Shipbreaking in Chittagong, Bangladesh

Chittagong, a city in southeastern Bangladesh, has – according to our guidebooks – nothing to offer. And indeed: it is a dirty, nasty, big, industrial city with millions of people, hard pressed by poverty and traffic congestions troughout the day. To get here from Dhaka,...

Tanker in collision with container vessel in North Sea

"A Greek tanker with jet fuel and a Cypriot container ship collided some 30 km off the Dutch coast at Scheveningen, the Dutch coast guard said on Tuesday.Peter van Oorschot, a spokesman for the Dutch Coast Guard, told Reuters the tanker Mindoro had been leaking highly...

Venezuelan tanker sinks with 78000 gallons of diesel on board

"The Lemuria", a Venezuelan flagged tanker ship has sunk in the Caribbean Sea with 78000 gallons of fuel on board. The ship left the Venezuelan port of Punto Fijo on March 31st on route to the Honduran island of...

5 militants killed, Nato fuel tanker destroyed in Pakistan

Five militants were killed in an early morning clash with Pakistani security forces in the troubled Swat Valley while miscreants attacked an oil tanker carrying fuel for Afghanistan-based Nato forces with guns and rockets on Monday on the outskirts of Peshawar, the capital...

Somali pirates hijack three ships

New Delhi: Somali Pirates hijack three ships in the Gulf of Aden. Ending 2009 with a flurry of hijackings in one of the most profitable years to date, the Somali sea bandits' latest catch on Tuesday was the St...

First Refuelling Aircraft Arrives in Pakistan: PAF

"According to PAF sources, the first aerial refuelling aircraft has arrived Pakistan at the Air Force base. The aircraft has been purchased from Ukraine which is capable of refuelling several aircrafts in single...

90 feared dead in NATO air-strike in Kunduz northern Afghanistan

Several News services are reporting a tragic event in Kunduz which is in Northern Afghanistan.  A NATO air strike was targeting Taliban insurgents who stole two fuel tankers.  Early estimates...

Oil tanker on fire off Dubai port after collision

A major fire off the coast of Dubai on Tuesday was caused by a possible collision between a tanker carrying petroleum products and container vessel, port and rescue sources said. A thick plume of black smoke was...

Suicide bomber Attack U.S. Soldiers Convoy in Afghanistan

Today two attempts of resistance over the U.S Soldiers has been covered by International media. one of the attempts of resistance over the U.S soldiers Convoy has been took place in Chaparhar district of Nangarhar...

Plans for naval blockade of Somali coast to stop pirates

The naval blockade of Somali coast is in the works to prevent pirate ships from heading out to the sea and hijacking vessels. This measure was suggested in the wake of escalated pirate attacks on foreign ships off...

Ship owners want military to stop Somali pirates

Making $150 million per year 5 crewmembers just relieved, the international tanker Association wants the military to control Somali coast . First time attention draws from Terrorists to Pirates. Or finance the...

Many killed in Pakistan bus crash

More than 60 bus passengers were killed when  the bus they were travelling collided with a milk tanker and caught fire in central Pakistan. Eyewtinesses said that The bus, travelling from Karachi,  was speeding when it struck the other vehicle on a...

A Sri Lanka Rice Cargo Ship Sinks Near Chittagong Harbor – 16 Crew Men Resc...

"A Sri Lankan cargo vessel carrying 3609 tons of rice was sunk off Banglades’s Chiitagong harbor after colliding with a Panamanian empty tanker , the harbor authorities said. Radio Controller of Chittagong Port Authoritiy,Wahidur Rahman said, “After receiving an SOS from...

Tanker accident in Tokyo kills one and injures four.

"One person was killed and four others injured after a tanker careered into the opposite lane of a Tokyo street, rolled over and hit four oncoming vehicles Friday afternoon, police said. The accident occurred at...

Spill could close part of Mississippi River for days

Surely, the spill could effect wildlife, especially fish."The U.S. Coast Guard closed nearly 60 miles of the Mississippi River from New Orleans, Louisiana, southward after a fuel barge and a tanker collided early...

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