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(Jul 22 2024)
Malaysia says it has intercepted a large oil tanker that was involved in a collision with another ship before fleeing the scene and turning off its tracking system.
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(Apr 14 2022)
Istanbul’s Bosporus Strait is threatened by naval mines drifting across the Black Sea from Ukraine.
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(Apr 14 2022)
French vessel 'Corsica Linea' hit tanker of Algeria's Naftal Establishment after captain lost control of his ship.
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(Mar 10 2022)
Nearly two weeks after apparent Russian military strike Moldovan oil tanker "Millennial Spirit" is still smoking in the Black Sea after it was hit by an apparent Russian military strike.
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(Mar 10 2022)
Three crew members of an oil tanker were injured and one is missing after the vessel caught fire following an on-board explosion at the pier of IRPC, a petroleum and petrochemical company, located in the estuary of the Chao Phraya River in Samut Prak...
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(Mar 03 2022)
Announcing an illegal "counter-terrorist operation" on the territory of the sovereign state of Ukraine and in the international waters of the northwestern Black Sea, ships of the russian navy captured two more civilian Ukrainian ships.
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(Mar 03 2022)
A Russian oil tanker scheduled to dock in Wales has been diverted.
Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has asked ports to block access to Russian “flagged, registered, owned, controlled, chartered or operated vessels.”
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(Mar 03 2022)
A chemical tanker was hit by shelling in the Black Sea near Ukraine, forcing 10 sailors to leap overboard and seriously injuring two.
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(Feb 24 2022)
One solution to providing security for tankers offshore West Africa is a private vessel with state navy personnel onboard. PVI offers this service.
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(Feb 03 2022)
A rudderless cargo ship is drifting around the Hollandse Kust Zuid offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea following a collision with an oil and chemicals tanker in heavy seas.
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(Feb 03 2022)
Early reporting suggests that the product vessel MT B OCEAN may have been attacked whilst operating offshore. All crew are reported safe.
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(Dec 16 2021)
Mr Kojo Oppong Nkrumah, the Minister of Information says Ghana will push for an international response to address the incidence of piracy in the Gulf of Guinea (GoG) when it takes its seat on the UN Security Council in January 2022.
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(Dec 07 2021)
BIMCO’s Documentary Committee has approved a new standard contract for security escort vessels (SEVs).
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(Dec 07 2021)
Between October and November of 2021, 3 foreign navies had announced their presence in Nigerian waters, with 2 out of 3 helping to thwart what would have been another major maritime threat on containerized vessels operating in the nation’s waters.
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(Dec 07 2021)
The Gulf of Guinea has been the global epicentre of maritime crime and piracy for some time, however, throughout 2021 the well-established trend of increasing incidents has declined significantly.
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