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Three dead, one injured after being swept off submarine deck near Cape Town, South Africa
South Africa’s Department of Defence has confirmed that three people were killed while one other individual suffered less severe injuries after...
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Crew rescued after Taiwanese fishing vessel sinks in Indian Ocean
Taiwan News reports that all 16 crewmembers of a Taiwanese fishing vessel have been safely rescued after their vessel sank in the Indian Ocean off the...
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COLUMN | “Not a matter of if, but when”: Subsea mining on hold, for now; Teddy goes to St Petersburg; Safer gets safer [Offshore Accounts]
It has been a rollercoaster couple of months for seabed mining pioneer The Metals Company. For most of the last year, the company’s share price...
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COLUMN | More hostages of fortune: Equatorial Guinea convicts SBM workers as Toxic Teddy’s revenge for another yacht arrest [Offshore Accounts]
When we covered the gross injustice of the case of Heroic Idun, where the 26-strong crew of a tanker were detained in Nigeria for many months on trumped...
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VESSEL REVIEW | Mohoma – Dredging tug delivered to South African port operator
South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA) recently took delivery of a new tug built locally by Damen Shipyards Cape Town. Named Mohoma...
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COLUMN | Good news: salvage work on FSO Safer underway, Heroic Idun crew arrive home, Nigerian central bank governor arrested! [Offshore Accounts]
Finally, some good news from the Arabian Peninsula and the war-torn state of Yemen. The United Nations has contracted Dutch offshore services provider...
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Tug and Salvage Vessel News Roundup | May 30 – South African dredging tug, a Dutch renewables support catamaran and more
New tugs have been delivered to a South African port operator and a Dutch towage company. Orders have meanwhile been placed for vessels to support harbour...
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Emergency Service Vessel News Roundup | April 27 – Uganda ambulance boat, firefighting vessels for Singapore and more
Deliveries include a new ambulance boat for western Uganda and a bespoke rescue vessel for a Scottish airport operator. A South African firm introduces...
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South African authorities respond to fire on fishing vessel
South Africa’s Transnet National Ports Authority (TNPA), local charity National Sea Rescue Institute (NSRI), and various partners came to the...
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