At least two people were killed after a fire broke out in the engine room of the Norwegian fjord cruise ship Nordlys on Thursday. The ship was at sea near the port of Aalesund in western Norway when the fire started. Some of the more than 200 passengers aboard the ship were evacuated to lifeboats, […]
Norwegian Cruise Ship Evacuated After Engine Room Fire
Posted September 15th, 2011 at 7:11 am (UTC-5)
The Norwegian fjord cruise ship Nordlys was evacuated Thursday after a fire broke out in the engine room. The ship was at sea near the port of Aalesund in western Norway when the fire started. Some of the more than 200 passengers aboard the ship were evacuated in lifeboats, while the rest left the Nordlys […]
Cargo Ship Fire Off Nigerian Coast Kills 3
Posted September 8th, 2011 at 7:36 pm (UTC-5)
Officials in Nigeria say they have found the bodies of three Indian crew members who went missing after an explosion on their cargo ship. Authorities say the bodies were found Thursday off the coast of Lagos. Two crew members are still unaccounted for while 10 others escaped from the vessel. The explosion happened Sunday causing […]
India Says China Confronted Ship in Vietnamese Waters
Posted September 2nd, 2011 at 2:05 am (UTC-5)
Indian officials say a naval vessel travelling off the coast of Vietnam was confronted by a Chinese warship last month in the South China Sea. An Indian foreign ministry spokesman says the INS Airavat was 83 kilometers off the coast of Vietnam on July 22, when it received a radio transmission from an unidentified Chinese […]
Vietnam Takes Delivery of New Warship
Posted August 22nd, 2011 at 1:30 pm (UTC-5)
Vietnam has taken ownership of the second of two Russian-made guided missile warships, expanding its naval firepower as a tense standoff continues with China over disputed territories in the South China Sea. The state-run Tuoi Tre newspaper carried photos Monday of the helicopter-capable warship docked in the port of Cam Ranh, on Vietnam’s south-central coast. […]
India Works to Clean Oil Spill from Sunken Ship
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 2:35 pm (UTC-5)
The Indian coast guard is working to clean up an oil spill from a cargo ship that sank off the coast of Mumbai last week. The defense ministry said Monday that an aerial survey detected oil up to 12 nautical miles from the vessel. The ministry said the slick had decreased and oil was now […]
India Works to Clean Oil Spill from Sunken Ship
Posted August 8th, 2011 at 12:50 pm (UTC-5)
The Indian coast guard is working to clean up an oil spill from a cargo ship that sunk off the coast of Mumbai last week. The defense ministry said Monday that an aerial survey detected oil up to 12 nautical miles from the vessel. The ministry said the slick had decreased and oil was now […]
Indian Military Rescues 30 From Sinking Ship
Posted August 4th, 2011 at 7:35 am (UTC-5)
Indian navy and coast guard helicopters have rescued 30 crew members from a sinking cargo ship off the coast of Mumbai. Military officials said Thursday that the vessel sent out a distress signal and the authorities immediately began operations to rescue the crew of Indonesian, Jordanian and Romanian nationals. It is unclear why the ship […]
