Italian chef missing at sea on Caribbean cruise
The Associated Press
ROME — Colombian maritime authorities searched Sunday for an Italian chef believed to have gone overboard from a US cruise ship off Colombia’s Caribbean
Tanker-barge collision causes oil spill on Long Tau River
Viet Nam News
The oil tanker, which is owned and operated by the Maritime Transportation Joint stock company under Petrolimex, was heading from HCM City to Nha Trang.
Congo ship accident death toll rises to 90
RIA Novosti
A logging vessel went down with over 300 people on board in west Congo’s Lake Mai Ndombe on Wednesday night. The accident was apparently caused by poor
Bangladesh ferry toll rises to 51, rescue operation continues
Daily News & Analysis
The vessel tipped probably because it was jammed with people, sources said. An investigation had been launched to determine the cause of the accident.
SKorea fishing boat sinks off Uruguay; no one hurt
The Associated Press
Navy divers removed ammonia gas tanks used for refrigeration before the fire could cause them to explode. Borges says the vessel arrived on Nov.
No interim report on doomed Tonga ferry
Stuff.co.nz
In evidence earlier, Captain Tuputupu admitted he spent the night in bed when the ship was sinking and was on the bridge sending a Mayday message on the
Piracy
Spain says trawler attacked by pirates
The Associated Press
On Sunday, two skiffs chased the Spanish ship Ortube Berria for about 30 minutes before security guards stationed on it opened fire and fended them off,
Ghana worried as pirate raids on the rise on its coast
Daily Nation
There is a growing indication that the West Africa region is becoming a piracy zone as rebels from Nigeria’s troubled Delta Region seem to be extending
‘Look at piracy in South China Sea’
New Straits Times
The conference, titled “The Changing Nature of Maritime Security: Challenges and the Application of Technology”, was attended by top navy men
Off The Radar
Wreck may hold clue to nation’s discovery
Sydney Morning Herald
In the confusion Cato and Bridgewater were heading for a catastrophic collision until Captain Park, on the Cato, changed course, even though that meant
