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The Malta-registered bulk carrier Zografia underwent quick repairs at the Suez Shipyard Company in Egypt in response to a Houthi missile strike on January 16. The missile made a large exit hole below the waterline when it struck the No. 2 cargo hold. Fortunately, the ship was empty when the attack occurred, although it still had the risk of getting drenched.

The Suez Shipyard Company replaced the cargo hold’s internal steel structures and hull plating with great effort. Additionally, the piping...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/bulk-carrier-zografia-repaired-by-sca-after-houthi-missile-attack/

The largest cruise ship in the world, Icon of the Seas, sailed for its inaugural voyage on January 27 from the Port of Miami, Florida. The enormous ship, which the Royal Caribbean Group owns, is around 1,200 feet tall, weighs 250,800 gross tons, and has 20 decks with 2,350 crew members and 7,600 passengers. Attracting attention from record-breaking amenities, the ship, worth $2 billion, has seven swimming pools, six water slides, and more than forty restaurants, bars, and lounges.

The cruise...

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In the Gulf of Aden on Saturday, the Indian Navy swiftly responded to a distress call from a commercial oil tanker that had 22 Indian crew members after it was hit by a missile on an important trade route that had seen several similar strikes in recent weeks. The Indian Navy was able to limit the fire on the vessel. In response to the Mayday signal issued Friday night by the Marshall Islands-flagged MV Marlin Luanda, the Indian Navy deployed INS Visakhapatnam, the guided missile destroyer, to...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/watch-crew-extinguishes-onboard-fire-after-tanker-hit-by-houthi-missile-burned-for-hours/

The Colombian Navy captured the first narco-submarine of 2024 off the coast of the nation. Nearly 800 kilograms of cocaine were found on board on Saturday. The 15-meter homemade submarine destined for Europe and the United States carried little packages with Mexican flags and scorpion stamps. Even though this seizure was thought to be minor in comparison to prior years, it emphasises the continuous difficulty Colombia faces in controlling the manufacture of cocaine.

Captain Wilmer Roa, a...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/watch-columbian-navy-seizes-first-narco-sub-of-2024-with-800-kg-cocaine/

The BrahMos Aerospace Private Limited (abbreviated BAPL) and Indian Navy successfully engaged a land target on Wednesday at an enhanced range with a far-advanced supersonic cruise missile.

The endeavour revalidates the concept of #AatmaNirbharta for extended-range precision strikes from combat and mission-ready vessels, reported the Indian Navy on X.

#IndianNavy & M/s BAPL carried out successful engagement of land target at enhanced range with advanced supersonic cruise missile. This endeavour...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/indian-navy-achieves-precision-hit-on-land-target-with-upgraded-brahmos-missile/

A shipping insider has stated that businesses have incurred significant losses amid multiple disputes at major Victorian ports. On Monday afternoon, some pro-Palestinian protesters reportedly blocked the Victorian International Container Terminal (famous as the VICT) and the Port of Melbourne, where an Israeli shipping firm, ZIM, has been striving to unload its cargo.

The protesters’ goal of stopping the vessel from unloading and compelling it to drop anchor in the bay has been achieved. Ten...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/pro-palestinian-protests-at-melbourne-port-target-israeli-cargo-ship/

The world’s largest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas, was officially named by football legend Lionel Messi in the AquaDome, an exclusive spot reserved for Royal Caribbean International. The exceptionally designed AquaTheater, situated inside and forward on top of the ship, is the pride of the exquisitely constructed AquaDome. A spectacular show came to life with high divers, aerialists, and Scotland’s Red Hot Chili Pipers, who performed with electric guitars, drums, and bagpipes.

The ship was...

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Egypt’s Suez Canal Authority (abbreviated SCA) mentioned on Monday that it had conducted repair work on a Greek missile-hit dry-bulk carrier, saying its readiness to restore the damaged vessels passing via the Red Sea. The Greek-owned, Malta-flagged vessel dubbed Zografia had reportedly berthed at a floating dock that belongs to the Suez Shipyard Company (authority affiliated) for essential repairs after the vessel’s hull and some of the components sustained internal and external damage in a 16...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/suez-canal-authority-repairs-dry-bulk-carrier-hit-by-houthi-missile/

A tragic event occurred at the Fincantieri shipyard in Italy on January 19, 2024, when scaffolding collapsed while the company was building Mein Schiff Relax, a future ship for TUI Cruises. The event happened at around 8:30 a.m. and left a 25-year-old Bangladeshi worker trapped underneath the collapsed scaffolding with significant injuries.

The trapped worker sustained major chest injuries, and emergency response personnel, including the Monfalcone Fire Brigade and state police, arrived at the...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/scaffolding-collapse-leaves-worker-trapped-with-severe-injuries-at-fincantieri-shipyard/

The U.S. and the U.K. carried out a brand new series of combined air strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen. The Pentagon said that air strikes carried out on January 22 hit nearly eight targets that included weapon storage facilities, air defence systems, missile systems, and launchers.

The most recent strikes carried out by the U.K. and the U.S. were against eight Houthi targets based in Yemen in response to the continued attacks by the Houthis against international as well as commercial...

https://www.marineinsight.com/videos/us-uk-coalition-launch-new-air-strikes-on-houthi-targets-in-yemen/