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Nigerian Pirates Kidnap Five After Firefight with Escort Boat

By The Maritime Executive

March 13, 2019

According to the ICC IMB's Piracy Report, Nigerian pirates kidnapped five crewmembers from an OSV in the Gulf of Guinea last weekend despite the efforts of a security escort vessel. After an active fi...

Video: UK Coastguard Rescues Six Fishermen in Heavy Weather

By The Maritime Executive

March 13, 2019

On Tuesday night, the UK Coastguard rescued six crewmembers from a disabled fishing vessel off Lands End in foul weather conditions. HM Coastguard received an alert at around 2200 on Tuesday nigh...

U.S. Navy Review Finds Evidence of Widespread Chinese Hacking

By The Maritime Executive

March 13, 2019

The U.S. Navy's R&D ecosystem is "under cyber siege" by hackers, according to a new internal review ordered by Navy secretary Richard Spencer. The review's conclusions, first disclosed by the Wall Str...

Fast Ferry Collides with "Whale," Injuring 80 Passengers

By The Maritime Executive

March 12, 2019

On Saturday, 13 people were seriously injured when a high-speed hydrofoil ferry struck a submerged object off the coast of Sado Island, Japan. The Japan Coast Guard and operator Sado Steam Ship believ...

U.S. Navy Budget: Fewer Ships, Newer Ships, More Maintenance

By The Maritime Executive

March 12, 2019

The U.S. Navy's proposed FY2020 budget includes a $10 billion top line increase, but a reduction in projected fleet size. Rather than more ships, the service intends to prioritize more modern ships, r...

Destroyer Rescues 26 Migrants off Florida

By The Maritime Executive

March 12, 2019

On Friday, the crew of the U.S. Navy destroyer USS James E. Williams helped rescue 26 people from a vessel in distress off the coast of Florida. The Williams was conducting routine operations when...

GTT Receives LNG Tank Design Order for Celsius Tankers

By The Maritime Executive

March 12, 2019

GTT has received an order from the Korean shipyard Samsung Heavy Industries (SHI), concerning the tank design of two 180,000 m3 LNGCs, on behalf of ship-owner CELSIUS TANKERS. GTT will design the t...

BV, TMC Marine and London P&I Club Issue Loss Prevention Guidance

By The Maritime Executive

March 12, 2019

Bureau Veritas and TMC Marine, a Bureau Veritas Group Company since 2016, and the London P&I Club have produced their latest guidance in their series on loss prevention issues. The new publicatio...

Product Tanker Strikes Taiwanese Frigate

By The Maritime Executive

March 12, 2019

The operator of the Saudi product tanker NCC Sama has reportedly agreed to cover the damages stemming from her allision with a Taiwanese frigate at the port of Keelung. Early Saturday morning, the...

New Class of U.S. Towing, Salvage and Rescue Ships Named

By The Maritime Executive

March 12, 2019

The U.S. Secretary of the Navy Richard V. Spencer has announced the new class of towing, salvage and rescue ship will be named Navajo in honor of the contributions the Navajo people have made to the a...

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