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Saturday, January 6, 2024
Firefighter extinguishes remains of an unidentified missile, which Ukrainian authorities claimed to be made in North Korea, at a site of a Russian strike in Kharkiv. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova
Defense

North Korea Likely Shipping Its Newest Missiles To Russia

By Jon Herskovitz (Bloomberg) The missiles the US has accused North Korea of sending to Russia appear to be from its newest family of nuclear-capable rockets

January 6, 2024
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Tuesday, June 6, 2023
File photo of an oil tanker at sea
Shipping

UAE to Tighten Insurance Cover for Ships Flying Its Flag

LONDON, June 6 (Reuters) – The United Arab Emirates is tightening insurance requirements for vessels registered under its flag, according to a

June 6, 2023
Total Views: 825

Saturday, April 1, 2023
Ghost Tankers: Spain Urges UN To Clamp Down On Ship-to-Ship Oil Transfers
Shipping

Ghost Tankers: Spain Urges UN To Clamp Down On Ship-to-Ship Oil Transfers

Jonathan Saul (Reuters)–Spain has called for tighter scrutiny of oil transfers involving tankers at sea as the number of unregulated ships hit by

April 1, 2023
Total Views: 1909

Monday, January 10, 2022
Thai Navy Wrangles Ghost Ship Drifting Near Oil Rig
Shipping

Thai Navy Wrangles Ghost Ship Drifting Near Oil Rig

The Royal Thai Navy last week was called to rescue a derelict cargo ship listing in the Gulf of Thailand, near the location of an offshore rig. Upon inspection

January 10, 2022
Total Views: 7298

Thursday, March 4, 2021
One Year After Grounding, Abandoned Cargo Ship Continues to Pose a Hazard in Ireland
Accidents

One Year After Grounding, Abandoned Cargo Ship Continues to Pose a Hazard in Ireland

Authorities in Ireland are still working through details of what to do with a grounded cargo ship that has been stranded along the country’s rugged

March 4, 2021
Total Views: 10219

Tuesday, February 18, 2020
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Maritime News

Abandoned ‘Ghost Ship’ Washes Ashore in Ireland

An abandoned cargo ship has washed up in Ireland after more than a year adrift in the North Atlantic.  The M/V Alta first made made headlines in October

February 18, 2020
Total Views: 214

Thursday, September 5, 2019
MV alta found
Maritime News

Abandoned Cargo Ship Found Drifting in the Mid-Atlantic

The Royal Navy ice patrol ship stumbled upon a mysterious ghost ship while in underway in the mid-Atlantic Ocean earlier this week. The Royal Navy’s HMS

September 5, 2019
Total Views: 1111

Thursday, October 4, 2018
Myanmar Ghost Ship
Maritime News

Abandoned ‘Ghost Ship’ Sinks Off Myanmar

An abandoned ghost ship that drifted into Myanmar’s waters in August has now sunk, officials said Tuesday. The ship, which has identified as the

October 4, 2018
Total Views: 905

Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Mysterious Ghost Ship Spotted on Lake Superior?
News

Mysterious Ghost Ship Spotted on Lake Superior?

A video uploaded to Youtube has some people on the internet thinking they’ve just seen a ghost (ship, that is). The video was uploaded by Jason Asselin,

October 11, 2016
Total Views: 147

Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Owner of Mystery Oil Tanker Comes Forward, Sheds Some Light on Abandoned Ship
Interesting

Owner of Mystery Oil Tanker Comes Forward, Sheds Some Light on Abandoned Ship

Authorities in Liberia have located the Nigerian owner of the mystery ghost ship that washed up without explanation along Liberia’s coast earlier this

May 18, 2016
Total Views: 293

Tuesday, December 1, 2015
North Korean Ghost Boats
News

North Korean Ghost Boats

BY JU-MIN PARK AND KAORI KANEKO (Reuters) Fishing boats carrying decomposed corpses have washed ashore in Japan in recent weeks, leading to speculation

December 1, 2015
Total Views: 81

Friday, January 24, 2014
Cannibal Rat-Infested Ghost Ship Story Goes Viral -Lyubov Orlova FAQ
Interesting

Cannibal Rat-Infested Ghost Ship Story Goes Viral -Lyubov Orlova FAQ

You'd have to be hiding under a rock to not know that internet has exploded with reports that a Russian ghost ship infested with cannibal rats is heading

January 24, 2014
Total Views: 485

Friday, June 7, 2013
Have You Seen This Ship? Russian Ghost Ship Has Vanished
Incidents

Have You Seen This Ship? Russian Ghost Ship Has Vanished

(Note: Click HERE to visit our forum for the full discussion of this article) UPDATE Jan. 24, 2013: Cannibal Rat-Infested Ghost Ship Story Hijacks the Internet

June 7, 2013
Total Views: 320

Friday, February 22, 2013
Derelict Cruise Ship M/V Lyubov Orlova Spotted [UPDATE]
News

Derelict Cruise Ship M/V Lyubov Orlova Spotted [UPDATE]

UPDATE Jan. 24, 2013: Cannibal Rat-Infested Ghost Ship Story Hijacks the Internet -FAQ Update: According to data from the U.S. National

February 22, 2013
Total Views: 172

Thursday, January 31, 2013
M/V Lyubov Orlov
News

Atlantic Hawk Secures Derelict Cruise Ship Off Newfoundland

UPDATE Jan. 24, 2013: Cannibal Rat-Infested Ghost Ship Story Hijacks the Internet -FAQ 3 years ago the M/V Lyubov Orlova was an expedition cruise ship

January 31, 2013
Total Views: 87

Friday, April 6, 2012
Japanese fishing vessel Ryou-un Maru
Blog

‘Tsunami Ghost Ship’ No More – USCG Sinks Derelict Vessel [VIDEO]

After surviving one the most devastating earthquake and tsunami ever recorded and a full year unmanned and adrift on the world’s largest ocean, the

April 6, 2012
Total Views: 134

Tuesday, April 3, 2012
tsunami ghost ship
Blog

USCG Tracking ‘Tsunami Ghost Ship’

The USCG says it has started to track the Japanese fishing trawler RYOU-UN MARU, aka the Tsunami Ghost Ship, after the weathered vessel drifted into U.S.

April 3, 2012
Total Views: 21

Saturday, March 24, 2012
Ship Photo of The Week – Tsunami Ghost Ship Spotted Off British Columbia
Blog

Ship Photo of The Week – Tsunami Ghost Ship Spotted Off British Columbia

More than a year after the 2011 earthquake and tsunami devastated Japan, a Japanese fishing boat has been found drifting aimlessly off the coast of British

March 24, 2012
Total Views: 45

Tuesday, December 6, 2011
Another Death on Infamous Queen Mary
Blog

Another Death on Infamous Queen Mary

A woman has plunged to her death on the RMS Queen Mary, the legendary (and haunted) ocean liner permanently docked in Long Beach.  The accident happened at

December 6, 2011
Total Views: 715

Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Abandoned Cruise Ship Google Earth
Incidents

The Dead Cruise Ship World Discoverer – Incident Photo of The Week

Built as the BEWA Discoverer in 1976, the vessel was sold to Adventure Cruises Inc. and renamed the World Discoverer. The ship was then put on a long term

September 27, 2011
Total Views: 2346
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