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Watch aftermath of Israel’s attack on Yemeni port
The Israeli Defence Force confirmed it was responsible for the attack which followed ‘repeated UAV and surface-to-surface missile attacks against Israel’
Israel launches more air strikes on Houthi ports
The Israeli military said it struck targets in the Houthi ports of Ras Isa and Hodeidah on Friday, the third Israeli air raid against the Yemeni faction in less a month. One person was reportedly killed and nine were injured
German tug secures laden dark fleet tanker drifting after mechanical failure
Aframax tanker is laden with 500,000 barrels of oil loaded four days earlier at the Russian Baltic port of Ust-Luga
How the Sounion salvage exposed a fundamental gap in shipping’s crisis response capabilities
The dramatic story behind the 135-day operation to save the fire-ravaged tanker Sounion reveals a remarkable international effort to prevent an environmental catastrophe, but it also exposes just how unprepared shipping is to respond to the increasingly dangerous and complicated risks it faces
Taiwan is hunting one cable cutting vessel disguised with three separate digital identities
Taiwan suspects that China was behind the cutting of an international undersea telecom cable, but finding the vessel responsible is proving complicated because officials are chasing one vessel using three separate digital identities: Tanzania-flagged Xing Shun 39, Cameroon-flagged Shun Xing 39 and Cameroon-flagged Xing Shun 39
Finnish authorities name 32 deficiencies on Eagle S
The Cook Islands-flagged tanker accused of cable cutting in the Gulf of Finland has been detained before, when 24 deficiencies were found in Tema, Ghana, in September 2023
Eagle S anchor found on seabed
Finnish state-owned broadcaster Yle said the Swedish naval vessel HMS Belos recovered the anchor and has since handed it over to the country’s authorities for investigation
Mozambique unrest disrupting port operations
Delays reported at Maputo and Beira ports
Ship accused of cutting undersea cable by Taiwan changed name before leaving port
The vessel left Keelung after reverting to former name Xing Shun 39, also in use by another vessel, before it was accused of cutting undersea cables
Four airlifted from Greek bulker after engine room fire
One crew member was badly burnt and scalded in the incident, while three more sustained serious injuries and were airlifted to Kaohsiung airport
Russian insurer Ingosstrakh terminated Eagle S insurance before August over poor condition
Eagle S switched class mid-voyage in June to avoid an unscheduled survey after a tanker vetting report revealed more than 20 technical deficiencies
Maritime leaders recognised in UK New Year Honours
Seven people in the UK, including three with the Royal National Lifeboat Institute, were recognised
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