Fire breaks out on cargo merchant vessel, firefighting efforts underway

Jul 19, 2024

A major fire broke out on a container cargo merchant vessel about 102 nautical miles southwest of Goa.

MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship sinks off coast of Sri Lanka

Jun 03, 2021

Colombo [Sri Lanka], June 3 : Fire stricken Singapore registered MV X-Press Pearl cargo ship, which caught fire near the Colombo harbor, had sunk...

Cargo vessel targeted by drone in Qatari "territorial waters"; "limited fire" reported onboard

May 10, 2026

A cargo vessel was targeted by a drone in Qatari waters on Sunday, sparking a "limited fire." This follows high-level Qatari-US mediation talks in...

What Is 'Jettison' and How Is It Covered in Marine Insurance?

Aug 22, 2025

New Delhi [India], August 22: The maritime business involves significant risk to the cargo and vessel, given the unpredictability of the waters. Hence, most...

3 missing after Japanese cargo ship collides with foreign ship off Ehime coast

May 28, 2021

Tokyo [Japan], May 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Three crew members are missing following a Japanese cargo vessel colliding with a foreign vessel off the coast of...

Cargo vessel MCP Linz reaches anchorage at Maldives' Kulhudhufushi

Sep 26, 2020

Kulhudhufushi [Maldives], September 26 : The cargo vessel MCP Linz operated by the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI) reached anchorage at the northern Maldivian...