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…
source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38808345 BREAKING STORY The Saudi-led coalition battling Yemen’s Houthi rebels says two crew members have been killed in an attack on one of its warships in the Red Sea. A coalition statement said three Houthi…
Source: https://gcaptain.com/little-green-boats-japan-high-alert In this photo released by the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters of Japan, a Chinese coast guard vessel sails near disputed East China Sea islands Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. Japan’s Foreign Ministry said in…
Source: https://gcaptain.com/turkish-ro-ro-runs-residential-community-southern-greece/ Turkish Ro-Ro Runs Into Residential Community In Southern Greece September 5, 2016 by John Konrad RoRo SAFFET BEY Aground Neapoli, South Peloponnese, Greece very close to residential homes. The Turkey flagged RoRo SAFFET BEY ran hard aground…
Source: Gunmen in Nigeria’s restive southern Niger Delta region, which has been hit by a series of militant attacks on energy facilities since the start of the year, have kidnapped 14 local oil workers and…
Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/business-37257236 “The first thing they ask you is if you have an AK-47 – and if you can swim,” says Abdirizak Ahmed. That, he says, is what pirate networks want of their new recruits. Mr…
Source: https://gcaptain.com/italy-heightens-security-level-at-tourist-ports / Reuters Venice, Italy. Pixabay/pcdazero ROME, Aug 11 (Reuters) – Italy raised the security level at its tourist ports on Thursday, a coastguard spokesman said, meaning intensified controls of people and vehicles during the…
Cruise Ship and Tanker Collide in Turkey’s Dardanelles Strait Source: http://gcaptain.com/celestyal-crystal-cruise-ship-and-tanker-collide-in-turkey A Celestyal cruise ship was involved in a collision with a tanker carrying flammable naphtha early Saturday morning in the Dardanelles strait near Gallipoli, Turkey….
Source: http://gcaptain.com/vlcc-collides-with-giant-msc-boxship-in-singapore-strait MSC Alexandra file photo. An Iranian Very Large Crude Carrier and a large containership collided in the busy Singapore Strait late Wednesday night, causing damage to both ships but luckily no injuries or reports…