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Collision in disputed Singapore-Malaysia waters reignites political tension.

Spanish warship ordered ships to leave British waters near Gibraltar.

Is Southeast Asia home to the most dangerous waters in the world?

Armed Robbery Threat Continues; West African Waters A Hotspot For Piracy - IMB PRC.

Towing an Iceberg: One Captain's Plan to Bring Drinking Water to 4 Million People.

Piracy: India bars seafarers from working on Nigerian waters.

Shipping emissions are likely to increase significantly in the coming decades, alongside increasing emphasis on the sustainability and environmental impacts of the maritime transport sector. Exhaust gas cleaning systems ("scrubbers"), using seawater or fresh water as cleaning media for sulfur dioxide, are progressively used by shipping companies to comply with emissions regulations. Little is known about the chemical composition of the scrubber effluent and its ecological consequences for marine life and biogeochemical processes. If scrubbers become a central tool for atmospheric pollution reduction from shipping, modeling, and experimental studies will be necessary to determine the ecological and biogeochemical effects of scrubber wash water discharge on the marine environment. Furthermore, attention must be paid to the regulation and enforcement of environmental protection standards concerning scrubber use. Close collaboration between natural scientists and social scientists is crucial for progress toward sustainable shipping and protection of the marine environment.

One of Earth's Most Dangerous Waters: Gulf of Aden - Somali Piracy and Trade's Response.

Crew Splashed Boiled Water on Pirates to Thwart Attack.

Death or injury to whales from vessel strike is one of the primary threats to whale populations worldwide. However, quantifying the rate of occurrence of these collisions is difficult because many incidents are not detected (particularly from large vessels) and therefore go unreported. Furthermore, varying reporting biases occur related to species identification, spatial coverage of reports and type of vessels involved. The International Whaling Commission (IWC) has compiled a database of the worldwide occurrence of vessel strikes to cetaceans, within which Australia constitutes ~7% (35 reports) of the reported worldwide (~471 reports) vessel strike records involving large whales. Worldwide records consist largely of modern reports within the last two decades and historical evaluation of ship strike reports has mainly focused on the Northern Hemisphere. To address this we conducted a search of historical national and international print media archive databases to discover reports of vessel strikes globally, although with a focus on Australian waters. A significant number of previously unrecorded reports of vessel strikes were found for both Australia (76) and worldwide (140), resulting in a revised estimate of ~15% of global vessel strikes occurring in Australian waters. This detailed collation and analysis of vessel strike data in an Australian context has contributed to our knowledge of the worldwide occurrence of vessel strikes and challenges the notion that vessel strikes were historically rare in Australia relative to the rest of the world. The work highlights the need to examine historical records to provide context around current anthropogenic threats to marine fauna and demonstrates the importance of formalized reporting structures for effective collation of vessel strike reports. This paper examines the issues and biases in analysis of vessel strike data in general that would apply to any jurisdiction. Using the Australian data as an example we look at what

Migrant rescue boat threatened by Libyan coastguard in international waters.

Shipowners get two-year reprieve for ballast water convention.

International maritime body adopts Canadian proposal on heavy fuel oil in Arctic waters.

Gulf of Oman attacks: how merchant ships can keep safe in dangerous waters.

Pirates on Nigerian waters risk life imprisonment, N500 million fines.

India warships sent to strategic Gulf waters: navy.

Panama deregisters oil tanker that strayed into Iranian waters.

Cruise Ships Dump 90% Of Grey Water In BC.

UK warships to patrol dangerous West African waters.

End of the cruise? Industry struggles through rough waters of coronavirus crisis