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Eight former Indian Navy personnel who had been given the death penalty in Qatar for espionage have been freed in a significant diplomatic move. The Ministry of External Affairs stated that seven of the eight former Indian Navy personnel have returned to their homeland after being released from Qatar’s custody.

Commander Purnendu Tiwari, whose death sentence was commuted but who yet received the harshest punishment of a 25-year life term, has not returned to India as of Monday morning, but seven...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/watch-indian-navy-veterans-return-home-after-being-released-from-qatar-in-espionage-case/

A 19th-century shipwreck washed ashore on the snowy shores of Newfoundland, Canada, sparking great attention and attracting thousands of tourists and archaeologists anxious to discover its secrets. The 24-meter-long wooden ship, most likely from the 19th century, was found by Wanda Blackmore’s son while hunting sea ducks and stumbled onto a strange thing in the water.

The wreck was found in late January on the southwest tip of Newfoundland, near J. T. Cheeseman Provincial Park. The area is...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/archaeologists-examine-19th-century-shipwreck-found-on-canadian-coast/

A Carnival cruise vessel was impaired, and guests were stuck in a foreign nation as extreme weather conditions wreaked havoc on this Magic cruise vessel. The cruisers were shocked, sharing a video clip with FOX 35 News of Tuesday’s flooding at Jamaica’s Ocho Rios port. Still, the poor weather was not the only thing guests were worried about on the Carnival Magic vessel, which set sail from Miami earlier in the week. We’re watching our vessel sail into the rainstorm.

No one knew what was...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/cruise-ship-damaged-due-to-severe-weather-passengers-stuck-abroad/

Australia’s government mentioned on Monday that it refused a livestock exporter’s request to send a vessel loaded with about 14,000 sheep and 1,500 cattle on a month-long trip to Israel around Africa. The animals have been on board the vessel for about a month, prompting an outcry from advocates of animal rights who’ve likened the treatment to torture.

The MV Bahijah had set sail for Israel on Jan 5 from Australia but abandoned a passage via the Red Sea owing to the risk of attack by the Houthi...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/australia-stops-livestock-ship-from-sailing-around-africa-to-israel-amidst-houthi-attacks/

Iran warned the United States on Sunday that it may target two cargo ships in West Asia that are long suspected of acting as offshore operational bases for Iranian commandos following the United States and the United Kingdom’s major bombardment campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The US has threatened additional revenge if Iran-backed militias carry out attacks following a weekend of airstrikes.

Following a weekend of counterattacks, the US warned Iran and the militias it supports and armies...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/iran-warns-u-s-of-targeting-cargo-ships-following-latest-airstrikes-on-houthis/

Ukrainian forces state that they have been able to impair a missile boat of Russia from the Black Sea Fleet in a specialized operation off Crimea. The Ivanovets, a small warship, received some direct hits to its hull overnight, and it sank afterwards, the military intelligence said. It has also released video footage that reflects the moment of effect, followed by a massive explosion. There has been no information regarding this incident from Russia’s authorities.

However, Voenkor Kotenok,...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/watch-ukrainian-forces-destroy-russian-missile-boat-in-black-sea-operation/

On January 31, 2024, a collision between the water taxi Hop & Go 1 and the passenger ferry Ocean Jet 6 off the coast of Verde Island, Batangas, led to the tragic demise of the Hop & Go 1 captain and third mate. Following the collision at approximately 12:30 PM, CG Admiral Ronnie Gil L Gavan, the commandant of the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG), ordered an immediate investigation into the accident’s causes.

Hop & Go 1 was travelling from Puerto Galera to Batangas, while Ocean Jet 6, with 105...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/two-dead-after-tragic-collision-between-water-taxi-and-passenger-ferry-in-the-philippines/

Carnival Jubilee cruise ship successfully rescued two men found floating in a kayak in the Gulf of Mexico after their boat sank. The incident happened while the ship was set to sail from Texas to the western Caribbean, off the coast of Isla Mujeres, Mexico.

On Monday, the watchful Carnival Jubilee crew found the men, who had utilised the kayak to remain afloat after their boat sank. Carnival stated that after the rescue, the men were escorted into the ship safely and examined by the ship’s...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/watch-cruise-ship-rescues-kayakers-stranded-in-the-gulf-of-mexico/

A ship transporting about 14,000 sheep and 2,000 cattle has been stranded off the coast of Australia, raising concerns for the animal’s safety. The Houthi group in Yemen threatened to attack the MV Bahijah, which was travelling from Australia to Israel when it changed its itinerary in the middle of January. The Australian government has ordered the vessel to return after it was forced to abort its initial route via the Red Sea and is currently stranded.

The animals may travel across Africa for a...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/ship-transporting-16000-livestock-stranded-off-the-coast-of-australia/

China commissioned an advanced rescue vessel on Tuesday and deployed it to the waters of the South China Sea to tackle emergency response tasks. The Nanhai Jiu 103 was successfully delivered to the Nanhai Rescue Bureau of the Ministry of Transport in October 2023, and the formal operations commenced on Tuesday.

The vessel boasts surface, air, and underwater rescue features, a high-tech level, and a long operational range, per the ministry. Exclusively designed by the Shanghai Merchant Ship...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/china-commissions-advanced-rescue-ship-for-emergency-response-in-south-china-sea/