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On April 15, a century have passed since the Titanic foundered during its maiden voyage. Since then there has been a widespread belief that in a disaster, women and children will be saved first. Based on analyses of 18 of the most notable shipwrecks from the 19th century until today, researchers from Uppsala University conclude that this is a myth.

Helicopter search for Vinalines Queen stopped.

Pirates kill 30 in Akwa Ibom.

Un ferry grec a sauvé lundi 61 migrants menacés de naufrage au large de l'île égéenne de Lesbos, première étape vers l'Europe occidentale...

Transport: European Commission to bring forward new package of measures for ports in 2013.

The ship was on its way from Somalia to the Emirates when it sank off Sur in the province of Asharqiyah around 2pm.

New tech ahoy for safer ship evacuations.

Two NOAA ships, en route to scientific missions in Alaskan waters, helped locate the missing fishing vessel Destination at the request of the U.S. Coast Guard Marine Board of Investigation. The Destination and its six crew members were lost February 11, 2017, while fishing for snow crab northwest of St. George, Alaska.

La Marine française, déployée de façon quasi-permanente dans le golfe de Guinée depuis 1990, lutte contre l'insécurité maritime en renforçant les capacités d'action des marines régionales.

U.S. Coast Guard Rescue Swimmer to Receive IMO Bravery Award.

Total a signé un accord pionnier pour affréter ses deux premiers tankers de type-VLCC (Very Large Crude Carrier) équipés de propulsion GNL. Ces deux navires, d'une capacité de 300 000 tonnes de brut chacun, seront livrés en 2022 et rejoindront la flotte affrétée de Total. Ces deux VLCC seront affrétés auprès de l'armateur malaisien AET.

On March 16 2017 the crew of the MT ARIS 13, a tanker vessel, was released from Somali pirate hands due to the efforts of the Puntland Maritime Police Force (PMPF). The entire crew is reported unharmed. Under the care of the PMPF, the MT ARIS 13 is now proceeding to the Somali port city of Bosasso. On 13 March, pirates hijacked the vessel en route to Mogadishu from Djibouti. The ship was seized approximately 18 km off the northern tip of Somalia. This incident marks the first hijacking of a large merchant vessel since the height of Somali piracy in 2012.