Somali Forces Free Second Tanker Held by Pirates for Five Months
The Puntland Maritime Police Forces are reporting that they freed the product tanker Honour 25, which had been held by pirates for over five months off the coast of Somalia.
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Mooring After MEG4, and Why Painted Snap-Back Zones Mislead
Painted snap-back zones were meant to show the crew where not to stand. The problem is that the paint describes an estimate, on a deck where a parting line can reach almost anywhere, and standing outside the lines feels a great deal safer than it is. By MarineCraft Journal · 30 September 2026 … Read more
Four Rescued From Sinking Yacht Following Collision With Whale Off Norfolk Island
The crew of a container vessel rescued four sailors north of the Australian external territory of Norfolk Island after a yacht struck a whale on Sunday, September 27.The Australian-flagged yacht Tai Tam began flooding and sinking after the collision, the…
Two Foreign Vessels Apprehended for Suspected Illegal Fishing Off Western Australia
The Australian Border Force (ABF) has safely interdicted two foreign vessels and detained their crews over suspected illegal fishing in waters off the Western Australian coastline.On September 22, 2026, a foreign fishing vessel was detected operating near Scott Reef off…
New Rail Service Boosts Swedish Forest Exports Through Port of Gothenburg
[By Port of Gothenburg] Today, the first train on a new rail service for Swedish timber producer Fiskarheden departs from Malungsfors for the Port of Gothenburg, carrying sawn timber.
NZ Activists Board Research Vessel in Protests Against Deep-Sea Mining
Greenpeace activists in New Zealand are intensifying their opposition to deep-sea mining. They boarded a state-owned research vessel that was returning from an exploration mission in the Pacific on behalf of a U.S. company.