Beijing (ANTARA News) – The Chinese navy is expecting to increase cooperation with the Indonesian navy in the future as part of the strategic partnership agreement declared by the two countries` leaders in April 2005. “Indonesia, with its sea area comprising two-thirds of its land territory, and China, with its coastal line stretching up…
A chemical tanker off the Labuan island coast suffered from an onboard fire earlier today. The blaze impacted operations at a delivery plant at the giant methanol production facility owned by Petronas on the island. Officials are blaming a lightning strike as the cause of the fire. The massive fire blew out the internal…
During the reporting period of 18 July to 24 July 2012, there have been no piracy incidents in the High Risk Area. Pirate activity can still take place during the South-West Monsoon. It should be noted that pirates are likely operating closer to shore to avoid severe conditions further out to sea. Pirate Attack…
With his weather-beaten face creasing into smiles, 30-year-old fisherman Zhang Leilei said he felt “reborn” the moment he arrived in Beijing after more than 570 days at the mercy of Somali pirates. Zhang was among 26 rescued crew members of the Xu Fu 1 trawler, a Taiwan ship with 13 fishermen from the Chinese…