Iran Keeps Up Pressure, Hitting Another Tanker as US Asserts Hormuz Is Open
Iran hit another tanker on September 21 in the Strait of Hormuz, causing injuries to two seafarers and maintaining its assertion to have control over the waterway.
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U.S. Coast Guard Sets Up Long-Range Medevac for Critically-Ill Seafarer
Over the weekend, the U.S. Coast Guard arranged a long-range rescue for a boxship crewmember who was suffering from a serious, growing infection. Last week, the 1996-built boxship Kotka (ex names Maersk Kotka, Knud Maersk) was under way on a long voyage…
Japan, Korea, and Russia Coordinate to Rescue Three North Korean Seafarers
In a rare example of maritime cooperation among unlikely participants, three North Korean seafarers were rescued from their sinking boat while a search is ongoing for a fourth missing individual.
IMO Renews Call to Stop Attacks on Seafarers and Commercial Ships
?To date, IMO has verified 80 attacks on merchant vessels in the and around the Strait of Hormuz, resulting in at least 22 deaths of seafarers. The Secretary-General of the International Maritime Organization, Mr.
Azerbaijan Issues Warning After Russian Attack Kills Two Seafarers
Russia’s latest attack on commercial shipping killed and injured Azerbaijani citizens, prompting the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs to issue a warning. It comes as Russia’s Ministry of Defense continues to assert that it is attacking shipping and infrastructure used…
AKOFS Offshore Secures $300M Credit Facility and Exercises Vessel Option
Subsea well construction and intervention provider AKOFS Offshore has concluded a $300 million reducing revolving credit facility agreement with DNB Bank and Sparebank 1 Sør-Norge.