IMO Secretary-General Koji Sekimizu met with the new Chairman of IACS, Roberto Cazzulo, Chairman of RINA Services. Mr. Sekimizu congratulated Mr. Cazzulo on his appointment and expressed his appreciation to IACS for its long and ongoing support of IMO’s work on maritime safety, security and the prevention of marine pollution by ships and stated…
The Coast Guard, Port Arthur Fire Department and Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department are searching for a 56-year-old man after a collision occurred between the tug and barge Father Seelos and the missing man’s pleasure craft about 500 feet west of Goat Island in Sabine Lake, Sunday. Missing is John Tran of Bridge City, Texas.…
Update: At least four foreign crew members and seven Somali pirates died in the incident, and 13 others were missing, a pirate who works with the gang said. “The ship has been gradually sinking for almost a week, but it sank totally last night,” the pirate said on Monday by telephone from Haradheere, Somalia’s…
Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara (ANTARA News) – An observer has expressed hope that Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will discuss the pollution issue in the Timor Sea which has not been solved so far. “We hope that Yudhoyono and his Australian counterpart will discuss the Timor Sea pollution…