A South Korean coast guard vessel has capsized on Thursday, resulting in the death of five sailors – three Filipinos and two Chinese – who the coast guard crew had just rescued from a sinking cargo ship. The vessel overturned while carrying 15 crewmembers rescued from the 5,436-tonne Malaysia-registered Shinline freighter near the southern…
A Scottish company has launched onto the global shipping market the first comprehensive software product designed to combat the increasing problem of modern-day piracy at sea. • The cost of piracy in 2011 is estimated at $7 billion / £4.46 billion (including increased security spend and ransom payments). • The numbers of hostages and…
REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, SURABAYA – Indonesian Navy ship KRI Dewaruci arrived at the port of Koarmatim Ujung in Surabaya on Wednesday at 9:20 pm local time. The arrival bringing to an end its 10-month long journey around the world that started on January 15, 2012. The arrival of the military cadet training ship of the Naval Academy…
BOURBON confirms that 7 crew members, 6 Russians and 1 Estonian were kidnapped during the boarding of the Bourbon Liberty 249, which occurred on October 15, 2012 in Nigeria. The other 9 crew members are still onboard the vessel which is heading for the Port of Onne. They are safe and sound, and in…