STOCKHOLM/COPENHAGEN—One of two Danish crew members missing from a capsized barge has been found dead in the hull after an overnight collision on Monday with a British cargo vessel in a busy Baltic Sea route off Sweden. The 55-metre Karin Hoj barge and 90-metre Scot Carrier were sailing in the same direction off the island…
Crew Member Found Dead After Danish, British Boats Collide in Baltic
Ship That Lost Containers Moves to Nanaimo, BC: Coast Guard
NANAIMO, B.C.—A cargo ship that lost more than 100 containers into the Pacific Ocean after a fire on board has been cleared to travel to the Port of Nanaimo in British Columbia. Officials say the MV Zim Kingston was scheduled to leave Constance Bay near Victoria on Friday on a trip that was expected to…
Senegal Seizes Record 2 Tons of Cocaine Off Atlantic Coast
DAKAR—Senegal seized more than two tons of pure cocaine from a ship off its Atlantic coast, the navy said on Tuesday, in the West African country’s largest ever cocaine bust. The 2,026 kg of cocaine was found on a ship 226 miles off the coast by naval forces backed by air support from the French…
International Police Operation Seizes Cocaine Worth $232 Million
LISBON, Portugal—An international police operation has nabbed cocaine with a street value of around 200 million euros ($232 million) on a yacht in the Atlantic Ocean, authorities said Monday. Portuguese police said the seizure was the largest in Europe in recent years and the biggest in Portugal for 15 years. Police localized and intercepted a…
Ship Owner, Operator of Interest in California Oil Spill
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—The U.S. Coast Guard has designated the Mediterranean Shipping Company and others as parties of interest in an investigation into a vessel that was determined to be the source of an offshore pipeline leak in Southern California. Coast Guard and National Transportation Safety Board marine casualty investigators boarded a container ship, MSC DANIT,…
Port of LA Reports Cargo Volume So Far In 2021 Is 30 Percent Higher Than 2020
LOS ANGELES—The Port of Los Angeles announced Sept. 15 that cargo volume during the first eight months of 2021 was 30 percent higher than the same period in 2020. The port moved 7,273,053 20-foot equivalent units (TEU) between January and the end of August. Despite the increase, last month the port moved 954,377 TEUs, slightly…
US Navy Says Drone Strike Hit Oil Tanker Off Oman, Killing 2
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates—U.S. Navy explosive experts believe a “drone strike” targeted an oil tanker that came under attack off the coast of Oman in the Arabian Sea, killing two on board, the American military said Saturday. The strike Thursday night on the oil tanker Mercer Street marks the first-known fatal attack after years of…
Dubai Extinguishes Fire on Ship in Jebel Ali Port
DUBAI—A fire aboard a ship in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port was extinguished on Thursday after it had been sparked overnight by an explosion in a container, the Dubai government’s media office said. The blaze in the Middle East’s largest transshipment hub was caused by a container holding flammable material, Dubai Media Office (DMO) Director-General Mona…
Retired Carpenter Builds ‘Pirate Ship’ From Salvaged Furniture and Cabinetry During Pandemic
A retired carpenter from New Brunswick recently utilized his tradesmanship—and some free time afforded by the pandemic—to build a pirate ship from an old boat and salvaged furniture. Bob Winslow took eight months to build the ship before recently setting sail on her maiden voyage at Skiff Lake in June. The boat, which he named…
Chemical Cargo Ship Sinks Off Sri Lanka, Fouling Rich Fishing Waters
COLOMBO—A cargo ship carrying tonnes of chemicals sank off Sri Lanka’s west coast, its navy said on Wednesday, and tonnes of plastic pellets have fouled the country’s rich fishing waters in one of its worst-ever marine disasters. The government on Wednesday suspended fishing along an 80-km (50-mile) stretch of the island’s coastline, affecting 5,600 fishing…
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