Dutch Navy raid pirate 'main' ship & release 20 captive

Reports are breaking within all the media ranks that the Dutch navy have attacked the 'main' ship used by the pirates who have been attacking commercial vessels. They captured 7 pirates but under Dutch law and...

S. Korean Freighter Sinks Off Coast of Kyodo, Japan, 16 Missing

A South Korean freighter has sunk off the coast of Kyodo, Japan after colliding with a Panamanian ship — leaving 16 people missing. "Kyodo: A South Korean freighter reportedly sank after colliding with a Panamanian ship; 7 South Koreans and 9 Indonesians missing." The...

Freighter to end life in fireball

Picture: Original "Re-entry" ATV during controlled disintegration The ATV automatic transport vevicle Jules Verne, manouvered the ISS space station with the onboard powerful boosters out of the collision line with...

Korean, Chinese vessels collide, 6 missing

"SEOUL, April 7 (UPI) -- The Korean coast guard Monday reported six Chinese crewmen missing in a collision between a Chinese fishing boat and a South Korean freighter.The fishing boat, Lujiao Yu, capsized about 100 miles south of the South Korean island of Jeju, the South...

Whirlpool sucked down freighter off Taiwan

"Taiwan A freighter may have sunk in a whirlpool last week, dragging down as many as 27 crew members within five minutes after the ship was struck by a GIANT WAVE off Taiwan."

26 Indonesian sailors feared dead: officials

"Twenty six Indonesian sailors are feared dead after their Panamanian freighter hit rough seas off Taiwan's north coast, officials said late Wednesday. Television images showed coast guards plucking one surviving sailor from the sea, but transport ministry official Ho...

Death toll rises in oil disaster 10 ships sink

 "ROSTOV-ON-DON, Russia — Massive waves split a Russian oil tanker in two during a fierce storm Sunday, spilling at least 560,000 gallons of fuel into a strait leading to the Black Sea. It was the worst...

Sunken freighter off Ibiza leaking oil

"Ibiza, Spain - More than six weeks after a freighter went down off the coast of the Spanish tourist island of Ibiza, the wreck is again leaking oil, reports said Sunday. A 300-metre-long oil slick washed ashore...

Global warming, Australian floods, and NowPublic

It's hard not to connect the dots when all over the world, citizens are reporting wild weather outbreaks.Take a look at the photos sent in by Nowpublic member Rikx from Newcastle in New South Wales in Australia....

More Deaths in Australia Storm

This is an update of some prior postings: a massive storm continues to besiege Australia's Southeastern coast, resulting in fatalities, power outages, flooding, and gale-force winds."At least six people have been...

UPDATED Ship aground - another ship in trouble

Looks like the ship was empty, giving big windage on exposed sidesLive coverage (real Player) - source ABC News Thanks for the additional image unofficialsquaw - the ship looks like it is right on the beach...

The Last Days of the Dollar

"In 1966, I was traveling the Pacific aboard a freighter. I was 19 years old at the time and attending the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy at Kings Point, N.Y. As part of my academy education, I spent a year as a student officer on freighters, passenger liners, oil tankers, and...

2 Stowaways Die Aboard Miami-Bound Ship

Stowaways die in shipping container.

U.S. Navy -- 34 sailors killed & 171 sailors injured

No event can be classified as "ancient history" while there are people ancient enough to remember it happening.

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