Ships collide near Singapore port, freighter grounded for repairs, but no injuries

August 9th, 2009 PORT BLAIR - Investigation by Integrated Command of Andaman and Nicobar Island's officials have revealed that the detained suspicious North Korean Ship MV Mu San made several voyages to China without maintaining proper records. North Korea, now facing sanctions for allegedly building nuclear arms, has been a beneficiary of Chinese material and research.

August 4th, 2009 Street cars, SUV collide in San FranciscoSAN FRANCISCO — Another light rail accident along San Francisco's transportation system is delaying commuters on the city's busy Market Street. Officials say six people were injured in the crash, which involved two historic San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency street cars and an SUV at around 5:45 p.m.

August 3rd, 2009 PANAJI - Fishing trawlers dotting the seas off Mormugao could lead to the port there losing a key global security code, the Mormugao Port Trust (MPT) has warned. In a string of advertisements released in major newspapers in Goa Monday, the 125-year-old MPT said unless the Khariwada fishing jetty -- located within the port premises -- was shifted out, merchant vessels could drop Mormugao as a berthing destination on India's western coast.

July 23rd, 2009 2 passenger ferries collide in Swedish portSTOCKHOLM — Two large passenger ferries collided outside a port south of Stockholm on Thursday, injuring 15 people, police said. Roger Kampe of the Stockholm police said five people had been taken to the hospital with serious injuries, while 10 other passengers had been slightly hurt in the crash in Nynashamn, 35 miles (60 kilometers) from Stockholm.

June 30th, 2009 KOLKATA - Cargo handling at Haldia port has nearly halved following an indefinite strike contract labourers have called since Saturday demanding an increased pay from handling agents. The strike, which entered the fourth day Tuesday, has seen cargo handling come down to 53,865 tonnes from the normal quantity of 100,000 tonnes, said an official.

June 26th, 2009 MUMBAI - Two Indian ships sank at different locations in the Arabian Sea off the Gujarat coast Thursday. There were no casualties and 20 crew members were rescued, an Indian maritime authority said here Friday.

June 23rd, 2009 Metro trains collide near D.C., killing at least 4WASHINGTON — The mayor of Washington, D.C., says four people are dead after a collision between two transit trains. Mayor Adrian Fenty says that would make it the deadliest accident in the history of the Metro train system.

June 23rd, 2009 Transit bus, car collide in Calif.; 10 injuredPASADENA, Calif. — A fire official says 10 people were injured when a public transit bus collided with a car and rammed into obstacles on a Southern California street.

May 4th, 2009 SKorean warship rescues NKorean vessel off SomaliaNAIROBI, Kenya — South Korean snipers hovering in a helicopter Monday chased away pirates pursuing a North Korean freighter, a rare instance of recent cooperation between the two Koreas. The South Korean ship has been operating off Somalia since last month on a mission to protect its cargo ships from Somali pirates, whose acts of high-seas crime have exploded in recent years as the bandits continue to get ransoms in the millions of dollars.

April 27th, 2009 Freighter sinks replica sailing ship off TaiwanHONOLULU — A replica of a Ming Dynasty Chinese sailing ship sank off the coast of Taiwan after it was rammed by a freighter, but its sailors were rescued, relatives of Hawaii-based crew members said Monday. The 54-foot Princess TaiPing, a replica of a Chinese junk built in Taiwan, was on the return leg of a trip that had taken it to ports on the U.S.

April 17th, 2009 BHUJ - About 5,000 fishermen from the Kutch region will gather near the Adani group's special economic zone (SEZ) at Mundhra port Saturday to oppose the company's proposed waterfront development project. The fishermen will demand scrapping of the project that involves construction of facilities to berth 50 large ships at a time, as well as setting up of a desalination plant.

April 1st, 2009 SINGAPORE - Naval warships from India and Singapore prepared to end week-long exercises Thursday in the Andaman Sea aimed at ensuring maritime and coastal security and combating piracy on the high seas. Four naval ships, including two destroyers from the Indian Navy, and a fleet of vessels of the Singapore navy took part in the annual exercises that involve anti-submarine, anti-air and anti-surface manoeuvres in one of the world's busiest sea lanes.

March 26th, 2009 BRUSSELS - NATO warships will for the first time visit South East Asia, including Pakistan and Singapore later this month, the 26-member alliance has said here in a statement. 'The deployment of warships in South East Asia demonstrates the high value NATO places on its relationship with other partners across the globe.

March 18th, 2009 KOCHI - Queen Mary 2, billed as the grandest and most magnificent ocean liner ever built, came calling at the port here Wednesday. This is its second voyage to this port city.

March 14th, 2009 KOCHI - Despite the global slowdown, the current fiscal is another good business season for the Cochin Port, which would host 36 cruise ships by March-end, an official statement said Friday. 'By the end of this fiscal, the port would host about 22,000 cruise tourists and about 10,000 crew members.