Cruise Ship Rescues 5 After Drifting for Weeks

  A Princess Cruises ship, the Island Princess, rescued five Jamaicans who claimed to be drifting in the Caribbean for about three weeks in a small boat. The Island Princess brought the group on board, unsure of their conditions and identities at the moment. The luxury liner left Fort Lauderdale one week ago and was…

NATO: No Christmas Holiday for Somali Pirates

  NATO is urging the merchant shipping community not to lower their guard or preparation over the Christmas period as the pirates operating in the Indian Ocean and surrounding waters will not be taking a holiday. The recent attack (16th December) on the MV Torm Kristina proves that the pirates are still on the lookout…

Myanmar Shipwreck Survivors Taken in by Malaysia

  After being refused entry into Singapore, 40 shipwreck survivors from Myanmar were taken in by Malaysia Tuesday. The men, believed to be Rohingya refugees, were rescued off the coast of Singapore on December 5th after their vessel, the Nago, sank after making a port of call in Myanmar’s western Rakhine province. The vessel, carrying…