Tag: search and rescue operation

According to news, Royal Caribbean International’s Odyssey of the Seas, a Quantum-Ultra class cruise ship, came to the aid of 77 migrants stranded on an overloaded sailboat in the Ionian Sea.

The Nigerian Maritime Administration and Safety Agency, NIMASA on 18th July, 2024 received signals from the Regional Maritime Rescue Coordinating Center (RMRCC) Lagos, that Britania U, a drilling platform was under distress at Ajakpa Field, (OML 90), 10.77 nautical miles South of Forcadoes Terminal in Delta State, Nigeria.

The Malaysian Maritime Enforcement Agency (MMEA) responded to an emergency involving the rescue of 10 crew members aboard an older coastal general cargo ship.

On 12th June, at midday, a newly built ferry named Audace declared an emergency, reporting an imminent risk of sinking in the eastern part of the Gulf of Trieste.

The Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) was notified on 16th April of a fire onboard a Tanzania-flagged freighter, LAYAR ANGGUN 8(LA8), in Singapore territorial waters off Pedra Branca.

The Indian Navy successfully rescued 23 Pakistani sailors along with their Iranian fishing vessel from a pirate attack in the Arabian Sea.

Seventeen passengers were injured when a Bulgarian river cruise vessel experienced a steering malfunction and collided with the walls of a lock along the Danube River in Austria, as reported by local authorities on 30th March.

According to Reuters, teams conducting search and rescue operations in central Indonesia are actively looking for 24 fishermen who went missing over the weekend after their boat sank. 

A cargo ship with registration in Vietnam has reportedly sunk approximately 380 nautical miles east of Vung Tau, according to local authorities.

The Republic of Iraq has acceded to IMO treaties covering search and rescue, and safety of maritime navigation.