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Fifth Body Found Onboard Bunga Alpinia

Zanzibar says 145 people were killed in ferry disaster last week

Port Harcourt - 30 Feared Dead in Vessel Explosion

India presses US after navy kills fisherman off UAE

One man dies and three injured in mid-Atlantic ship fire

He had been investigating the Brilliante Virtuosocase A British marine expert was killed for standing up to a gang who tried to cash in on false claims that Somali pirates had attacked their ships, an inquest heard.David Mockett defied the "bully boys" and paid for it with his life when a bomb blew apart his car as he drove from work in Aden in July last year, the hearing was told.He had been investigating the Brilliante Virtuoso, a Liberian registered oil tanker allegedly attacked by Somali pirates 20 miles off the Yemen coast. In an email to his wife, Cynthia, 65, Mr Mockett had said that he "could not find any evidence of bullet holes or exposure to grenades".After his death, Mrs Mockett spoke to one of her husband's friends, John Murphy, who claimed that Mr Mockett had been killed "because of his investigation" into the tanker.She said that Mr Murphy told her two other ships had the same captain as the Brilliante Virtuoso and both had also allegedly been attacked by Somali pirates, which was described as 'unusual'.Mr Mockett had been in the Middle East for 34 years and Aden for the past decade.Det Supt Jonathan Tottman, from Scotland ...

Fisherman died after inhaling carbon monoxide from portable pump A crewman who collapsed on the "Starlight Rays" in August 2011 and never regained consciousness was poisoned by carbon monoxide, a report into his death has found. He and two other crew members were airlifted to hospital from the vessel which was on stand-by for the oil industry in the Devenick field, about 150 miles east of Aberdeen, but one man died.The fisherman was trying to use a portable, petrol engine-driven pump to remove oily water from a compartment inside the boat's fish hold. The hold did not have mechanical ventilation and had little circulation of natural air, causing high levels of carbon monoxide to build up, a report by the Marine Accidents Investigations Branch found.The other two men were also overcome by the fumes as they tried to rescue their colleague but they recovered. The report said the accident demonstrated "inadequate consideration and control of hazardous work activities on board the 'Starlight Rays'". It said crewmen need to be more aware of the dangers of working in enclosed spaces, and has sent a safety flyer to the fishing industry.It recommended that the owner and skippers of the "Starlight Rays" improve ...

A crew member has been reported killed in a deadly fire that raged through a tugboat near Prince Edward Point, Ontario. According to earlier news reports, the man, a chief engineer on the vessel, had sustained serious injuries. He has now succumbed to those injuries.At the time of the accident, there were six people on the vessel, including the victim. None of their names have been released. They sustained non life-threatening injuries.According to the US Coast Guard, the US-flagged vessel Patrice McAllister was sailing on Lake Ontario on its way from Toledo to New York. On Tuesday morning, a fire broke out in the engine room of the 105-foot vessel. Another towing vessel was able to reach the scene of the accident, and take the Patrice McAllister back to New York.There are no further details about the fire. The Coast Guard has begun an investigation into the accident. Since this transportation accident involved a fatality, the National Transportation Safety Board will also begin its own investigations.The fire broke out when the vessel was off Canadian waters, and therefore, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada is also likely to get involved in investigations. These investigations will focus on identifying the cause ...

Italian sailors charged with the murder of two Indian fishermen An Indian court granted bail on Wednesday to two Italian sailors charged with the murder of two Indian fishermen in a case that has caused a major diplomatic rift between Rome and New Delhi.The two marines, Massimiliano Latorre and Salvatore Girone, were ordered not to leave the port city of Kochi, in the western state of Kerala, while awaiting trial. They will be freed once they each pay bail of 10 million rupees, about $200,000. No date has been set for trial but it is expected to start soon.The sailors were part of a military security team protecting the cargo ship Enrica Lexie from pirate attacks when they opened fire on the fishermen's boat off the coast of Kerala on Feb. 15. Italian officials say the men mistook the fishermen for pirates.The picture of what happened that day is still murky, but investigators say what is clear is that the two fishermen were unarmed and posed no threat to the ship. Italian officials said the fishermen ignored warning shots.The incident has soured relations between Italy and India, with Rome insisting that Latorre and Girone are military personnel and should be ...

He had been standing on a ladder, when he slipped and fell into the water According to the International Maritime Pilots Association, a ship pilot was killed recently during a fall accident on a vessel. The 58-year-old pilot was on a vessel that was sailing on the River Elbe. At the time of the accident, the pilot was attempting to board the boat. He had been standing on a ladder, when he slipped and fell into the water.Other crew members were able to jump into the water, and retrieve him. By the time he was brought out of the water, he was in an unconscious state. Efforts were made to resuscitate him, and he was rushed to the hospital, but he died later.Maritime InjuriesMany maritime workers will be covered under a section of Maritime/Admiralty law called the Jones Act. Also called the Merchant Marine Act, the Jones Act covers workers who meet the standard criteria for Jones Act seamen.Broadly, these workers must be assigned to a vessel in navigation, and must have a substantial relationship with the vessel. Workers covered under the Jones Act may be eligible for benefits that include maintenance and cure, as well as the right to ...