The 11,815 dwt containership, MSC TALIA F, was boarded in the early hours of the morning on 22 March while on route from Lome, Togo, to Libreville Gabon, where pirates abducted seven crew members. The […]
A report from bulker Sam Jaguar said that five robbers had boarded the vessel and, after being spotted, two jumped overboard and three were apprehended by crew and locked in the engine room. The report, […]
India has joined a number of countries in banning entry to foreign cruise ships amid the ongoing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak. The sudden Indian ban affected one of MSC Cruises’ ships, MSC Lirica, which […]
The number of sea robberies in South Asia tripled year on year, with 10 incidents reported in February 2020 compared with 3 in the same month the previous year, said regional piracy information sharing centre […]
The US Department of Transportation Maritime Administration (DOT MARAD) has issued a formal alert that mines have been reported in coastal waters between Midi, Yemen and Jizan, Saudi Arabia. As such, MARAD has issued a […]
The 1,100-strong crew on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-hit cruise ship Grand Princess will be quarantined and treated on board, while the 2,400 or so passengers will disembark at the US Port of Oakland sometime on […]
An innovative South African-built multipurpose vessel is on its way to the piracy-plagued Gulf of Guinea to service and safeguard oil and gas assets in the region. The 35 m Sentinel-class MV Khajan was launched […]
Piracy and sea robbery incidents in Asia tripled year on year in January, according to statistics released by regional piracy reporting centre ReCAAP ISC. Eleven incidents of armed robbery against ships were reported in Asia […]
A further 39 passengers have tested positive for coronavirus on the quarantined Diamond Princess cruise ship, the ship’s operator Princess Cruise Lines has confirmed. This brings the total cases onboard from 136 to 175, according […]
Holland America Line’s Westerdam cruise ship was granted permission to dock after being turned away from at least four other ports due to fears over coronavirus cases on board, a company spokesperson said in a […]
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