ITF Dockers agreed to aggressively work on improving safety after an incident involving chemicals at the JICT.
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Report: One Dead, One Missing as Chinese Freighter Sinks in the Bohai Sea
One person died, one is still missing from a crew of ten sailors, who were manning the Chinese freighter Rui Xing Lun.
Seafarer Survives Four Days At Sea With Fractured Spine After Fall
A Filipino seafarer is recovering in hospital after fracturing his spine falling from a ladder on 14 November. Adriano Gicos, 55, was descending into the ship’s hold when he slipped and fell four metres while travelling from Singapore to Brazil. Colleagues who witnessed the accident had to use a crane to get him back to his cabin, where they administered basic first aid.
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As a result of the fall, Adriano, a chief officer, suffered serious spinal injuries, which...
Howrah-Amta railway traffic disrupted
The railway traffic on Howrah-Amta section was yesterday disrupted after a fuel laden tanker and a container-drawn-truck involved in head-on-collision on Kona Expressway resulting instant death of the two drivers and blocked the busy highway affecting vehicular traffic between Kolkata and districts.
The accident happened at around 03: 30 near Gorpa on Kona Expressway in which both the vehicles got burnt killing the drivers on the spot and damaging the overhead wiring of the Howrah-Amta section...
http://container-news.com/howrah-amta-railway-traffic-disrupted/
12 Rescued from Stricken Bitumen Tanker
Twelve crew members of Durban Queen have been rescued after their vessel got into trouble in the Persian Gulf.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/265213/12-rescued-from-stricken-bitumen-tanker/
M/V Centennial Harmony ‘All Clear’ after Reporting Water Ingress
The ship got into trouble off the coast of Newfoundland and Labrador, 90 nautical miles of the Hibernia Platform.
Seafarer Dies after Being Struck by Container in Dublin
A seafarer died after a container struck him at Southbank Quay, Ringsend, Dublin, on November 14.
22 Evacuated from Burning Bulker off Indonesia
Twenty-two crew members have been evacuated from a burning bulker named MV Golden Ocean.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/264432/22-evacuated-from-burning-bulker-off-indonesia/
Video: Cement Carrier’s Hull Ruptured in Iceland Grounding
Cement carrier Fjordvik suffers hull rupture after grounding at the entrance to Iceland’s Helguvik harbour.
12 killed and 8 injured in India road accident
At least 12 people were killed and eight others injured Sunday (Nov. 04) after a container truck rammed into a car and two two-wheelers in northern Indian state of Haryana, police said.
The accident took place on Gohana-Panipat highway near Mundlana in Sonipat district about 110 km north of New Delhi, the Indian capital city.
“This evening a container truck rammed into a car and two-wheelers here and killed 12 people, besides injuring seven others,” a senior police official posted at police...
http://container-news.com/12-killed-8-injured-india-road-accident/