An anti-ship ballistic missile attack on the Barbados-flagged bulker, True Confidence (IMO: 9460784) by the Houthi-rebel group in Yemen has killed either two or three of the crew (accounts differ) […]
https://www.shippingaustralia.com.au/houthis-kill-seafarers-in-red-sea/
Thereis no record of an orca killing a human in the wild. Still, two boats were reportedly sunk by orcas off the coast of Portugal last month, in the worst such encounter since authorities have tracked them. That is a conundrum. Up to now, scientists have assumed that only a few animals are involved in these encounters and that they are all from the same pod, reports GPB.
Scientists don’t know the reason, but they have some ideasScientists hypothesize that orcas like the water pressure produced...
Iran has been linked to the fatal drone attack on a Liberia-flagged tanker that occurred off Oman in late July. The post “Iranian drone” attacked Mercer Street tanker, US claims appeared…
https://www.offshore-energy.biz/iranian-drone-attacked-mercer-street-tanker-us-claims/
The US and the UK together with Israel have alleged that Iran struck an oil tanker using a drone off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea. This is expected to put more pressure on Tehran, which denies involvement in the fatal attack.
British Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, termed the attack ‘Unlawful and Callous’, adding the UK and its allies will coordinate a response in connection with the assault, which occurred on Thursday night on Mercer Street.
Antony Blinken, the US Secretary of State,...
Two crew members were killed when a tanker linked to an Israeli billionaire was attacked off the coast of Oman. The two slain crew members were a Briton and a Romanian. They were on board the Liberian-flagged Mercer Street tanker when the attacks took place. The company described the attack as a “suspected piracy incident”.
A US defence official believes that an armed drone attacked the tanker that was operated by Iran.
Another official informed media persons that they received a distress call...
A deadly assault on a Panamanian ship has scared the Indian crew of the ship in the deep sea, says Tamilvannan, a sailor from Namakkal.
Indian seafarers of MV VSG Pride have been in tension as the chief cook of the ship has stabbed one of them and assaulted some others. The seafarers caught between the deep sea and a murderer have sent SOS messages to Indian officials for rescue
They don’t know what should be the course of action. The seafarers haven’t decided yet whether they should let go of...
Satellite images show that the recently blasted Iranian ship controlled by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard hasn’t moved after the blast. The cargo ship Saviz is lying at the same position in the Red Sea between Yemen and Eritrea, reveals satellite images released by a private Israeli intelligence firm on Sunday.
Earlier Iran has blamed Israel for the limpet mine blast on the ship. The ship acts as a floating base to launch Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard forces off the coast of Yemen.
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Fresh problems are brewing in Iran-Israel relations as reports of a new cargo ship attack in the Red Sea emerged. An Iranian cargo ship has been targeted by a limpet mine, reported Semi-Official Iranian News Agency, Tasnim.
The ship was under fire as it was near the coast of Eritrea which was part of Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. However, there isn’t any evidence to support the connection.
Identifying the ship as Iran Saviz, the News Agency, Tasnim said the vessel was in the Red Sea for the past...
https://www.marineinsight.com/shipping-news/iranian-cargo-ship-hit-by-limpet-mine-in-the-red-sea/
There were 28 attempted maritime armed robberies in Asia and one attempted armed robbery during the first quarter of the year, according to maritime crime watcher ReCAAP.
“This accounts for a three-fold increase in the total number of incidents reported during January-March 2020 compared to the same period in...
https://shippingaustralia.com.au/three-fold-increase-in-maritime-armed-robbery-in-southern-asia/
A tanker was attacked while en route to the Port of Aden.
https://worldmaritimenews.com/archives/292039/saudi-coalition-thwarts-attack-on-tanker-off-yemen/