The use of worn mooring lines, overtightening of the brakes, or sudden movements of the ship are some of the main reasons for ropes straining beyond their breaking limits and parting.
Romanian officials evacuated the crew of a Togo-flagged general cargo ship, following an explosion near the Romanian port of Sulina.
Over the past week, no incident of piracy and armed robbery against ships in Asia, between 19th – 25th September.
Since January 2023, a total of 79 incidents comprising 78 actual incidents1 and one attempted incident2 of armed robbery against ships were reported to the Centre.
Irish military forces raided the Panamanian-flagged bulk carrier M/V Matthew on 26th September and discovered a huge quantity of drugs.
The Irish Defence Forces said that the ship had been tracked for several days after traveling from South America.