01 MAR 2025 A jury in Piraeus, Greece found the captain and first officer of an interisland ferry guilty in a tragic 2023 case where a late arriving passenger was pushed to his death as a ferry departed port. The court rejected claims of a spontaneous action while prosecutors argued …
Read More »CREWMEMBER REQUIRES MEDICAL EVACUATION AS SHIPS ARE ROBBED OFF SINGAPORE
28 FEB 2025 Authorities in Singapore responded to an “unauthorized boarding” of a chemical tanker in the Singapore Strait friday morning, February 28, and evacuated an injured crewmember. It was the latest in a spike of crimes along the Singapore Strait, but the first this year when a crewmember required medical attention. …
Read More »EU WARNS OF ACTIVE AND EVOLVING THREAT AS PIRATES ABANDON SEIZED DHOW
23 FEB 2024 The Yemeni fishing vessel that was seized by pirates a week ago has now been abandoned after the crew was robbed. The EUNAVFOR operation Atalanta that monitors security in the region however is warning after two events in recent weeks that “similar organized piracy incidents might take …
Read More »EARTH’S INNER CORE IS MYSTERIOUSLY CHANGING SHAPE, STUDY REVEALS
20 FEB 2025 The internal, infernal machinations of our planet may be way more complex than we suspected. A new, detailed probe of Earth’s heart reveals that the rotating inner core doesn’t just change in rotation speed – it also appears to change in shape, with subtle variations appearing in …
Read More »BACOPA IS TRENDING AS A WONDER HERB FOR MEMORY. DOES IT LIVE UP TO THE HYPE?
18 FEB 2025 As I’ve grown older and experienced the vagaries of my ageing memory, I’ve often reflected on the possibility of a miracle cure that would rejuvenate it. As if in answer to my wishful thinking, not one but several reports recently appeared simultaneously in the scientific news, highlighting …
Read More »A VAST SWATHE OF THE ARCTIC HAS TURNED INTO A CARBON EMITTER
16 FEB 2025 Large swathes of one of Earth’s largest carbon sinks are now emitting rather than capturing CO2. More than a third of the Arctic-Boreal Zone (ABZ) – including the tundra, forests, and wetlands around the Arctic Circle – is pushing out carbon rather than sucking it up, according …
Read More »THE OCEAN SURFACE IS WARMING OVER 400% FASTER THAN IN THE 1980’S
13 FEB 2025 Sea surface temperature anomalies for 27 January 2025. The deeper the warm colors, the more anomalously high the sea temperature is. (NOAA) The unexpected jump in global temperatures since 2023 has helped fuel a relentless assault of associated disasters around the world, including the still-burning LA fires …
Read More »SUSPECTED SOMALI PIRATE ATTACK ON YEMENI-FLAGGED FISHING BOAT
13 FEB 2025 The EU monitoring operation for the Horn of Africa is reporting a suspected piracy incident off the coast of Somalia. Details are limited currently as the incident is being investigated. EUNAVFOR Atalanta reports it was informed of the suspected attack on Sunday, February 9, and that it …
Read More »SHIPPING INDUSTRY LEADERS UNITE TO COMBAT RISING SEAFARER KIDNAPPINGS AND CRIMINALIZATION
10 FEB 2025 The heads of major shipping organizations convened in Athens this week to address the escalating crisis of seafarer safety and rights, with a particular focus on the increasing incidents of kidnappings and unjust criminalization. The Round Table of International Shipping Associations, comprising BIMCO, the International Chamber of …
Read More »AI CAN PREDICT BREAST CANCER RISK YEARS BEFORE DIAGNOSIS, STUDY FINDS
09 FEB 2025 Artificial intelligence is able to identify women who have an elevated risk of developing breast cancer several years before it is diagnosed, the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (FHI) said on Tuesday. Five researchers from FHI, the University of California and the University of Washington were given …
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