All news on the topic: Maritime

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Philippines ferry fire death toll rises to 76 with 13 missing
Rescuers retrieved more remains from a passenger ferry in the Philippine that was gutted by fire, bringing the death toll on Saturday to 76 with 13 missing.
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At least 20 people killed after cargo ship engulfed in flames in major international port
At least 20 people have been killed after a cargo ship caught fire in a Chinese port.
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87 missing as ferry carrying 134 catches fire near Philippines
Dozens of people are feared to have died after a ferry burst into flames off the coast of the Philippines.
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Portsmouth protests erupt after rare migrant landing as police chief warns south coast is unprepared
A police chief has warned England’s south coast is not prepared for the arrival of migrants after a night of protests in Portsmouth.
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Hundreds clash with riot police after migrant boat carrying 140 reaches Portsmouth
Hundreds of protesters were in an overnight standoff with riot police as they vowed to prevent migrants leaving Portsmouth.
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More than 80 dead after migrant canoe drifts to Canary Islands with just 45 survivors
More than 80 people have died, including one baby, after a canoe was found adrift at sea near the Canary Islands.
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At least eight dead after passenger ferry carrying 270 capsizes off Cyprus
At least eight people have been confirmed dead after a passenger boat with around 270 people on board capsized off northern Cyprus on Sunday.
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Two sailors missing after French fishing trawler sinks off UK coast
Two sailors were missing Sunday after a French-registered fishing trawler sank southwest of the British port of Plymouth, French authorities said.
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Body recovered after man falls overboard from cruise ship off Scotland
A body has been recovered during a major search and rescue operation for a man who was reported to have fallen overboard from a cruise ship off the east coast of Scotland.
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Indonesia seizes 2.6 tonnes of liquid meth hidden aboard Tanzanian-flagged vessel
Indonesian authorities have seized 2.6 metric tons of liquid methamphetamine hidden aboard a Tanzanian-flagged vessel in one of the country’s largest drug busts, the National Narcotics Agency announced Tuesday, according to state news agency Antara.
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How Haftar’s LAAF converted Benghazi’s old harbour into a multi-billion-dollar illicit fuel hub
FUEL smuggling out of Libya is a billion-dollar business, but little is known about the scale of the maritime operation that routinely ferries refined petroleum products out of Libya.
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Read off a sheet of paper: Putin threatened to seize ships across the entire planet
Russian dictator Putin put on a military uniform and read a statement from a sheet of paper regarding Russia’s shadow fleet ships under sanction that were taken under control by Western countries.
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Iran seeks leverage by threatening global trade routes beyond the Strait of Hormuz
Iran is betting it can outlast Washington by turning the Middle East’s trade routes, shipping lanes and energy infrastructure into pressure points that steadily raise the cost of confrontation, according to Gulf officials and analysts.
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Water cannon attack and dangerous maneuvers: Chinese ships fired on Philippine vessels in the South China Sea
Chinese ships fired water cannon at Philippine vessels, including one carrying a CNN crew, near a dangerous flashpoint in the South China Sea on Friday – the third tense confrontation this week in the contested waters.
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Russian warship holds live-fire drill off Plymouth as Royal Navy monitors operation
A Russian warship carried out a live-fire artillery exercise 46 miles off the coast of Plymouth on Monday.
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Trump announces US takeover of Strait of Hormuz with 20% cargo fee
President Donald Trump on Monday said the U.S. will take over the Strait of Hormuz — and will be reimbursed “at the rate of 20% on all cargo shipped” for overseeing one of the world’s most critical oil passageways that has been at the center of the U.S.’s re-escalating war with Iran.
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Armed men in small boat approach tanker off Yemen before vessel escapes
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said a commercial tanker reported an encounter with a small boat carrying armed men off the coast of Yemen on Sunday.
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Cyprus corruption probe implicates former president Anastasiades in Russian oligarch passport scandal
An investigation by Cyprus’ anti-corruption authority has found that former President Nicos Anastasiades, his former law firm and a number of his associates have been involved in influence trading and abuse of power to fast-track residence-by-investment proceedings for two Russian oligarchs.
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Body found after British tourist vanishes while swimming off Portugal beach
A body has been discovered following a search operation launched for a British man, aged 23, who went missing in a popular holiday destination.
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British forces board Russian shadow fleet tanker in first UK-led Channel raid
This is the moment British armed forces intercepted a Russian shadow fleet vessel in the Channel during a pre-dawn operation.
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French authorities deploy 30m arresting nets to stop Channel migrants
Migrants attempt to board smugglers’ boats in an effort to cross the English Channel off the beach of Gravelines, northern France.