The ultra-large 330 mts Maersk containership of 15,262 TEU Maersk Honam headed from Singapore to Suez carrying 7,860 containers reported a serious fire in the vessel's hold at on Tuesday near Agatti Island in the Arabian Sea. The ship had left Singapore on 01 Mar 18 and was having passage to
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A tanker vessel MT Marine Express Panama-registered vessel was carrying approximately 13,500 tonnes of gasoline, an approximate value of cargo $8.1 million and a crew of 22 Indians has been lost at sea for over 48 hours off the coast of the West African country, Benin. The vessel, MT Marine Express,
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So far the wounds of chinese ship and Iranian oil tanker ship's injuries were not healed,an another tregedy happen in the starting of 2018. MT Genessia currently at OTB Kandla (outer roads), carrying approx. 26KT Gasoil on board, is reported to have suddenly caught fire, approximately at 1830 hours, this evening. Total
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Sad day On Jan 6 2018, collision occured between the oil tanker Sanchi and the Chinese freighter CF Crystal, 257 kilometers (160 miles) off the coast of Shanghai. The cause of the collision remains unclear. The burning Iranian oil tanker exploded and sank on sunday Jan 14 after more than a
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Crude oil tanker SANCHI collided with bulk carrier CF CRYSTAL at around 1800 Beijing time Jan 6 east of Yangtze river estuary in East China sea, according to Chinese sources. More than 30 crew members of an Iranian oil tanker are missing after the vessel collided with a Chinese freight ship in
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New yellow fever vaccination requirements for travelers Yellow fever certificates are now valid 'for the life of the person vaccinated' 11 July 2016 As of 11th July 2016 new rules regarding Yellow Fever have come in to force. From now on, certificates given as proof of receiving a Yellow Fever vaccination
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A contract of marine or boat insurance is a contract whereby the insurer undertakes to indemnify the assured, in a manner and extent thereby agreed, against marine losses caused by maritime adventure or maritime peril. Main features of marine insurance: Insurable interest: in order to claim for a loss or damage,
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A cargo vessel Emerald Star DWT 33205 tone Hong Kong-registered vessel with 26 Indian national crew sailing 174 Nautical miles east of the northern part of Philippine sank in the Pacific. as per the Japanese coast guards, a typhoon in that area causes turbulence in the ocean and sea become
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A severe hand injury to 2nd Eng. while working on AC compressor One of the vessels from seaspanCompany was on her way from Savannah, the USA to Cartagena, Colombia. During the evening at 2055 hrs LT, the usual night rounds were carried out by the duty Second Engineer. During the rounds,
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Serious Injury to Crew Member During Mooring Operations.An able seaman on board a Maltese registered tanker lost his lower left leg as it became entangled in the tug’s messenger line and got stuck between a deadman roller and its guide. The aft mooring station was in the process of releasing the
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