India 'to guard Somalia waters'

"India 'to guard Somalia waters' Piracy is a lucrative business with huge ransoms demanded India says it will send warships to the Gulf of Aden...

Sailing around Africa in a Phoenician boat

"On Arwad Island off the coast of Syria, a group of 20 sailors-to-be are preparing for a voyage their captain believes has not been undertaken for two and a half millennia. They plan to set off on Sunday on a journey that attempts to replicate what the Greek historian...

Honored Navy chaplain faces multiple sexual-offense counts

" Lt. Shane R. Dillman The Virginian-Pilot© July 26, 2008 By Kate Wiltrout and Kathy Adams NORFOLK A chaplain who won awards for ministering to wounded troops and who escorted President Bush around the Navy's flagship hospital could be...

Coast guard saves sinking ship

" MUMBAI: The coast guard on Fridayrescued a ship with 29 Indian sailors that had developed a leak. A coast guardship and diving team performed a mid-sea operation, fixing the leak and helpingthe ship continue its voyage to the Mudra port in Gujarat."

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...

Oil tanker capsizes in Binh Thuan, ten missing

"VietNamNet Bridge – The oil tanker Duc Tri upturned off the coast of Binh Thuan Province. Ten sailors are missing and over 1,700 tons of oil is threatening to spread along the southern coast.   The ship was on its way from HCM City to the central city of Da Nang when...

Crews missing in Black Sea storm

" Last Updated: Monday, 12 November 2007, 15:25 GMT E-mail this to a friend Printable version Crews missing in Black Sea storm Several vessels have run aground during the storm Enlarge Image Rescuers are searching for 20 sailors missing after a powerful storm hit the Azov...

Pirates free two abducted Indonesian sailors

Pirates have freed two Indonesian sailors abducted earlier this month in the Malacca Strait after an undisclosed ransom was paid, an international maritime watchdog said Monday. "Ransom was paid. The victims are now being interviewed by Indonesian authorities," Noel Choong,...