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Nigeria shipwrecks: Gulf of Guinea remains high risk
Operators say the shipping routes, which are littered with wrecks, pose a problem for sailors and regional economies.
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Norway: Emergency services evacuate 1,300 passengers from cruise ship after engine failure
Rescue helicopters are airlifting 1,300 passengers from a cruise ship that suffered an engine failure in windy weather off the coast of Norway on Saturday, said police and rescue services. The Viking Sky was drifting towards land and had...
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Norway: Emergency services evacuate 915 passengers from cruise ship after engine failure
Rescue helicopters have rescued more than 150 people from a cruise ship that suffered an engine failure in windy weather off the coast of Norway on Saturday, said police and rescue services. The Viking Sky, with 1,373 passengers and crew...
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Helicopters rush to evacuate 1,300 passengers onboard Norwegian cruise ship
Rescue helicopters continue to rescue passengers from a cruise ship that suffered an engine failure in windy weather off the coast of Norway on Saturday, said police and rescue services. The Viking Sky, with 1,373 passengers and crew on...
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Hundreds remain onboard Viking Sky as rescue services prepare to tow cruise ship to Norwegian port
Evacuation efforts continue for a second day as hundreds of passengers remain onboard the Viking Sky, a luxury cruise ship that suffered an engine failure in windy weather off the coast of Norway on Saturday. So far, 397 passengers have...
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Tugboats haul cruise ship back to Norway with hundreds still onboard
Evacuation efforts continue for a second day as hundreds of passengers remain onboard the Viking Sky, a luxury cruise ship that suffered an engine failure in windy weather off the coast of Norway on Saturday. Three of the four engines on...
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Tugboats haul Norway cruise ship back to port with hundreds still onboard
Hundreds remain onboard the cruise ship Viking Sky while it's being towed back to port in the Norweigan town of Molde. The vessel is scheduled to arrive by 14:00 local time, according to Norway’s rescue and medical services Three of the...
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Norwegian cruise makes it back to port with hundreds still onboard
A luxury cruise ship that got stranded off the western coast of Norway after its engine failed during a storm made it back to port on Sunday. The Viking Sky sent out a mayday signal on Saturday as it drifted towards land, said the...
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Norway cruise ship: Disaster-dodging Viking Sky’s engines ‘failed due to low oil levels’
The engines of a luxury cruise ship that became stranded in a storm failed because of low levels of lubricating oil, it has emerged. The Viking Sky, which had 1,300 people on board, narrowly avoided disaster after it sent out a mayday...
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Rep. Khanna Proposes a Solution to the Shutdown: Call in Some Experts
California Rep. Ro Khanna has a novel idea about how to solve the government shutdown: call in some experts."Why don't we get an independent group of experts? The President appoints two people. The House appoints two people. The Senate...
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Rep. Khanna Thinks Congress Needs Some Outside Help to Solve Shutdown
California Rep. Ro Khanna has a novel idea about how to solve the government shutdown: call in some experts."Why don't we get an independent group of experts? The President appoints two people. The House appoints two people. The Senate...
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Russia takes centre-stage at NATO meeting in Brussels
The Russian attack on the Ukrainian vessels who were on their way to Azov sea on 25 November was in the focus of attention of NATO' Foreign ministers meeting in Brussels. Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg called on Russia to immediately...
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Ukraine hits out at Russia after ships are shot at, crew wounded
Kyiv says Russian ships have opened fire on Ukranian vessels in the Black sea, wounding a crew member. It comes hours after the countries accused one another of “provocation” on Sunday when a boat from the Ukranian Navy was “rammed” in a...
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Ukraine's Security and Defense Council 'unanimously support' martial law proposal
Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) has "unanimously supported" a proposal from President Petro Poroshenko to invoke 60 days of martial law, following an incident between Russian and Ukrainian ships in the Black Sea on...
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Watch live: UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on Russia-Ukraine
Ukraine's National Security and Defense Council (NSDC) has "unanimously supported" a proposal from President Petro Poroshenko to invoke 60 days of martial law, following an incident between Russian and Ukrainian ships in the Black Sea on...
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Azov Sea - EU calls for de-escalation
The European Union has called for de-escalation in the Kerch strait. On Sunday Russian naval ships attacked Ukrainian ones accusing them of illegally entering Russian territorial waters. The president of the European Council wrote on...
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The Brief: Azov Sea, Brexit court case, and a plastic dragon
In this edition of the Brief: the EU reacts to the situation in the Azov Sea between Ukraine and Russia, the EU's top court rejects a case to cancel Brexit and the EU commission sets out to 'slay the plastic pollution dragon'.
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EU turns to Africa to help tackle migration
Divisions continue to run deep in the EU over migration. Sharing out refugees and plans to strengthen the bloc's border force, Frontex, continue to hit hurdles. But, coming together in Salzburg, EU leaders did agree on one thing - to...
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Belgian coast guard plane 'sniffs' out air pollution
Amid all the talk of climate change, Belgium is helping to lead the way in the detection of air pollution. A Coast Guard plane is kitted out with cutting-edge technology which 'sniffs' emissions from ships. "So this is the sniffer...
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New exhibition explores golden age of ocean travel
London's Victoria and Albert museum is setting sail with a new exhibition which re-imagines the golden age of ocean travel. With over 250 objects, Ocean Liners: Speed and Style , includes paintings, sculpture, furniture and fashionwhich...
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Will North Korea summit talks have an impact?
There is some doubt that North Korea summit talks this week will have any impact. Delegates from around the world are in Vancouver ahead of the summit, but neither Russia or China will be in attendance despite having significant...
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Ottawa announces nautical slowdown measures to stop whale deaths in Gulf of St. Lawrence
In a bid to prevent right whale deaths, the federal government has announced nautical slowdown measures for the Gulf of St. Lawrence
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North Korea summit
Rodger Baker, vice president of strategic analysis at Stratfor, on whether harsher sanctions and tough rhetoric will follow the summit
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Latest dead whale discovery prompts new pledge from Ottawa
The discovery of another dead right whale in Newfoundland has prompted new promises from Ottawa