PAGO PAGO, American Samoa (The Samoa News, April 3, 2013) – Eighteen Indonesians labeled as “ship jumpers,” who have been housed at American Samoa’s Tafuna Correctional Facility (TCF) for over two weeks, are being sent back to Indonesia, says Chief Immigration Officer Tamasa Dennis Fuimaono. Tamasa told Samoa News that two weeks ago a…
Product tanker controlled by Laliotis Group has been attacked by pirates off the coast of Nigeria. Sea Hermes, 45, 879 dwt (built 2004), is in trouble since 30 March. There was also another incident on 4 April when a supply vessel (name not known) was attacked by pirates 57 nautical miles west southwest of…
Egyptian authorities released a ship loaded with heavy weapons and its crew three days after they were seized for entering Egyptian territorial waters in the Red Sea, two security sources told Reuters on Sunday. The Togolese-flagged ship named COMR, with a crew of 14, was escorted into the port of Safaga, 569 km (356…
A passenger ferry and barge collided off Hong Kong Island on Friday night, leaving 31 people injured. Local police stated that those injured were transported to the dock immediately following the collision; 11 were reportedly hospitalized. The ferry was bound for the island of Cheung Chau and did eventually reach its destination. Details about…