Security Measures

Verdict for the first EU NAVFOR case in Kenya

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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 13:17

EU NAVFOR welcomes the first judgement yesterday in a Kenyan prosecution in connection with the interdiction of a pirate group by an EU NAVFOR warship.

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NYK car carrier rescues sailors adrift off Malaysia

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Tuesday, 07 September 2010 09:15

On August 27, Goliath Leader, an NYK car carrier (Flag: Bahamas; Gross Tonnage: 57,692 tons; Captain: Sarkis Movsesyan), rescued 18 sailors adrift in a lifeboat in the South China Sea off Malaysia.

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EU NAVFOR remains longer at sea

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Monday, 06 September 2010 12:34

On 5 September, while patrolling in the Gulf of Aden, the EU NAVFOR Spanish ship INFANTA CRISTINA was replenished at sea by the EU NAVFOR German Oil Tanker FGS RHOEN.

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BOEMRE launches investigation into cause of the incident on Vermilion 380

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Saturday, 04 September 2010 10:18

Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) Director Michael R. Bromwich yesterday announced that BOEMRE has launched a full investigation

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Resolve Marine Group begins salvage of Clipper Adventurer

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Saturday, 04 September 2010 10:05

Resolve Marine Group, the Florida-based marine salvage, firefighting and emergency response company with worldwide operations, has been awarded the salvage of

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Fuel tanker runs aground in Canadian Arctic

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Friday, 03 September 2010 09:26

A fuel tanker has run aground in Canada's far north, carrying 9 million litres of diesel fuel that risks spilling into the Arctic waters, the Canadian Coast Guard said on Thursday morning.

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Another rig explosion in Gulf of Mexico

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Friday, 03 September 2010 09:11

An explosion set an offshore petroleum platform afire yesterday in the Gulf of Mexico, the US Coast Guard reported. The explosion and fire was reported by a commercial helicopter

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Six missing in VLCC collision

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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 13:56

The collision between the 305,700-dwt Flandre (VLCC built 2004) and a general cargo vessel named as Hua Chi 8 occurred off Zhejiang province on Tuesday.

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INTERTANKO hails U.S. legal outcome on piracy case

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Wednesday, 01 September 2010 13:29

Independent tanker owners' association INTERTANKO applauds the result of a plea bargaining agreement in the U.S. whereby a Somali national,

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New anti-piracy initiative disables attacking vessels

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Tuesday, 31 August 2010 13:01

Anti-piracy and maritime security specialist Merchant Maritime Warfare Centre (MMWC) has developed an innovative device to improve the safety of shipping in high-risk piracy areas.

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Ukrainian officers jailed in Venezuela

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Thursday, 26 August 2010 13:12

Two Ukrainian officers have been sentenced to nine years in a Venezuelan prison after cocaine found attached on their ship’s hull. It could go settled, anyone.

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EU NAVFOR welcomes German Oil Tanker FGS RHÖN

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Monday, 23 August 2010 09:49

EU NAVFOR’s logistic capacity has been reinforced with the arrival of FGS RHÖN in the area of operations. FGS RHÖN is a Type 704 replenishment tanker that has been in

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TITAN establishes salvage base in Australia

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Monday, 23 August 2010 08:46

TITAN Salvage continues to expand globally with the recent addition of a new salvage base and depot in Australia. The facility located in Cairns, Queensland is strategically located

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Japan issues Hormuz Strait alert

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Saturday, 21 August 2010 08:53

Japan's transport ministry has warned Japanese ships travelling through the Strait of Hormuz to be more alert, after a tanker owned by Mitsui O.S.K. Lines was damaged near

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EU NAVFOR ship disrupts suspected pirate skiff

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Friday, 20 August 2010 13:16

Yesterday in the Gulf of Aden, on the evening of 19 August, EU NAVFOR Flag Ship FS DE GRASSE disrupted a suspected pirate skiff, making it the third disruption in three days

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Ocean Emperor master convicted

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Thursday, 19 August 2010 13:08

The master of the Ocean Emperor pleaded guilty in the Cairns Magistrates Court on 11 August, to six charges under section 268(1B) of the Navigation Act 1912.

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DMA: Fatality during transfer of personnel

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Monday, 16 August 2010 13:16

The Division for Investigation of Maritime Accidents, Danish Maritime Authority (DMA), has published a report about a chief engineer who fell in the water from a pilot ladder

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7 foreign ships under detention in the UK during July 2010

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Saturday, 14 August 2010 10:01

The Maritime & Coastguard Agency (MCA) announced that 7 foreign flagged ships were under detention in UK ports during July 2010 after failing Port State Control (PSC) inspection.

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''Explosives-laden boat'' hit Japanese tanker in Gulf strait last week

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Monday, 09 August 2010 13:05

An explosives-laden boat carried out a “terrorist attack” that damaged a Japanese oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz last week, the United Arab Emirates have said , raising security fears for

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Warship FGS SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN gives medical assistance to the MV SYRIA STAR

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Monday, 09 August 2010 10:14

Late at night on Friday 6 August the MV SYRIA STAR requested medical assistance for two crew members that were injured in the initial hijack. The MV SYRIA STAR was hijacked on

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Raytheon to install chemical sensors in the Port of Providence

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Friday, 06 August 2010 12:45

Raytheon Company received a contract from the city of Providence, R.I., to strengthen surveillance in its port by integrating chemical-detection sensors into the existing security system.

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