Source: http://gcaptain.com/vlcc-collides-with-giant-msc-boxship-in-singapore-strait MSC Alexandra file photo. An Iranian Very Large Crude Carrier and a large containership collided in the busy Singapore Strait late Wednesday night, causing damage to both ships but luckily no injuries or reports…
Source: https://gcaptain.com/watch-cargo-ship-hits-villa-in-bosphorus-strait Some new video has emerged showing the moment a cargo ship slammed into a villa in Turkey’s Bosphorus Strait. As we reported last year, the incident occurred July 21, 2015 when the 106m Sierra Leone-flagged…
Source: http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/07/26/world/asia/ap-as-koreas-tensions.html SEOUL, South Korea — South Korea on Wednesday accused rival North Korea of floating propaganda leaflets down a river in the first such incident. South Korea’s military discovered dozens of plastic bags, each carrying…
The following series is from a publication by Scott V. Truver entitled MINES AND UNDERWATER IEDS IN U.S. PORTS AND WATERWAYS. Register and download the complete PDF here THE M/UWIED DEFENSE CHALLENGE The United States confronts the…
File photo shows an EU Naval Force warship escorting a World Food Programme (WFP) chartered vessel in the Gulf of Aden in May 2013. Photo: EU Navfor London and Kuala Lumpur, 25 July 2016 –…
The following series is from a publication by Scott V. Truver entitled MINES AND UNDERWATER IEDS IN U.S. PORTS AND WATERWAYS. Register and download the complete PDF here FRAMEWORK AND RESPONSIBILITIES At the federal level, domestic mine/UWIED…
Source: http://www.shipping.nato.int/pages/news_WBIED.aspx WBIED.com note: We just came across this under-reported article: Possible water-Borne Improvised Explosive Device (WBIED) kills one Turkish sailor in South East Turkey. According to open sources: On 22 May a Turkish fisherman reported…
Source: https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2016/jul/20/nuclear-powered-royal-navy-submarine-involved-in-collision No damage to HMS Ambush nuclear reactor or injuries to crew recorded after ‘glancing’ collision off coast of Gibraltar HMS Ambush, which has been forced into port in Gibraltar after a collision with a…
The following series is from a publication by Scott V. Truver entitled MINES AND UNDERWATER IEDS IN U.S. PORTS AND WATERWAYS. MINES AND UNDERWATER IEDS IN U.S. PORTS AND WATERWAYS Context, Threats, Challenges, and Solutions Scott C….
Read Dryad Maritime’s Q1 2016 Maritime Crime Figures Press Release April 13, 2016 Maritime Crime in South East Asia Drops to Lowest Levels for a Decade While Kidnap, Ransom and Sabotage Surge in Gulf of…