Official Warning from the International Maritime Bureau’s Piracy Reporting CenterGulf of Aden Warning – Upsurge in pirate activity 26 August 2008 Gulf of Aden To all ships transiting the Gulf of Aden Within the last 48 hours four ships have been attacked and hijacked by armed pirates in the vicinity 12 / [...]
The most recent victim, the MT BUNGA MELATI 5, a Malaysian tanker with 41 crew members aboard was hijacked by suspected Somali pirates. There have been eight hijackings in the Gulf of Aden alone since July 20. The ship, owned by MISC Berhard, is laden with 30,000 tons of petrochemicals and was enroute to Singapore from [...]
The IMO estimates there are 1.5 million seafarers worldwide, and this is the day we pay tribute to them all. The 25th of June has been designated by the IMO and it’s member states as “The Day of the Seafarer” as a means to pay tribute to the world’s estimated 1.5 million seafarers for the unique [...]
The U.S. Coast Guard has issued a Marine Safety Alert reminding operators of barges and tank vessels to ensure tank high velocity vent valves and vacuum valves or combination pressure/vacuum valves are maintained in proper operating condition at all times. This follows a recent marine casualty on board a chemical/oil product tanker in which a cargo tank was over [...]
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