Readers’ Picks of the Week (16-20 of Feb)
| VIDEO: Freighter Sinks in the Black Sea | |
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St. Kitts and Nevis-flagged general cargo ship Fort Azov sank yesterday in the Black Sea, one mile off the coast near the town of Ayancik in Turkey’s Sinop province, the Haber Turk reports.…Read more |
| India Intercepts Fleeing Russian Cargo Ship | |
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The Indian Coast Guard intercepted the Russian-flagged general cargo ship MV Sevastopol as it was trying to flee India’s waters this Tuesday, after it was arrested by the Madras high court, the Times of India report…Read more |
| MOL Contribution Ablaze in Oakland | |
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A fire broke out on board MOL’s containership, MOL Contribution, on Sunday evening, while the ship was berthed in the Port of Oakland, California.…Read more |
| Pirates Plant Bomb on Board Oil Tanker | |
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A bomb was placed on board Thai oil tanker by a group of pirates, who had syphoned around 2,000 tonnes of bunker oil and five tonnes of diesel oil before leaving the vessel, the Bangkok Post writes…Read more |
| Anthem of the Seas Ready for Float-Out | |
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Anthem of the Seas, the latest cruise ship being built by Germany’s Meyer Werft, will leave the building dock II of the company’s Papenburg shipyard on Saturday, February 21.…Read more |
World Maritime News Staff
