December 5, 2023
THE International Maritime Organization (IMO) has expressed concern over the recent hijacking of a car carrier in the Red Sea and called for the immediate release of its 25 crew members, 17 of whom are Filipinos. “I would like to voice my grave concerns regarding the seizure of the car-carrier Galaxy Leader in the Red
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THE International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI) operations at the South Pacific International Container Terminal (SPICT) in Lae and the Motukea International Terminal (MIT) welcomed the largest container ship to ever dock in Papua New Guinea. Inaugural call of Kota Gabung at South Pacific International Container Terminal in Papua New Guinea. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Operated by
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The Pentagon said Tuesday that the USS Mason and Central Park, an Israeli-owned tanker, were not the intended target of Houthi missiles that fired from Yemen over the weekend. The missiles came after five armed assailants attempted to seize the MV Central Park, an Israeli-owned tanker operated by Zodiac Maritime, in the Gulf of Aden
READ MOREThe five armed assailants captured by U.S. forces after seizing a commercial ship near Yemen over the weekend were likely Somali and not Iranian-backed Houthi rebels, the Pentagon said Monday. Recent attacks on commercial vessels have been conducted by Houthis, seen as part of a rise in violence in the region due to the Israel-Hamas
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The Comoros-registered Raptor had a crew of 14. Only one survivor has been rescued so far. ADVERTISEMENT The search continues for 12 crew members missing after a cargo ship sank in rough weather on Sunday. Frontex, the European Union’s border and coastguard agency, has joined rescue efforts near the Greek island of Lesbos. The Comoros-flagged
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The ship believed to have taken on water in the hold due to strong waves. A major rescue operation was underway on Sunday for 13 people missing after a Comoros-flagged cargo ship sank in gale-force winds off the Greek Aegean island of Lesbos. One crew member found The coastguard said a navy helicopter picked up
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Decay and ruin have had a bad press. They can be fascinating, as visitors to the Purton Ships’ Graveyard by the River Severn in Gloucestershire have attested to, with one describing the site – home to the weathered skeletons of abandoned ships from the previous century – as possessing an ‘eerie beauty’. Pictures here show some
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Hundreds of pro-Palestine demonstrators gathered at Port Botany outside Sydney on Tuesday, November 21, as an Israeli-operated container ship docked there. Footage posted to X by @kristin8X shows demonstrators chanting and waving Palestinian flags. The protest was organized to demonstrate against the presence of the container ship Calandra, operated by the Israeli-owned company ZIM. The
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Yemen’s Houthi militia released a video showing its forces hijacking the ship ‘Galaxy Leader’ in the Red Sea on Sunday, November 19. The video, published by the militia’s spokesperson, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, on X, shows at least 10 armed men on the deck of the vessel after jumping out of a military helicopter hovering
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A cargo ship linked to an Israeli billionaire was allegedly seized by Iran-backed rebels in the Red Sea on Sunday. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said it “strongly condemns the Iranian attack against an international vessel.” “The ship, which is owned by a British company and is operated by a Japanese firm, was hijacked
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