File Photo: MV Top Grace. Credit: MarineTraffic.com/Max Wei Authorities in South Africa are investigating an alleged incident in which the captain and crew of a Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier apparently threw overboard two stowaways. The incident, as it is alleged, took place March 28 on board the MV Top Grace as it was underway off the port of Durban. In a … [Read more...]
Four Stowaways Found Inside Shipping Container at Port of Montreal
MONTREAL, July 20 (Reuters) - Canadian authorities are treating the discovery on Thursday of four men hiding in a shipping container at the Port of Montreal as a case of illegal entry, officials told Reuters. The men, in their 30s, suffered dehydration but no severe injuries and were taken to hospital, said Stephane Smith, a spokesman for Urgences Sante emergency … [Read more...]
Maritime Industry Advocates Slam New York Times Article as Attack Journalism
WARNING: Video auto-plays below: In the below interview by Maritime TV, maritime industry advocates Clay Maitland and Carleen Lyden-Kluss, Executive Director of the North American Marine Environment Protection Association (NAMEPA), criticize the recent New York Times article Stowaways and Crimes Aboard a Scofflaw Ship by Ian Urbina as a … [Read more...]
Stowaways – Complicated, Messy, Expensive and Possibly Dangerous
By Rick Spilman, Old Salt Blog Recently, the New York Times published Stowaways and Crimes Aboard a Scofflaw Ship, the first of a four part series, by Ian Urbina. At the core of the article, Urbina tells the story of two South Africans who have the misfortune to stowaway onboard a Greek reefer ship whose owner is notorious for shady dealings. Only one of the … [Read more...]
Monkeys Hitch A Ride To Rotterdam Aboard Maersk Ship
A group of monkeys found themselves taking an unexpected trip to Europe after boarding a Maersk ship in Malaysia. The five monkeys were discovered climbing on top of containers aboard the 15,550 TEU Eugene Maersk a few days after departing the Tanjung Pelepas in Malaysia bound for Rotterdam, but by that time it was too late to return the stowaways back home. After … [Read more...]