Sailors man machine guns

VIDEO: Iranian boats flee after USN fires warning shots

U.S. 5th Fleet has released video of a further incident of harassment of U.S. naval vessels by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN). In this incident, more than a dozen IRGCN

Seafarer in red suit

Fund aims to raise $1 million for seafarers hit by India’s COVID-19 crisis

Leading seafarer welfare charities and shipping industry players have launched an emergency relief fund in order to support seafarers and their families devastated by the COVID-19 pandemic in India and other countries.

Map of Africa with pin indicating location of Mozambique

Will this be Africa’s next piracy hot spot?

Maritime security and risk analysis specialist Dryad Global warns that an insurgency by a militant group in Mozambique poses a serious maritime security threat. Dryad reports that on March 24, the militant

Night shot shows lights on three Iranian vessels approaching U.S. vessel

U.S. Navy vessel fires warning shots at IRGCN fast attack craft

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) continues to engage in potentially dangerous close approaches to U.S. vessels. Within weeks of the April 2 incident in which IRGCN vessels harassed two U.S.

Kwek has now been designated under OFAC sanctions

Feds seized his ship, now they’re seeking him

The U.S. has filed a civil forfeiture suit against an oil products tanker, the M/T Courageous, currently held in Cambodia under a U.S. seizure warrant, issued under seal on April 2, 2020.

seafarer vaccination rates are low

InterManager: We’ll source seafarer vaccinations ourselves

Frustrated by the lack of progress and slow pace of international efforts, ship management trade association InterManager says it will work separately to obtain COVID-19 vaccines to protect seafarers and keep international

Hydropen works by drillinginto container tthen spraying the interior

CMA CGM fits 85 ships with Hydropen container fire fighting systems

Within 18 months of the launch of the innovative Hydropen drill and spray solution for fighting container fires, CMA CGM has installed it on 85 of its ships. While conventional firefighting solutions

SEACOR Power: USCG suspends search

A fifth body of a SEACOR Power crewmember was recovered Sunday, bringing the total number of fatalities in the capsize of the lift boat to five. Six people have been saved. Eight

Map showing location of incidents

Armed robbery attempts against 3 ships in Singapore Strait

Incidents of armed robbery against ships are continuing to occur against ships while underway in the Singapore Strait, reports the ReCAAP (Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships

NTSB reports on City of Boston

NTSB reports on collision with ATB that totaled an OSV

The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has issued its report on the November 14, 2019, incident in which, about about 2.15 p.m. local time, the offshore supply vessel Cheramie Bo Truc No.

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