Egyptian authorities have confirmed that a cruise ship has run aground and sunk along the Nile River near Aswan. Initial reports claim that all 120 passengers aboard were rescued safely. The ship struck a cluster of rocks and began taking in water before running aground; the vessel was en route to Luxor. Local residents…
Yemeni authorities, together with the U.S. Navy, intercepted an illegal weapons ship. The vessel had a significant amount of arms including rocket-propelled grenades and surface-to-air missiles. In Yemeni territory in the Arabian Sea, the interception took place last Wednesday, according to CNN. The crew of a U.S. Navy destroyer – USS Farragut [pictured above]…
Iranian warships thwarted an attempted pirate attack on an Iranian oil tanker in international waters on Sunday. The Iranian Navy stated that the ship was attacked by two pirate boats just 20 miles off Masirah Island off the coast of Oman. Once alerted, the fleet of warships hurried to the scene and forced the…
A unified command has been established in response to a report of crude oil in the lower Mississippi River near mile marker 434 in Vicksburg, Miss., Sunday. Watchstanders at Coast Guard Sector Lower Mississippi River received notification at 1:30 a.m., reporting that two tank barges, towed by the tug Nature’s Way Endeavor [pictured above],…