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- South Korea still tackling oil spill
published on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:24:00 -0500
South Korea's coastguard want to arrest four men related to the December 7 oil spill. They are the captain of the Hebei Spirit tanker, the captains of two tugboats towing the barge, and the person responsible for the sea-bound crane. The barge ope... - Japan postpones humpback whale hunt
published on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:23:00 -0500
Japan has agreed to abandon plans to slaughter endangered humpback whales for the next one to two years amid calls from Australia to spare the species during a research hunt in the Antarctic. The species has been protected since 1966. Nobutaka Mac... - New Zealand looks at safety on its new frigate
published on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:56:00 -0500
New Zealand's Defence Minister has called for a review of the HMNZS Canterbury. In July the ship lost a rigid hull inflatable boat (RHIB) at sea, and then on October 5 a 22-year-old seaman drowned when trapped under a capsized RHIB. An inquiry int... - Cosco Busan leaves San Francisco Bay
published on Fri, 21 Dec 2007 07:56:00 -0500
The Cosco Busan, the container ship that collided with a tower of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on November 7 and released 58,000 gallons of oil into San Francisco Bay, has been authorized by the US Coast Guard to resume maritime commerce. ... - Faulty weld probe is expanded at Newport News
published on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:55:00 -0500
The US Navy will review all welds on vessels built or serviced by the Northrop Grumman Newport News shipyard in the past seven or so years. The yard is also examining the scope of the problems. Included in the investigation are at least seven airc... - India probes Scorpene deal
published on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 12:54:00 -0500
An Indian court has ordered police to complete a probe into charges that a bribe was paid in a multi-billion dollar deal to buy Scorpene submarines from a French defense firm. The Delhi High Court told the Central Bureau of Investigation to comple... - International regulations enter into force on January 1
published on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:09:00 -0500
Several international maritime regulations will come into force on January 1, 2008. These include the regulation in SOLAS chapter V, "Safety of Navigation," which introduces LRIT as a mandatory requirement for several ship types on international v... - South Korean oil spill is bigger than officials thought
published on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 07:08:00 -0500
New calculations of the spill from the Hebei Spirit off South Korea's western coast put it at 20% bigger than previous estimates. An official on Thursday put the spill at nearly 80,000 barrels of oil, which is nearly a third the size of the 1989 E... - EU will allow more fish to be caught next year
published on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:07:00 -0500
European Union fisheries ministers will allow fishermen to catch more cod in the North Sea next year, against the recommendations of environmentalists. The quota for North Sea cod was increased by 11% on fishing quotas for 2008. The sea council ha... - Immigrants found dead on beach
published on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:07:00 -0500
The bodies of 56 illegal immigrants, mostly from Somalia and Ethiopia, were found on the south coast of Yemen. According to other migrants who reached Yemen safely, 50 women and five children were among 148 illegal immigrants on the vessel. Appare...