Bulk carrier FUNING loaded with timber, went out of control after losing power at around 1245 UTC Jul 5, while leaving Tauranga, New Zealand, with pilot on board. The ship was anchored in Tauranga Channel waters with assistance of two tugs. Some 6 hours later, she was...

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China bought so much foreign oil at dirt-cheap prices this spring that a massive traffic jam of tankers has formed at sea waiting to offload crude. As of June 29, China — the world’s second-largest consumer of oil after the United States — had amassed 73 million...

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Recent reports of seafarers stranded on cruise ships taking their own lives have highlighted the dearth of reliable information about suicides at sea. Maritime welfare charities – many funded by Seafarers UK – continually strive to improve the mental health of...

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