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Around 20 ships are stuck in traffic along Germany’s river Rhine, where low water levels raise difficulties shipping this summer, after a vessel’s engine failure closed part of the waterway.
According to Reuters, a vessel with a 1,660-ton load was forced to drop anchor after an engine failure, closing traffic between St Goar and Oberwesel
As a spokesperson for the Federal Waterways and Shipping Administration told Reuters, “The berths are full all the way to Mainz.”
Downstream was affected more, while traffic headed upstream has resumed. The authorities further stressed that the build-up was not caused by reduced water levels, which have hit record lows at some points due to a lack of rain.
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The Pakistani Navy responded to a distress call and helped in the rescue of Indian sailors after their commercial sailing vessel capsized.
The distress call from the Jamna Sagar was received on August 9 and a Pakistan Navy ship along with two helicopters rushed to the area.
In addition, the Pakistan Maritime Information Centre requested the assistance of a nearby merchant ship. The tanker MT Kruibeke assisted in rescuing nine of the 10 crewmembers that were missing after the vessel went down.
The Pakistani forces continued the search finding the wreckage of the vessel and later the body of the missing Indian seafarer.
The nine recused crewmembers were taken to Dubai aboard the tanker while the body of the deceased sailor was brought to shore and handed over to the PMSA to be repatriated.
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Maritime UK, the umbrella body for the maritime sector, has welcomed The Seafarers’ Charity as the latest organisation to join the Diversity in Maritime Charter.
The Diversity in Maritime Charter is a pivotal initiative in the Diversity in Maritime programme. Signing the Diversity in Maritime Charter commits organisations from across the maritime sector to take a proactive responsibility for closing the diversity and inclusion gaps within their workforce.
Fourteen organisations are now on the Charter journey including Bruntons Propellers, Shoreham Port, Fleetwood Nautical Campus, MFB Solicitors, Royal Fleet Auxiliary, Hutchison Ports – Port of Felixstowe, IHS Markit, PNTL, Forth Ports and ABP’s Southampton and East Anglia regions, GAC UK, BAE Systems and now The Seafarers’ Charity.
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Police in Singapore have arrested ten people suspected of illegal bunker fuel sales.
Officers from the Police Coast Guard made the arrests on August 4 during a joint operation with the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore. Six were crew members of a Singapore-flagged tugboat and the other were crew members of a foreign-flagged tug.
Preliminary investigations have revealed that the crew members of the Singapore tug sold Marine Gas Oil to the foreign-registered tug without their company’s knowledge. The tugs and almost $6000 (SGD $8,000) in cash were seized as evidence.
The crew members of the Singapore-flagged tug were charged with crimes carrying a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison plus a fine. The other crew members face up to five years in prison.