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The Top Ten News Stories of 2021 |
Between the cruise shutdown, the grounding of a giant boxship in the Suez Canal and the uneasy situation in the South China Sea, 2021 was a banner year for news. The grounding of the Ever Given was far and away the most captivating story of the year, attracting about 400,000 page views over the span of 23 articles - about six percent of TME’s total readership for 2021... -The Maritime Executive
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Mission SAGAR: Indian ship Kesari enters Mozambique Port |
In an effort to promote maritime diplomacy robustly, an Indian warship is now in Maputo, Mozambique to strengthen bilateral ties between the two countries. The ship’s deployment is part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision of Security and Growth for all in the Region (SAGAR)... -Daily Pioneer
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India: Nautical tourism is an option to consider |
With a coastline of over 100 kilometres, Goa as a State has a tremendous potential to encourage nautical tourism. In fact, the Government of India has asked Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) to work with the State government in Goa to promote coastal-nautical tourism under the Sagarmala scheme. These initiatives include a ropeway project, floating pontoons, etc... -Oherald
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Luxury boats with ludicrous fire safety |
Dozens of luxury launches are carrying hundreds of passengers without adequate fire safety equipment, industry insiders said. Some of the vessels are equipped with elevators, well-furnished rooms, echo sounders to fathom the depth of water, radars, wifi, radio communication and modern gadgets. But the owners do not invest in fire safety equipment... -The Daily Star
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Live at Sea With These 5 New Residential Ships |
Living at sea might have been an unattainable dream for many just some months ago. But with five new players entering the market, it may be high time for the nomads to start weighing their options. Cruise Industry News has gathered everything we know about the residence-at-sea projects set to come to fruition soon... -Cruise Industry News
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Desolate Christmas: More seafarers are abandoned at sea |
Off the coast of Kenya in Mombasa sits a fishing vessel with 16 international crew, which has not moved for six months. In June 2021, FV RA Horakhty’s owner abandoned the ship, leaving the crew without pay or food and in the past three months, they have had no fuel to run the vessel’s generator. They are now forced to use candles at night... -The East African
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’Collateral damage’: tortuous ordeal of the seafarers left marooned by Covid |
Among the hundreds of thousands of seafarers left stranded by Covid-19, perhaps none have faced an ordeal as extreme as that of the i-Kiribatis. Last weekend, after a year-long odyssey across continents – shuttled between foreign nations and locked out of their homeland as waves of coronavirus closed down previously safe routes – that ordeal finally came to an end... -The Guardian
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Stricken ship berthed in Bermuda after major operation on Christmas Day |
A daring Christmas Day rescue mission was launched by Marine and Ports staff after a freighter lost power hundreds of miles off Bermuda. Two Department of Marine and Ports Services tug boats were sent to help the 18,321-tonne Suomigracht and helped it dock safely after it was taken under tow on the high seas by the Resolve Commander, a tug from Nassau in the Bahamas... -Royal Gazette
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Hong Kong fishing vessel catches fire, sinks, 1 sailor dead, 2 missing |
One sailor was dead and two others were missing after a fishing boat caught fire and sank in Hong Kong waters on Sunday. The Marine Department said they received a report at 11am that a Hong Kong-registered vessel was on fire off the coast of Sai Kung. Police said 10 crew members abandoned the sinking boat, seven of whom were rescued by mainland Chinese authorities at around 1.30pm. The boat ultimately went down in Hong Kong waters... -South China Morning Post
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Greece: At least 16 people killed in migrant shipwreck |
At least 16 people died and several others were rescued when a boat carrying migrants capsized off the island of Paros on Friday, the Greek coast guard said. Rescuers recovered bodies of 12 men, three women and an infant from the area, the nation’s semi-official Athens News Agency reported... -DW.com
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Product Tanker Sinks in the Bahamas After Being Hit by Luxury Yacht |
A Belize-registered product tanker operating in the Bahamas sunk after it was “rear-ended by a 207-foot super yacht,” according to its operators Maritime Management of Miami. Details on the incident and the operation of the two vessels are scarce, but the tanker company is reporting that all seven members of the crew were rescued without injury... -The Maritime Executive
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Cargo ship stuck under bridge, Saigon |
General cargo ship HIEN ANH 555 was disabled and got stuck under Dong Nai Bridge, Dong Nai river, Ho Chi Minh city area, at around 1700 LT Dec 24. The ship was proceeding upstream to Dong Nai port with 4578 tons of steel on board. As of 1030 LT Dec 25, she was probably, still stuck under bridge – she went of AIS shortly after accident, and didn’t reappear yet... -Fleetmon
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Disabled cargo ship under tow off Portugal |
General cargo ship ANGON was disabled shortly after leaving Aveiro, Portugal, at around 1000 UTC Dec 24, cause unknown. Tug EEMS WRESTLER (IMO 8843549) was contracted, to tow ANGON to Villagarcia, northwest Spain, with ETA Dec 25. Understood Villagarcia is initially, port of destination... -Fleetmon
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Container ship crashed into pier, Taiwan VIDEO |
Container ship ASIATIC SUN contacted pier while berthing at Taichung Port, Taiwan, at around 0000 UTC Dec 26, on arrival from Taipei, Taiwan. Ship’s bow/forecastle were severely damaged, see video. Some 5-7 meters of pier were also damaged, or destroyed. ASIATIC SUN was berthed after accident, and remains at port... -Fleetmon
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