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Following Storms In Cornwall, Low Tide In Carbis Bay Shows Three Shipwrecks

1 February 2023

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The wreckage of three ships that sank on a Cornish beach has been uncovered as a result of winter storms and exceptionally low tides, as reported by ITV.

Crew members saved

At Carbis Bay in January 2021, the iron steamships Cintra, Vulture, and Bessie were also exposed, but to a lesser degree.

On the beach between St. Ives and Hayle, the ragged remains of the steam collier Bessie are a common sight, but residents claim they have never seen so much of the wreck.

In a fierce...

https://mfame.guru/following-storms-in-cornwall-low-tide-in-carbis-bay-shows-three-shipwrecks/

Major Drug Transshipment Through The Sea Route Successfully Averted

9 March 2021

Fearing of getting apprehended, a Sri Lankan fishing ship dumped the 260 kg of contraband which it was carrying, in the Lakshadweep sea, said the Indian Coast Guard after successfully averting a major drug transshipment through the sea route, reports daijiworld.

What Happened

The coastal security forces detained six crew members for the interrogation.

“The value of these narcotics in international market is approximately Rs 2,100 crore,” Indian Coast Guard said in a statement on Monday.

The coast...

https://mfame.guru/major-drug-transshipment-through-the-sea-route-successfully-averted/

Commentary: Flags of inconvenience causing problems for crew members

23 July 2020

The views expressed here are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the views of FreightWaves or its affiliates.

On a tonnage basis about 70% of U.S. exports and imports travel by ocean vessel. Volume-wise it is the most important mode of international trade. When merchandise trade is focused on Canada and Mexico, as members of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), the motor carrier sector dominates in U.S. export flows. Since March 21, 2020 border crossings...

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Ships Detained With Crews Locked Onboard

21 July 2020

Two Palmali Group ships are detained with crews onboard in Ravenna Italy, after Court rule, reports Maritime Bulletin.

The detained ships

Two Palmali Group ships that are detained after Court rule:

tanker GOBUSTAN (since middle of June, according to track records), and
general cargo ship SULTAN BEY, after she docked at Ravenna on Jul 16, on arrival from Istanbul.

Reason for detention

A number of ships of the Palmali Group are detained or seized throughout the Med region. The reason is the...

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‘Hyundai Dubai’ rescued all crew of Norwegian tanker involved in an accident

17 June 2019

On June 14, 2019. HMM (CEO Jae-hoon Bae) stated ‘Hyundai Dubai’ rescued all 23 crew members of the Norwegian tanker ‘Front Altair’ which encountered an explosion accident in the Strait of Hormuz, early Wednesday, June 12.

According to the ‘Hyundai Dubai’, the three rounds of explosion occurred at 06:40 a.m. and the captain of the ‘Front Altair’ sent the distress signal with urgency to ‘Hyundai Dubai’, which was passing nearby.

In response, ‘Hyundai Dubai’ safely rescued all 23 crew members,...

https://container-news.com/hyundai-dubai-rescued-crew-norwegian-tanker/

Contship OAK kidnapped crew members released

9 May 2019

Four kidnapped crew members of Contship OAK have been released. Negotiations lasted more than one month.

The container vessel was attacked by pirates on March 30 in Douala, Cameroon, Gulf of Guinea. The -1,100 TEU- boxship was anchored at the time of the attack.

Contships Management, responding to Container News request, commented:

“Contships Management is extremely pleased with the end of the story and we thank everyone who supported and helped to release the seafarers.”

CN was informed about the...

https://container-news.com/contship-oak-kidnapped-crew-members-released/

Ship Safety With a Game Changing Low-power, IoT Microsensor System

16 April 2019

Nor-Shipping 2019 will be the platform where the technology ScanReach has created with the potential to usher in a new age of maritime safety, connectivity and smart shipping will be revealed, says an article published on their website.

Here’s an excerpt from it.

A team working for industry’s transformation

Tucked away in a quiet industrial area in Bergen, Norway, a small team is working on a breakthrough capable of transforming the entire shipping industry.

The ScanReach office is busy, yet quiet,...

http://mfame.guru/ship-safety-with-a-game-changing-low-power-iot-microsensor-system/

MSC crew members kidnapped by pirates are free

31 January 2019

Six Russian sailors held hostage by pirates have been freed in Nigeria a month after they were captured in neighboring Benin.

Authorities had said pirates kidnapped six Russian sailors of the Panama-flagged container ship MSC Mandy near Benin in West Africa on the night of Jan. 1. The armed pirates reportedly plundered 24 crew members before leaving the ship with the captured sailors. Russian sailors have previously been targeted by African pirates off the coast of Benin, including three who...

http://container-news.com/msc-crew-members-kidnapped-free/

Fire on the Yantian Express: Crew successfully evacuated

6 January 2019

Hapag-Lloyd’s announcement:

On 3 January, a fire broke out in one container on the deck of the Yantian Express and spread to additional containers. Due to bad weather conditions, the fire has not been successfully contained yet and has significantly increased in intensity at times. Despite the ongoing firefighting support from the salvage tug “Smit Nicobar”, the fire has not been extinguished yet.

For this reason, a decision was made to evacuate the crew. The complete crew is unharmed and was...

http://container-news.com/fire-yantian-express-crew-successfully-evacuated/