CARGO SHIP

Detained Russian Cargo Ship Kuzma Minin to be Auctioned

  • The Kuzma Minin along with its 18-strong crew, stuck at Falmouth for nearly three months.
  • Inspectors for the Maritime and Coastguard Agency published a damning list of dangerous defects in January.
  • The ship had been seized pending a legal dispute over the owners’ debts, and the legal disputes is dealt with through the Admiralty Court.
  • The court ordered the ship to be sold to the highest bidder, and the money to be used to pay off the outstanding debts.

The Russian cargo ship impounded in...

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Stowaway Dog in Cargo Ship Vaccinated

A stowaway dog which managed to get on a cargo ship in Thailand and sail all the way to Hong Kong was put down by the government on Wednesday, reports Asia Times.

How was he tackled?

A spokesperson for the Agricultural, Fisheries and Conservation Department confirmed that the dog had been euthanized as there were no vaccination certificates and it was suspected it came from a rabies-prone area, news website hk01.com reported.

Why was it needed?

Rabies is an acute infection of the central nervous...

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Containers Removed From Cargo Ship!

According to the Royal Gazette, the containers that were stuck on a cargo vessel were removed.

What happened?

On February 6, the containers that were stuck on a cargo ship Somers Isles due to crane breakdown at Hamilton docks were removed.

According to the CEO of Polaris Holdings, some items were not removed from the ship because one of the docks’ two cranes broke down. The crane is one of two used to unload ships.

The perishables and other priority items were taken off the ship on Wednesday.

Cargo...

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World War II Cargo Ship

Cargo Ships are always of interest for people in the maritime industry, specially if it belongs to the World War Era. World War 2 Cargo Ships are of a different kind altogether.  Here’s a picture of one such ship reported by the Post Bulletin in their “Today in History” section of 8th February.

What is it?

A general view of the ship shows officers searching the cargo of a vessel at a British contraband control station, Feb. 8, 1940. On the left is seen the naval search boat alongside of the cargo...

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Cargo ships’ collision off Corsica

Two cargo ships have collided off the island of Corsica, with authorities fearing a catastrophic oil spill in the idyllic Mediterranean region. A Tunisian roll-on/roll-off ferry, the Ulysses, collided with the Cypriot registered container ship, the CLS Virginia.

Cargo ship rammed into another freight vessel near the French Mediterranean island of Corsica early Sunday, causing no injuries but causing a leak which officials say is most likely fuel.

The Ulysse, operated by the Tunisian operator CTN,...

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