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Reporting indicates that a MV has been attacked offshore of Ras Isa Marine Terminal. The UKMTO has reportedly received reports that an MV has been attacked in position 15°13.0N 042°12.0E, approximately 23nm West of Ras Isa Marine Terminal late on Sunday 2 Jan.
The Royal Navy’s maritime information service has received reports of an attack on a vessel near Yemen’s port of Ras Isa and an investigation was being conducted.
In an advisory issued at 2150 GMT on Sunday, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) – part of Britain’s Royal Navy – advised mariners to exercise extreme caution in the area.
It put the vessel’s position at approximately 23 nautical miles west of Ras Isa oil terminal on the Red Sea.
The Iran-aligned Houthi movement that controls most of northern Yemen hijacked a United Arab Emirates-flagged cargo vessel engaged in “hostile acts” but which the Saudis said was carrying hospital equipment.
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The Nigerian Navy is calling for the enactment of legislation for the establishment of a special maritime court to deal exclusively with maritime cases for speedy dispensation of justice.
Specifically, Chief of Operations, Nigerian Navy, Rear Admiral A. O Adaji, gave the charge during the investigative hearing held at the instance of the House of Representatives Ad-hoc Committee investigating the status of recovered movable and immovable assets, chaired by Adejero Adeogun. Adaji sad the passage of the anti-piracy law in 2020 has helped in curtailing activities of pirates in the country.
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A reefer cargo ship made a navigation error after leaving the southern Japanese port of Hakata near Fukuoka, hitting the seawall at the entrance to the port.
As a result, the bow of the vessel became stuck on the breakwater with reports of a small oil leak. The Japan Coast Guard responded by stringing a barrier, claiming that the oil leak from the vessel had been stopped and that it was washing out to sea away from the port.
According to the Japan Coast Guard, “Lady Rosemary” departed the pier on November 28, and approximately 15 minutes later struck the breakwater.
More reports indicate that it was a clear night and calm seas, while the 22 crew members onboard the vessel were not injured.
Currently, the Fukuoka Coast Guard Office is investigating the cause of the accident and is considering charging the ship’s operator on suspicion of professional negligence endangering sea traffic.
The port remained open and by November 29 salvage crews were on the scene attempting to pull the vessel off the breakwater