After an 11-day journey from Nigeria, three stowaways have been discovered sitting on a ship’s rudder, according to Spanish officials. They were transferred to a hospital in Gran Canaria, the tanker’s final destination, where they received treatment for mild dehydration. In another incident that year, the Norwegian oil tanker Champion Pula was traveling from Lagos … Read more
USS Sirocco and USNS Choctaw County came into “unsafe and unprofessional” contact with three Coast Guard ships. The Navy published a brief video depicting the encounter. Iran did not immediately confirm the event in the strait, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil is transported. US Navy stated on Tuesday that its personnel had … Read more
Manila, Philippines: The high-speed Philippine ferry carrying 134 people caught fire on Monday, killing seven people and leaving seven more missing, according to the coast guard. The MV Mercraft 2 caught fire immediately before arriving in the Quezon provincial port of Real, some 60 kilometres (37 miles) east of Manila. At 5 a.m. local time, … Read more
WASHINGTON: 11 people perished and 31 others were rescued when a vessel capsized off the coast of Puerto Rico on Thursday, according to the US Coast Guard. Responding teams had rescued 31 people as of Thursday evening, 11 females and 20 males, according to the Coast Guard, who added that “11 fatalities had been retrieved.” … Read more
A US Coast Guard mother was convicted guilty of murdering her five-month-old baby at her Alaska home two years ago. An eight-person jury rendered a decision in the case of petty officer Katie Richard, who had a disturbing online search history, according to the court. “What do I do if I feel like I want … Read more
