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Maritime News
Great Lakes Boaters Risk Prison or Fines Due to Hoax Distress Calls
The U.S. Coast Guard is sounding the alarm over the rise of hoax distress calls that are making the agency…
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Bunker Trader OK Lim Hospitalized Just Before Prison Term Begins
Former bunker-trading magnate OK Lim (Lim Oon Kuin) has been hospitalized with breathing difficulties, just days ahead of the planned…
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Marine World
Venezuela Passes 20-Year Prison Law Targeting ‘Piracy’ and ‘Blockades’ After Tanker Seizures
Venezuela’s ruling-party controlled National Assembly unanimously approved a law on Tuesday that allows prison sentences of up to 20 years…
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Wife Seeks Help for Husband Facing 30 Years in Turkish Prison
The criminalization case of Syrian-born, Finnish citizen and Chief Mate Ali Albokhari sentenced to a 30-year prison term for allegedly…
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Marine World
Cartel Crew Sentenced to Prison Over Ireland’s Largest-Ever Drug Bust
Eight crew members from the bulk carrier Matthew have received prison sentences ranging from 13.5 to 20 years for their…
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Eight People Sentenced to Prison for High-Stakes Cocaine Bust Off Ireland
Eight people have been sentenced to spend more than a decade in prison in connection with the 2023 drug…
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Convicted Pirate Gets Another Three Years in Prison for 2017 Attack
A convicted pirate leader has had another three years added onto his sentence for a kidnapping in the Gulf…
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Ferry Captain and First Officer Convicted in Drowning Death of Passenger
A jury in Piraeus, Greece found the captain and first officer of an interisland ferry guilty in a tragic…
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Marine World
Chief Engineer Sentenced to Prison for ‘Magic Pipe’ Cover-Up in New Orleans
The Chief Engineer of a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier has been sentenced to prison for environmental crimes and obstruction after pleading…
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Captain of Costa Concordia Seeks Release from Prison After Eight Years
The captain of the ill-fated cruise ship Costa Concordia is back in the news 13 years after the loss of…
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