AUSTRALIAN authorities ruled a doomed asylum seeker boat was not in distress before it sank in rough seas between Indonesia and Christmas Island claiming more than 100 lives, an inquest has heard. The termite-riddled boat carrying 212 passengers and crew did not even reach halfway to Christmas Island from Java before sinking in June…
The Japan Coast Guard is currently investigating a collision between a tuna trawler and a freight ship that took place on Sunday morning near the Kinkasan Island, in the waters off Miyagi Prefecture. Except for the trawler’s captain, who is reported missing, the remaining eight members of the ship have been rescued. The trawler…
According to maritime authorities, 11 crew members were rescued after a cargo vessel went down in the Mediterranean Sea. The cargo vessel Tayyar Şenkaya 1 sailing with eleven crew members onboard, sank at around 4 am in the Mediterranean sea off the coast of Antalya in southern Turkey. All the crew members have been…
Kuala Lumpur: Seafarers unfortunate enough to be sailing to Malaysia’s top shipping destination, Port Klang, are in for a smoky time with news that the Johor port complex is suffering the worst of the haze from neighbouring Indonesia’s slash and burning farmers. The air pollutant index (API) at Port Klang was recorded at 487…