Pirates attacked an oil industry supply vessel in Nigerian waters this week and kidnapped three crew, security sources said on Thursday, in the latest attack off the coast of Africa’s biggest crude producer. Pirates kidnap three in offshore Nigeria attack Pirates attacked an oil industry supply vessel in Nigerian waters this week and…
On Mar 6, 2013 at 10:00 a.m. the “Nikolay Bauman” sank 12 miles off the Danube delta. 11 people were rescued by Ukrainian Maritime Emergency and were sent to hospital in Vilkovo. The crew members were 1 from Russia and 10 from Ukraine. Ingress of water into the fore holds is why the ship…
Padang (ANTARA News) – West Sumatra Provincial Government has allocated Rp10.45 billion in funds to help alleviate 1,420 fishermen families in 2011-2015 period, Governor Irwan Prayitno said. The government assistance which is derived from the 2013 state budget will be used to finance 38 business activities involving fishermen and to organized by personnel of…
Nautilus has backed a call from the International Maritime Organisation’s leader for the seafarer death rate to be halved over the next two years. Speaking at the opening of the IMO’s first meeting of the year, secretary-general Koji Sekimizu told delegates that his vision to halve the number of lives lost at sea should…