Maritime news

Oil Products Tanker Al Kabeer caught fire at 13NM off Sharjah, UAE, 2 days ago. The ship signaled for the bad situation at around 20:00 at May 15.
UAE Civil Defence quickly sent firefighting boats at the location where Al Kabeer was.
All 15 sailors were evacuated safely.

The fire was extinguished. It is not known for the moment what is the damage on the vessel.

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Name : AL KABEER
Type : Oil Products Tanker
IMO : 8989197
MMSI : 671194000
Call Sign : 5VBD2
Built : 1995
Flag : Togolese Rep
Port of registration : PANAMA
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According to Japan media, 6 victims, believed to be those of Russian crew members, were discovered aboard a cargo vessel, which caught fire while anchored in a Japanese port.

Fire took hold of the 497-ton Cambodian-registered freighter, Taigan that has been in the port of Wakkanai in Hokkaid, reported an official at the local coast guard office.

A total of 23 Russian and Ukrainian crew members were on the freighter vessel that had transported crabs from a Sakhalin port. Six of them-all Russian-had been unaccounted for, the coast guard said.

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A boat transporting illegal migrants sank yesterday and 1 girl is missing. The Greek Coast Guard is searching the six-year-old.
On the boat were 21 migrants with no identification documents. Their nationality is not known. All passengers except the little girl are transported to the nearby island of Leros.

A lot of illegal migrants try to enter Greece mostly through the borders with Turkey, hoping to go to European Union country. Many people have died trying to reach their goal.

December last year 22 passenger drowned in a similar tragedy.

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On the morning of 10th of March 10, 2012, while transiting between Malta and Sicily, in the Mediterranean Sea, the vehicle carrier Alliance Norfolk, encountered rough weather and heavy seas resulting in damage to its cargo and a subsequent fire on a cargo deck. The fire was extinguished at sea, but two days later while in port, the damaged cargo deck was ventilated, and the fire reflashed, causing further damage to the ship and its cargo.

The vehicle carrier was on a voyage from Jacksonville, Florida, bound for ports in the Arabian Gulf via the Suez Canal when it experienced rolls up to thirty to thirty-five degrees during its passage through the Mediterranean. While experiencing rough seas, the main engine tripped and was subsequently restarted. During this time the crew members of the vessel checked the status of cargo that consisted of military containers, merchant vehicles, motorcycles, small boats, and electrical and other equipment.

After 2 days, while anchored in Port of Piraeus, the cargo deck was ventilated and a reflash occurred. The fire was brought under control nearly 9 hours later.

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The search for the 2 passengers was called off 3 days ago, the couple is presumed dead. Kristen Schroder[27] and Paul Rossington[30] are described that they had a serious argument in the casino of Carinval Spirit. The CCTV footage from the ship is showing Ms Schroder jumping from the Carnival Spirit over 2.5m panel on the balcony of their cabin 20m above the water and landing on lifeboat before reaching the water. Her boyfriend followed the woman moments later.

The family of Kristen Schroder is not believing that she jumped and committed a suicide. Her relatives believe that "she lost her grip and slipped backwards" and that Mr Rossington "jumped in to save her without having a chance to think clearly".

Carnival informed that the shipboard video reveals everything in this tragedy, but will not show details because of respect for the families.

Carnival Australia chief executive Ann Sherry announced: "We've invested hugely in cameras, we can see exactly what's going in most parts of the ship at most times,"
"There is also a balance, of course, around privacy.

"We don't watch what people are doing in their private spaces, but we are keen to know exactly what's happening around the sides of the ship."

Survival expert Dr Paul Luckin, who advises the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) explained to the Sydney Morning Herald that if they had survived the impact of hitting the water, fatigue would be their biggest problem, with Dr Luckin adding he would not expect anyone to last as long as three days after falling from a ship, with being stuck in the water and constantly being hit in the face by water, tremendously fatiguing.

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