US warship collides with tanker near Singapore; 10 missing 2017-08-21 05:37 source: AP The US guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain is seen after a collision, off Johor, Malaysia, east of Singapore. A number of…
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arleigh_Burke-class_destroyer The Arleigh Burke class of guided missile destroyers (DDGs) is the United States Navy‘s first class of destroyer built around the Aegis Combat System and the SPY-1D multifunction passive electronically scanned array radar. The…
WBIED.com Editorial The collision between the USS Fitzgerald and the 29 060 gross ton MV ACX Crytsal is well reported. The question that should surely be asked is how can 2 ships with combined tonnage…
08.04.2017: 1310 UTC: Posn: 14:02N – 051:40E: 147nm SE off Al Mukalla, Gulf of Aden. While underway armed pirates in a skiff came alongside and boarded a tanker. The Master and crew stopped the engine…
Source:AP / DW.COM Pirates have hijacked an Indian commercial vessel off the coast of Somalia and are holding its 11 sailors for ransom, according to a private marine security investigator. Dryad Maritime reported that the…
Source: http://www.spa.gov.sa/viewstory.php?lang=en&newsid=1599049 Washington, 07 Jumada II,1438 AH, 06 March,2017 , SPA — The US Office of Naval Intelligence has warned commercial ships from the risks of sea mines planted by Al-Houthi militias in the Strait…
Source: 2016-Annual-IMB-Piracy-Report
Source: http://www.ctvnews.ca/world/captain-of-ship-hijacked-by-somali-pirates-speaks-of-safe-release-1.3331906 Captain of ship hijacked by Somali pirates speaks of safe release Crew members wave from aboard the Aris 13 oil tanker, which was released by pirates after negotiations by officials and local elders, during…
Source: [Somali pirates just hijacked a commercial ship for the first time in five years] Everyone thought the Somali pirate threat had ended. Then a tanker was attacked. By Kevin Sieff March 15 Somali pirates hijack…
Source: BBC Hijackers holding an oil tanker off the coast of Somalia are demanding a ransom, the European Union anti-piracy naval force says. The EU force made contact with the ship’s master who said his…