Maritime News
Chinese Fishing Boats Seized by North Korean Ship
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17 May 2012
- Written by Safety4Sea.com
Three Chinese fishing boats with 29 fishermen aboard have been seized by North Korean ship which demands more than $140,000 to release them.
The fishing boats were captured at gunpoint while trawling in Chinese waters on May 8, China's Global Times newspaper said, citing an owner of one of the boats, identified as Zhang Dechang. He said the...
Total stops North Sea gas leak
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17 May 2012
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The near two month crisis around a gas well on the Elgin field in the North Sea appeared to have been averted on Wednesday with French operator, Total, saying it had succeeded in plugging the leak.
Shares in the company rose more than 2% on the announcement that no more methane was being released into the environment and the company can soon...
U.S. Navy ships collide off California
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17 May 2012
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Two U.S. Navy ships collided off the coast of California on Wednesday due to a steering malfunction during a refueling operation, damaging both vessels but causing no injuries, the Navy said in a statement.
The Navy identified the ships involved as the USS Essex, an amphibious assault ship, and the USNS Yukon, a Military Sealift Command fleet...
Italy court rules Concordia captain unfit for command
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17 May 2012
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Italy's top appeals court ruled on Wednesday that Francesco Schettino, the captain of the Costa Concordia, was unfit to command the cruise liner which ran aground and capsized off the Tuscan island of Giglio in January, causing at least 30 deaths.
In a written explanation of its decision to maintain a house arrest order against Schettino, the...
Plans to refloat the Costa Concordia cruise ship given approval
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16 May 2012
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The plans to remove the cruise ship the Costa Concordia were approved by Italian civil authorities Tues., May 15. The two companies undertaking the project, Titan Salvage of the U.S. and Micoperi of Italy, intend to refloat the entire ship.
The ship, leaning on its side with most of her 9 levels under the water, went down on Jan. 13 with...
