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Mexico's navy says two boats ferrying aid to Cuba are missing

Mexico's navy says two boats ferrying aid to Cuba are missing

The Mexican navy said Thursday that it was searching for two boats transporting humanitarian aid for Cuba with nine crew of different nationalities on board. The vessels set sail last Friday from Isla Mujeres in Mexico's southeastern state of Quintana Roo and were due to arrive in Havana

What cargo ships are passing Hormuz strait?

What cargo ships are passing Hormuz strait?

Just a trickle of cargo ships and tankers -- most of them Iranian -- have made it through the Strait of Hormuz since Iranian forces effectively blocked the crucial trade route in the Middle East war. Here are facts and figures about vessels that have passed through the 167-kilometre (104-mile)

Damaged Russian tanker to be towed to Libya: state-owned company

Damaged Russian tanker to be towed to Libya: state-owned company

A damaged Russian gas tanker that was abandoned in the Mediterranean will be towed to a Libyan port, according to a state-owned oil company in the north African country. The Arctic Metagaz was ferrying about 700 tonnes of fuel and a consignment of liquified natural gas (LNG) from Russia

Attacked Russian tanker drifting toward Libya: Italian authorities

Attacked Russian tanker drifting toward Libya: Italian authorities

A Russian tanker that was badly damaged in an attack in the Mediterranean last week is drifting without crew towards the Libyan coast, Italy's civil protection service said on Friday. Russia has accused Ukraine of trying to blow up the Arctic Metagaz, which was carrying a consignment of

Ship crews ration food in Iran blockade: seafarers

Ship crews ration food in Iran blockade: seafarers

Seafarers stuck in the Gulf say they are rationing food and water and anxiously hoping supplies will get through Iran's blockade in the war that has stranded them for three weeks. "We don't have enough water on board right now. We got food a few

Lack of Homeland Security funding hits maritime workers

(The Center Square) – Employees of the Transportation Security Administration are not the only ones working without a paycheck during the partial government shutdown. The same goes for Vessel Traffic Service operators, civilians who monitor and direct boat traffic. VTS is operated by the U.S. Coast Guard, which is overseen

What cargo ships are passing Hormuz strait?

What cargo ships are passing Hormuz strait?

Just a trickle of cargo ships and tankers -- most of them Iranian -- have made it through the Strait of Hormuz since Iranian forces blocked the crucial trade route in the Middle East war. Here are facts and figures about vessels that have passed through the 167-kilometre (104-mile) long