On Monday, a cargo ship and fishing vessel collided off China’s southern coast, near the Guangdong province. Nine mariners are missing as a result of the accident. The cargo ship sank near Shanwei following the collision with the Hong Kong-registered fishing vessel. 11 crewmen were catapulted into the water from the cargo ship, with…
South Korea officials informed that Somali pirates finally have freed 4 sailors from South Korea after 19 months of captivity. This was possible after the pirates received the money they wanted. A palm oil tanker with 25 sailors was attacked off the coast of Kenya in April last year. Later, Somali pirates released the…
IMO‘s Maritime Safety Committee (MSC), meeting at the Organization’s London Headquarters for its 91st session from 26 to 30 November 2012, agreed that rules to require passenger safety drills to take place prior to, or immediately upon, departure should be made mandatory, in the wake of the Costa Concordia incident. The Committee approved draft…
Singapore’s High Court has given more time for debt-ridden Berlian Laju Tanker (BLT) to continue its restructuring plan. The High Court of Singapore has granted an extension of the section 210 filing until 10 January 2013, thereby continuing the protection of BLT’s assets through that time, according to John D. Noonan, ceo of BLT…