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Costa Concordia - VVFF

Easy emergency access to oil tanks

These days, when a ship is in trouble, there is immediate attention focused upon to the risk of any oil pollution. Any report of a

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Guns seized from tanker at Milford Haven

Three shotguns and ammunition have been seized from the crew of an an oil tanker which docked in Milford Haven. Officers from the Border Force

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Liquid Velvet

Hijacked Tanker

Somali pirates have hijacked a Greek-owned chemical tanker in the Gulf of Aden with a crew of 22 people on board including an unarmed guard, a regional maritime expert said ...
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Big Blue Arms

According to statements from the world's biggest shipowner, AP Moller-Maersk will make more regular use of armed guards on tankers passing through the Gulf of Aden. According to Maersk Tankers chief ...
VLCC

Tanker Traffic

 According to a report by Lloyd's List, there has been a drop in large oil tankers transiting the Suez Canal by in excess of 50% over the past three years. The ...
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Tanker Threat

According to specialist "Jihadist monitoring" company, Site Monitoring  - there have been calls amongst the jihadist community to strike maritime targets. The jihadists have called for attacks on oil tankers, particularly ...
Fairchem Bogey

Talks Underway

The managers of the hijacked chemical tanker "MV Fairchem Bogey" have begun talks with the negotiator appointed by the Somali pirates to seek the early release of the ship and ...
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Attack Foiled

A chemical oil tanker foiled a hijack attempt by pirates near the Omani port of Salalah on Sunday, a day after a tanker and crew were snatched from inside the ...
Pavit

Suspicious Vessel

The grounding of the tanker “Pavit” off the coast of Mumbai is causing some concern amongst local security experts. With a spate of derelict ships with suspicious antecedents drifting to Mumbai's ...
RBD

Italian Target

According to news reports, pirates seized an Italian tanker with a crew of 23 in the Gulf of Guinea on Sunday. Three pirates managed to board the vessel, "Rbd Anema e Core" 23 ...

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