Three Bangladeshi evacuees from Libya drown off Crete
March 7th, 2011 - 7:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, March 7 (IANS) Three Bangladeshis from Libya have drowned after they tried to flee a rescue ship docked at the Greek island of Crete in an apparent bid ... Read more...
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UAE hosts international boat show
March 1st, 2011 - 12:17 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, Feb 28 (IANS/WAM) More than 750 firms from 42 countries will showcase their yachts and recreational boats during the international boat exhibition that begins in Dubai Tuesday.The 19th edition of the ... Read more...
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Stronger action needed by India against Sri Lanka: Jayalalithaa
February 18th, 2011 - 12:19 am ICT by IANS
Chennai, Feb 17 (IANS) AIADMK general secretary J. Jayalalithaa Thursday demanded stronger action from the Indian government against Sri Lanka to prevent the island nation's navy from attacking Indian fishermen.In a ... Read more...
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No fish will be left to catch, expert warns Bangladesh
February 1st, 2011 - 1:12 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Feb 1 (IANS) No hilsa, not even fish will be left to catch in the Bay of Bengal, an expert has warned as the Bangladesh government prepared to issue 30 ... Read more...
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Rao heads to Colombo Sunday over fishermen’s killings
January 28th, 2011 - 9:08 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) In the wake of outrage in Tamil Nadu over the recent killing of two Indian fishermen in Sri Lankan waters, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao dashes off to ... Read more...
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Four Indian boats, 13 fishermen taken away to Pakistan
January 18th, 2011 - 10:06 pm ICT by IANS
Porbandar, Jan 18 (IANS) Four Indian fishing boats with 13 fishermen on board have been kidnapped by Pakistan's Marine Security while they were sailing in Indian waters, an official said here Tuesday.According ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Ten Indian fishermen held by Pakistanis
January 8th, 2011 - 10:44 pm ICT by IANS
Gandhinagar, Jan 8 (IANS) Ten Indian fishermen have been detained by Pakistan's Maritime Security and four boats seized, a fishermen's body official said Saturday. According to National Fishworkers Forum secretary Manish Lodhari, ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Airtel launches GPS to help track Bangladeshi fishing boats
December 21st, 2010 - 4:30 pm ICT by IANS
Dhaka, Dec 21 (IANS) India's Bharti Airtel Limited, which has acquired 70 percent stake in Bangladesh's Warid Telecom, has launched a GPS-based vessel locating service to enable the country's fishermen communities to ... Read more...
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As rare Olive Ridleys mate, Orissa mounts vigil
December 21st, 2010 - 11:07 am ICT by IANS
By Jatindra Dash
Bhubaneswar, Dec 21 (IANS) Over a hundred officials have been deployed along the shore to keep a hawk eye and over a dozen security camps set up. After all, protection ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
47 Algerians missing in Mediterranean Sea
December 13th, 2010 - 11:36 pm ICT by IANS
Algiers, Dec 13 (IANS) At least 47 Algerian illegal immigrants who were travelling in two wooden boats to Italy went missing in the Mediterranean Sea, Xinhua reported Monday. Algerian coast guards alerted ... Read more...
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Five die, 17 missing as South Korean boat sinks off Antarctica
December 13th, 2010 - 11:30 pm ICT by IANS
Seoul, Dec 13 (IANS) Five people have died and 17 others are missing after a South Korean vessel carrying 42 people on board sank off Antarctica, a media report said Monday. A ... Read more...
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Three Pakistani fishing boats seized off Gujarat coast
December 2nd, 2010 - 10:35 pm ICT by IANS
Ahmedabad , Dec 2 (IANS) The Indian Coast Guard Thursday seized three Pakistani boats with 21 fishermen on board as they entered Indian territorial waters in the Gulf of Kutch off the ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Island discovered off Pakistan’s Balochistan province
November 27th, 2010 - 1:09 am ICT by IANS
By Awais Saleem
Islamabad, Nov 26 (IANS) Fishermen in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province have discovered a three kilometre-long island in the Arabian Sea after their boats ran aground on it.At least 100 ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Crowds may elude Obama in Mumbai
November 2nd, 2010 - 7:54 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, Nov 2 (IANS) Crowds may elude US President Barack Obama who will be in Mumbai for over 24 hours Saturday and Sunday, officials said.The world's most powerful leader will touch ... Read more...
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Thai Navy disrupts Somali pirate attack on Liberian-flagged vessel
November 1st, 2010 - 11:12 pm ICT by BNO News
MOGADISHU, SOMALIA (BNO NEWS) -- A Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) naval vessel was able to disrupt a Somali pirate attack on a Liberian-flagged vessel last Thursday, CMF said on Monday.The Liberian-flagged merchant ... Read more...
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Tamil Nadu to give cheap kerosene for fishing boats
October 30th, 2010 - 6:44 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Oct 30 (IANS) The Tamil Nadu government Saturday ordered supply every month of 200 litres of kerosene at Rs.25 a litre per motorized country boat to fishermen in Tuticorin, Kanyakumari and ... Read more...
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Pakistan marine security men kidnap Indian fishermen
October 29th, 2010 - 9:29 pm ICT by IANS
Porbandar, Oct 29 (IANS) Six fishing boats of Gujarat with 32 fishermen were picked up from the Indian territorial waters by intruding men of the Pakistan Marine Security and taken away to ... Read more...
Posted in South Asia |
Orissa sets up camps to protect nesting turtles
October 28th, 2010 - 12:04 am ICT by IANS
Bhubaneswar, Oct 27 (IANS) Orissa has begun setting up camps at the Gahirmatha Marine Sanctuary to protect the endangered turtles which visit the state's beaches in winter for mass-nesting, an official ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Typhoon ‘Megi’ hits China, 270,000 evacuated
October 23rd, 2010 - 3:44 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 23 (IANS) More than 270,000 people were evacuated and 79 flights cancelled in China Saturday as typhoon "Megi" hit the country's southeastern part after lashing Philippines and Taiwan where at ... Read more...
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Over 150,000 Chinese evacuated as Typhoon Megi approaches
October 22nd, 2010 - 3:32 am ICT by BNO News
BEIJING, CHINA (BNO NEWS) -- The Fujian Provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Thursday informed that more than 150,000 people have been evacuated as Typhoon Megi approaches southeast China.According to ... Read more...
Posted in World News |
150,000 evacuated in China due to typhoon threat
October 21st, 2010 - 7:03 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Oct 21 (IANS) More than 150,000 people were evacuated from coastal areas in the path of typhoon "Megi" which is expected to hit China Saturday, officials said Thursday.According to Fujian Provincial ... Read more...
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Andhra escapes rain fury as depression moves to Orissa
October 8th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 8 (IANS) The Andhra Pradesh coast escaped being battered as a rain-causing depression over west-central Bay of Bengal moved northeastwards and lay centred 270 km off in Orissa, weatherman said.According ... Read more...
Posted in Environment |
Vietnam, US to hold high-level defence talks
August 16th, 2010 - 1:35 pm ICT by IANS
Hanoi, Aug 16 (DPA) Vietnam and the US were to hold their first-ever defence talks at the deputy ministerial level, US sources and Vietnamese media said Monday.
The discussions were scheduled to take ... Read more...
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No response from N. Korea on S. Korea’s request to release fishing boat
August 9th, 2010 - 1:47 pm ICT by ANI
New York, Aug 9 (ANI): North Korea has not responded to South Korea's request to release its fishing boat-Daeseung 55, including its four fishermen and three Chinese crew members, which was seized ... Read more...
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Now, a life-saving device to warn fishermen before their vessels capsize
August 8th, 2010 - 3:28 pm ICT by ANI
London. Aug 8 (ANI): A Scottish engineer has developed a life-saving device that can warn fishermen that their vessel is about to capsize.Ayrshire-based Ken Smith, who has been working on the project ... Read more...
Posted in Health Science |
N. Korea threatens “physical counter-attack” against S. Korea’s naval drill
August 3rd, 2010 - 2:57 pm ICT by ANI
Beijing, August 3 (ANI): North Korea has threatened to launch a "physical counter-attack" against a South Korean naval exercise set to start on Thursday, this week in the Yellow Sea, according to ... Read more...
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British rowers break 114-year-old transatlantic crossing record
August 1st, 2010 - 1:45 pm ICT by ANI
London, Aug.1 (ANI): A British-led rowing team broke a 114-year-old record for crossing the North Atlantic from New York to the Isles of Scilly on Saturday.During two months at sea, the ... Read more...
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UK rowers seeks to break 114-year-old N. Atlantic crossing record
July 31st, 2010 - 4:04 pm ICT by ANI
London, July 31 (ANI): A British-led rowing team is attempting to break a 114-year-old record for crossing the North Atlantic from New York to the Isles of Scilly.The four men are on ... Read more...
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Decline in infiltration bids on Indo-Bangladesh, Indo-Pak borders during 2008-2010 (till June)
July 28th, 2010 - 10:45 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, July 28 (ANI): The Government on Wednesday said there has been a decline in infiltrations at the Indo-Bangladesh and Indo-Pakistan borders, a devopment observed by the number of apprehended infiltrators ... Read more...
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Cleanup Continues As Chinese Authorities Aim To Control Oil Spill
July 22nd, 2010 - 7:37 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Beijing, July 22, (THAINDIAN NEWS) As reports became abuzz that an oil spill at the Yellow Sea port of Dalian was gradually spreading and it was all set to pose ... Read more...
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Oil-eating bacteria cleaning China oil spill
July 20th, 2010 - 5:41 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 20 (IANS) Over 23 tonnes of oil-eating bacteria are being used to clean up an oil spill off the coast of northeast China's Dalian City, four days after pipelines exploded ... Read more...
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Typhoon Conson hits China
July 16th, 2010 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, July 16 (IANS) Typhoon Conson with wind speeds of up to 126 km per hour hit China's southern Hainan province Friday.
The storm made landfall at 7.50 p.m. in Yalong Bay in ... Read more...
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Ship In Boston Harbor Runs Aground And Is Subsequently Emptied
July 4th, 2010 - 9:23 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 4, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): A tour ship that happened to be headed on a whale watch had 174 individuals on the team. It was emptied, however, on Saturday ... Read more...
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Cocaine-transporting submarine seized
July 4th, 2010 - 9:02 am ICT by IANS
Washington, July 4 (IANS) A fully functional 30-metre-long submarine, built exclusively for transporting massive amounts of cocaine was seized by Ecuadorean and US drug enforcement officials, a media report said.
A drug-trafficking organisation ... Read more...
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Major fire destroys cargo vessel at Gujarat port
June 25th, 2010 - 10:18 pm ICT by ANI
Veraval (Gujarat), June 25 (ANI): A major fire destroyed a cargo vessel worth millions of rupees in Gujarat's Veraval early on Friday morning.The fire was so intense that huge clouds of smoke ... Read more...
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