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0900 UTC Nov 26: Ukrainian gun boats and tug were taken by Russian military to port of Kerch, Crimea. Most countries stated their protest blaming Russian aggression and highlighting Russian violation of international laws – namely, Ukraina-Russia special agreement on Kerch ... continue reading

Here’s the story of an accident in Japanese waters, which could develop into disaster, if not Insurer’s responsible actions. Russian cargo ship beached by typhoon in Fushiki, Japan October 23, 2017 Typhoon Lan which battered Japan, tore off ... continue reading

The core of Thailand Merchant Marine educational system is, without doubt, the Thailand Merchant Marine Training Centre, the main national facility for training Merchant Marine officers - navigators and engineers. There are at least two other facilities, in form of special ... continue reading

Notwithstanding Thailand geographic location, which puts nation outside main global cargo flows, Thai’s merchant marine fleet is listed in top 35 nations, albeit second-to-last, with Oman closing the list. As of 2017, total number of Thailand-owned ships was 393 ... continue reading

The aftermath of SANCHI tragedy is raging on with predictable conclusions and recommendations, offered by ever-ready to slate everything oil-related “environmentalist”, “socially concerned” journalists and dubious “experts”, eager to enlighten public at each opportunity. Iran suspected kind of sabotage from ... continue reading

Speculations on SANCHI tragedy, causes and consequences, are still going on, along with inevitable emergence of sabotage and conspiracy versions. Nearly all speculations on collision itself and why should it happen, justly assume, that both ships are guilty, both bridge ... continue reading

A Polish journalist sent me an article published by Wall Street Journal: Iranian Tanker, Chinese Ship Stopped Transmitting Location Before Crash It’s unclear if Automatic Identification System equipment on the two ships was turned on or operating properly By ... continue reading