ARTICLES RELATING TO MARITIME

Govt welcomes US restitution decision

2013-06-18 16:55

The government has welcomed a New York court's decision that South Africa be paid about R225.4m by three men convicted of importing illegally-harvested rock lobster into the US.

Life found deep beneath ocean floor

2013-06-12 21:50

Far beyond the caress of sunlight, micro-organisms are flourishing at great depths beneath the ocean floor, scientists report.

Thailand: 12 die as Myanmar boat capsizes

2013-06-03 14:03

A boat believed to be smuggling Myanmar nationals to southern Thailand has capsized, drowning 12, police say.

Australia: Life-jackets wash up unexplained

2013-05-27 13:05

Australian police say 28 life-jackets have washed up on a beach in the Cocos Islands, but there is no specific incident they can link them to and no search is under way.

Boats carrying fleeing Rohingya capsize

2013-05-14 14:02

Several overcrowded boats carrying more than 100 Rohingya Muslims trying to escape an approaching cyclone have capsized off the coast of western Myanmar, says the United Nations.

2 cruise passengers missing off Australia

2013-05-09 10:02

Authorities are conducting a search off Australia's east coast for two cruise passengers who have been discovered missing after their ship docked in Sydney Harbour at the end of a 10-day journey.

Italian ship engines fail, runs aground

2013-05-08 21:01

Nine people are feared dead after a container ship ran aground in Italy's busiest port of Genoa.

Search for Cape fishermen continues

2013-05-02 22:16

The search for two fishermen lost at sea on their fishing boat, will continue into Thursday night off Paternoster on the west coast of Cape Town, the NSRI says.

2 dead, 25 missing in Brazil boat crash

2013-04-19 17:56

At least four people have died and more than 25 were missing, after a boat accident on the Ariri River in the Brazilian Amazon.

6 missing after boats crash in Hong Kong

2013-04-18 22:09

Six people have gone missing after two boats collided in waters off Hong Kong.

SA surfer survives ravages of Indonesia seas

2013-04-18 09:15

South African surfer, Brett Archibald, nearly drowned eight times, was stung by jelly fish, and almost had his eyes plucked out by seagulls during the 27 hours he drifted in the sea off Indonesia.

SA man missing on surfing trip

2013-04-17 18:24

A South Africa man is missing at sea in Indonesia after being swept overboard while travelling to the Mentawaii Islands off Sumatra on a surfing trip.

1 missing in cruise line's latest mishap

2013-04-04 09:41

One dock worker is missing after a new mishap involving a Carnival cruise ship, which broke free from moorings in a US port, says the company.

India alerts airports to stop Italy envoy

2013-03-15 12:02

India has put the country's airports on alert to prevent the Italian ambassador leaving the country amid a dispute over two Italian marines who skipped bail while on trial in India, says a source.

Dramatic sailboat rescue in US

2013-03-10 13:40

A sailor has died and five others had to be rescued after sending an emergency call during a race but then declining help from the Coast Guard in southern California.

Titanic II blueprint unveiled

2013-02-27 11:14

Australian billionaire, Clive Palmer, has unveiled blueprints for the famously doomed ship's namesake at the Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum in New York.

Samsa 'plan B' for Fiennes

2013-02-25 21:58

The Samsa rescue centre is co-ordinating the evacuation of British explorer Ranulph Fiennes from Antarctica either by air or, in a plan B, by ship.

Shell ship sub-standard

2013-02-23 10:20

The US Coast Guard has turned its investigation of violations on an Arctic drill ship over to the Department of Justice.

Husband arrested for cruise death

2013-02-17 08:43

A California man has been arrested in southwest Florida on an outstanding murder warrant in the death of his ex-wife, who went overboard from an Italian cruise ship seven years ago.

Terrible conditions as US ship limps in

2013-02-14 19:52

Conditions on a disabled cruise ship were "extremely terrible" as it finally approached land, one passenger says.

SA Agulhas sets sail for home

2013-02-11 17:34

The Samsa polar training vessel the Agulhas is steaming home from Antarctica, having dropped members of The Coldest Journey expedition on the edge of the frozen continent.

Iceland investigating mass herring deaths

2013-02-06 20:09

Iceland is investigating the deaths of herring worth almost $10m but low oxygen levels is thought to be the cause.

Indonesian drifts to Australia on wood

2013-01-31 12:01

An Indonesian crewman who abandoned a stalled people-smuggling ship has washed up on a remote Australian island after days clinging to a piece of driftwood.

French yachtsman's rescue 'a miracle'

2013-01-22 14:00

A French yachtsman has described his dramatic rescue from a life-raft adrift for three days in the Southern Ocean as a "second chance at life" and a "miracle".

Cheers for stranded sailor at rescue

2013-01-21 11:58

The captain of a cruise ship has spoken of the dramatic rescue of a French yachtsman adrift on a life-raft for days and the cheers from passengers when he was hauled safely on board.

 

7 still missing after ferry sinks

2013-06-15 12:07

The Philippine coast guard says that seven people remain missing in a ferry sinking that killed two people in the country's central region.

SA divers save man from horror fate

2013-06-12 17:42

A Nigerian cook has survived inside a 1.2m-high bubble of air in an upturned tugboat, until two South African divers eventually rescued him.

Ferry capsizes in Malaysian river

2013-05-28 10:00

An overloaded ferry has capsized after hitting rocks in a remote river in Malaysia's part of tropical Borneo island, leaving an unknown number of people missing, police say.

Trapped fishermen rescued

2013-05-26 14:29

Two fishermen had to be rescued after being stranded on a rock by a spring tide, near Port Alfred, in the Eastern Cape.

No trace of couple fallen overboard

2013-05-10 09:02

No trace of an Australian couple believed to have fallen off a cruise ship has been found despite an intense, day-long search, officials say.

Samsa barely afloat - DA

2013-05-08 22:01

The SA Maritime Safety Authority remains able to deal with pollution threats to the South African coastline, despite being without the patrol vessels it would normally call on to help.

Cargo ship slams into Genoa port, kills 3

2013-05-08 10:09

A cargo ship slammed into a control tower in the port in Genoa, toppling it into the harbour and killing at least three people, say rescue officials.

Sailor with malaria airlifted to shore

2013-04-21 12:28

A sailor has been rescued from a ship off Port Elizabeth and taken to hospital in a critical condition with malaria, the National Sea Rescue Institute says.

Chile rushes to aid ship in Antarctica

2013-04-19 08:03

A Chilean military tugboat has headed to Antarctica to prevent an environmental disaster by retrieving a Chinese fishing ship that caught fire and began to drift near sharp glaciers.

Surfer: I lost will to live

2013-04-18 14:46

Cape Town surfer, Brett Archibald, says he had lost his will to live after disappearing overboard off the coast of Indonesia but managed to "pull myself together".

SA surfer found after 27 hours at sea

2013-04-18 07:39
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The South African surfer who disappeared off the coast of Indonesia has been discovered after drifting without a lifejacket for 27hrs.

31 injured in Hong Kong ferry crash

2013-04-05 21:24

Thirty-one people have been injured in a collision between a passenger ferry and another vessel off Hong Kong island.

8 fishermen die, 15 missing in Senegal

2013-03-24 22:06

Eight fishermen have died and 15 others have gone missing after their canoes capsized in rough seas off the coast of Senegal.

Cape Town shipwreck blown up

2013-03-12 09:50

The wreck of the Turkish vessel Seli 1 has been blown up as part of a plan to get rid of the unsightly debris off a Cape Town beach, according to reports.

5 die in Baghdad restaurant boat sinking

2013-03-01 08:33

A restaurant boat moored on the bank of Baghdad's Tigris River sank during a private party with 150 people on board, leaving five people dead, Iraqi officials say.

Stowaway teen rescued in Cape Town

2013-02-26 08:47

A Libyan teenager has been rescued from a life raft after stowing away on a ship which sailed from Ghana to Cape Town – but will be sent back on the same ship.

Samsa on standby to rescue Fiennes

2013-02-25 20:31

Rescue authorities including Samsa are preparing to evacuate explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes from Antarctica where frostbite has cut short his Coldest Journey dream.

Abandoned Russian ship off Irish coast

2013-02-22 08:26

A Russian cruise ship abandoned and adrift in the North Atlantic has been located about 2 400km off the west coast of Ireland, according to a US intelligence agency.

Stricken Carnival ship docks in Alabama

2013-02-15 08:25

A crippled cruise ship that lost power for more than four days in the Gulf of Mexico has been pulled into a port in Mobile, Alabama, as passengers cheered the end of a "hellish" voyage.

Cruise ship remains adrift near Mexico

2013-02-11 18:59

A US cruise ship with more than 4 200 people aboard has been adrift for a second day off the coast of Mexico after an engine room fire crippled it.

Cruise ship adrift off Mexico after fire

2013-02-11 08:01

The Carnival Triumph, a cruise ship owned by Carnival Corp under its Carnival Cruise Lines brand, is adrift off Mexico after a fire that caused no injuries, says the company.

138 rescued from sinking ship

2013-02-03 13:23

Sri Lanka's navy has rescued more than 100 Bangladeshi and Myanmar nationals from a sinking fishing vessel off the island's eastern coast.

8 feared dead after Russian boat sinks

2013-01-28 12:04

At least eight people are feared dead and seven more are missing after a fishing vessel carrying a Russian and Indonesian crew sank in freezing waters off Russia's Far East, say investigators.

US salvage should not damage reef: Aquino

2013-01-21 14:04

Philippine President Benigno Aquino has given instructions not to allow the US to salvage its grounded minesweeper without Philippine involvement, in order to minimise damage to coral reefs.

Italian marines to be tried in India

2013-01-18 10:01

Two Italian sailors charged with killing two Indian fishermen have lost their court bid to be tried on home soil.

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