The empty whiskey bottles and overturned, sand-filled skiffs littering this once-bustling shoreline are signs the heyday of Somali piracy may be over. Most of the prostitutes are gone and the luxury cars repossessed. Pirates while away their hours playing cards or catching lobsters. “There’s nothing to do here these days,” said Hassan Abdi, a…
aissat.com-According to Firdaus Adinugroho, General Manager of AISSAT Prime, the crash was probably happened due to KM Bahuga Jaya was not completed with Automatic Identification System (AIS). “Based on the data gathered, there is no station which had received AIS signal from KM Bahuga Jaya. It means that most likely KM Bahuga Jaya is…
Jakarta General Manager of ASDP Bakauheni Branch, Yanus Letanga, stated that there are 7 dead victims from sunken KM Bahuga Jaya. The dead and safe victims were brought to Bakauheni Port and Merak Port. “Those victims were brought to two places since the ship from Bakauheni was about to crossed to Merak and vice…
China has put its first aircraft carrier into service today – an alleged hint to neighboring countries that their military strength is increasing as tensions rise. The ship was bought in 1998 from Ukraine and restored by China. Government officials want the vessel to serve as a symbol of the country’s authority, mainly among…