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Archive for March, 2011

Crew member missing from Disney cruise ship off Mexico

Icon Written by admin on March 26, 2011 – 5:21 pm

The Mexican Navy is searching the waters off Mexico’s Pacific coast for a crew member who has gone missing from a Disney cruise ship. Disney spokeswoman Christi Erwin Donnan tells USA TODAY the unnamed crew member, who works aboard the 1,754-passenger Disney Wonder, failed to report for duty on Tuesday as the ship was at [...]



Ships avoiding Tokyo Bay ports on radiation fears

Icon Written by admin on March 24, 2011 – 8:21 pm

German shipping companies are avoiding Tokyo Bay area ports due to radiation fears and Japan could face severe supply chain bottlenecks as vessels get diverted, ship industry officials said on Thursday. Any logistical setbacks could mean major delays and seaborne congestion at Japan’s terminals including Tokyo, hindering recovery efforts in the wake of the March [...]



Somali pirates release 4 Filipinos

Icon Written by admin on March 19, 2011 – 10:01 am

Four Filipino seafarers will soon be back to the Philippines after the Somali pirates freed them along with 27 others last Thursday, the government said Saturday. The Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said crew members of oil tanker MT Hannibal II were held hostage for almost four months at the east of Horn of Africa, [...]