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2012 May 19
Pirate Flag
Pirates answer to EU NAVFOR's attack: Next time we will kill hostages
After the EU NAVFOR's first strike to Somali pirates land base in Harardhere district of Mudug region in which were destroyed speedboats and step ladders , Somali pirates threatened to kill the hostages...
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2012 May 18
Container ship Karin Schepers grounded
Report: Captain of grounded ship Karin Scheper was drunk
MAIB report investigating the grounding of a container ship Karin Schepers off the coast of Cornwall last year says evidence suggests the captain was drunk and abusive to the Officer of the Watch before falling asleep 2 hours before the vessel grounded.
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2012 May 18
Stena Spirit accident at Gdynia port
Stena Spirit crashes into crane, two port workers badly injured
Swedish ferry Stena Spirit collided with a crane in the Polish port of Gdynia on Thursday morning.
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2012 May 18
Armed guard on ship
UN Agency: Armed guards on ships need global guidelines
United Nations agency said that Armed guards employed on merchant ships to reject pirate attacks should be subject to new standards to ensure they stick to international law while on the high seas.
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2012 May 18
containers
Gas leaking container at Aotea Quay
After a gas leak(reportedly Argon) from a container has been detected emergency services scrambled to Aotea Quay.
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2012 May 17
Fishing vessel
Chinese Fishing Boats Seized by North Korean Ship
Three Chinese fishing boats with 29 fishermen aboard have been seized by North Korean ship which demands more than $140,000 to release them.
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2012 May 16
oil spill
New attempt to salvage the sunken tanker White Whale
The latest attempt to salvage the sunken tanker White Whale has begun. The ship sank off Umm Al Quwain several months ago.
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2012 May 16
sun sea
Two men charged over the MV Sun Sea case
Alleged purchaser of the MV Sun SE, the ship that carried Tamil migrants to Canada has been charged with illegally organizing its entry, as has another person who was onboard the rickety craft.
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2012 May 15
EU Navfor
Press Release: EU Naval Force Delivers Blow Against Somali Pirates On Shoreline
Earlier today, following the decision taken on 23 March 2012 by the Council of the European Union to allow the EU Naval Force to take disruption action against known pirate supplies on the shore, EU forces conducted an operation to destroy pirate equipment on the Somali coastline.
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2012 May 15
Cargo ship and tug boat collision on the Parana River
Rescuers found four bodies from capsized ship
Four bodies, including that of the captain of an Argentine cargo ship, have been found on Sunday, one day after Argentine cargo ship collided with a Paraguayan tug boat and sank.
