Crippled Italian ship makes final approach to Seychelles
Passengers on a stricken Italian liner were due to arrive on Thursday in the Seychelles capital after using mineral water to wash and fight sweltering heat as the ship was slowly towed to port, two da
Ship captain pleads guilty over New Zealand oil spill
The captain and second officer of a cargo ship which grounded off New Zealand last year pleaded guilty on Wednesday to causing the country's biggest ever sea pollution disaster, officials said.
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Two Koreans, Italian found alive in Italy cruise disaster
Two South Korean honeymooners were rescued on Sunday from a cruise ship wreck on an Italian island as emergency crews searching for dozens missing said they could hear another voice inside.
Rescuers
Nine Indians, ship freed by Somali pirates
A Malta-flagged merchant ship ‘MV Sinin’, which was hijacked by Somali pirates in February this year off the coast of Oman, was released on Saturday along with its 21 crewmembers, including nine India
Pakistan protests Indian obstruction of ship
Pakistan has lodged a protest with the Indian Government over the alleged obstruction of its naval ship by an Indian warship two days ago.
Efforts to tow stranded ship off Mumbai suspended
The Indian Navy and salvagers who mounted a massive operation to remove merchant ship MV Wisdom, stranded off a Mumbai beach, suspended the effort on Friday due to “technical difficulties” and will resume it on Saturday, a maritime official said.
Canada seizes ship with illegal Tamil migrants
Canadian authorities boarded a ship carrying 490 Tamil migrants off the country's Pacific coast, news reports said.
Vic Towes, Minister for public safety, was quoted by the Vancouver Sun newspaper as
Israel threatens to quit UN inquiry into flotilla raid
Israel on Tuesday threatened to pull out of a UN inquiry into a deadly raid on a Gaza-bound Turkish aid ship if the panel insists on quizzing its soldiers, days after making a surprise announcement th
Ship buried in 18th century unearthed at WTC site
Workers excavating at the World Trade Centre site have unearthed the 9.75-meter-long hull of a ship likely buried in the 18th century.
The vessel probably was used along with other debris to fill in