Pune man serving on merchant ship sailing from Indonesia to Singapore goes missing
April 07, 2024 22:36 ISTPranav Karad is employed at Wilhelmsen Ship Management India Pvt Ltd for the last six months and has been missing since Friday.
Pranav Karad is employed at Wilhelmsen Ship Management India Pvt Ltd for the last six months and has been missing since Friday.
Baltimore bridge collapse: The charter management entity further said that all of Them were safe and secure.
The ship was halted at Mumbai's Nhava Sheva port on the suspicion that it contained a dual-use consignment for Pakistan's nuclear programme. Defence authorities seized the consignment amid concerns that China is fuelling Pakistan's nuclear and missiles programme.
The SS Nemesis was transporting coal to Melbourne in July 1904, after which it was caught in a powerful storm and vanished along with its 32 crew members. It was accidentally discovered by Subsea Professional Marine Services, a remote sensing company searching for lost cargo off Sydney in 2022.
Its thousands of passengers descended from the ship to enjoy the Mexican port where they were greeted by mariachi and folkloric dance performances.
According to the Indian Navy, the hijackers abandoned the vessel after a forceful warning. The entire crew including Indians have been rescued. The sanitisation operation is advancing further.
The Indian Navy is closely monitoring the developments regarding the ship 'MV LILA NORFOLK' after receiving information about the hijacking on Thursday evening, according to military officials. INS Chennai has been deployed towards the hijacked vessel to tackle the situation.
Speaking after the commissioning of stealth guided missile destroyer INS Imphal, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said India has intensified patrolling of the seas after the recent attacks on merchant navy ships.
Earlier, India voiced its support for the free movement of commercial shipping, in the wake of attacks on commercial ships in the strategic Red Sea by Houthi rebels in Yemen amid the Israel-Hamas war. Major shipping companies to suspend trade through the strategic waterway after the attacks.
The Indian Navy warship and maritime patrol aircraft responded to the hijacking attempt on Saturday (December 16) after receiving a Mayday message (distress call). The hijacked ship has entered the territorial waters of Somalia and the Indian Navy is keeping track of the evolving situation.
The internationally recognised government in Yemen has claimed that the attackers belonged to the Houthis with the support of Iran. When the US warship approached the attackers, they tried to flee via a small boat but were ultimately caught, according to the Central Command.
According to a report by The Times of Israel, the footage shows a helicopter landing on the vehicle carrier named the "Galaxy Leader", with several gunmen getting off and taking control of the ship.
Photos and video released by the coast guard show flames and black smoke billowing from two decks at one end of the ferry.
Indian Navy: The ship, named 'Ikshak' which means 'Guide', is being built by Garden Reach Shipbuilders and Engineers (GRSE) and Larson and Toubro (L&T).
Sri Lanka crisis: Sri Lanka’s economy is in a state of collapse, muddling through with aid from India and other countries as its leaders try to negotiate a bailout with the International Monetary Fund.
Shipping in the area was warned that the 200-meter-long (650-feet-long) Felicity Ace was adrift near Portugal’s Azores Islands after the crew were taken off on Wednesday, Portuguese navy spokesman Cmdr. José Sousa Luís said.
The British military's United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations initially warned ships on Tuesday that “an incident is currently underway" off the coast of Fujairah.
The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill sailed away on Saturday with nearly all vaccinated passengers on board.
The first cruise ship to leave a U.S. port since the coronavirus pandemic brought the industry to a 15-month standstill sailed away on Saturday with nearly all vaccinated passengers on board.
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