Navy authorities have said that its forces have killed 12 suspected pirates and rescued a hijacked oil vessel in the country's oil-ric...
Read MoreBritain warns shipping companies over Yemen risk
Britain has issued the highest possible security alert to British shipping companies operating off the coast of Yemen, an expert said, amid a world...
Read MorePirates release hijacked oil tanker
Pirates, who took over the Turkish tanker M V Cotton, have left the vessel a week after it was hijacked off the coast of Gabon in Africa with the e...
Read MorePirates hijack Turkish ship with Indian crew
In yet another case of piracy on the high seas, a Turkish-owned and Malta-flagged tanker with 24 crew (all Indians) is believed to have been hijack...
Read MoreTwo bulk carriers collide off Singapore causing oil spill
The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) received a report that a South Korean-registered bulk carrier, Oriental Pioneer, and a Bahamas-r...
Read MoreMOL Comfort feared lost in Arabian Sea - all crew safe
Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, Ltd. reports that the MOL-operated containership MOL Comfort, while under way from Singapore to Jeddah on the Indian Ocean on ...
Read MoreTanker fired upon in Nigeria
Ten armed robbers in two speed boats approached and fired upon a chemical tanker underway with pilot on board. Master raised alarm, mustered all...
Read MoreNYK Car Carrier rescues 5 fishermen Adrift in the Western Pacific
NYK car carrier Zeus Leaderrescued five fishermen adrift in the Western Pacific Ocean. Zeus Leader had departed from Yokohama on May 20 for...
Read MoreNYK Car Carrier rescues four rowers in the Atlantic
NYK car carrier Heijin rescued four rowers, including a gold medal Olympian, in distress off the coast of Puerto Rico. Heijin had departed fro...
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