Reef
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Maritime News
Overreliance on GPS Nearly Caused Grounding in Great Barrier Reef
The Australian Transportation Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released its investigative report on the near-grounding of the Rosco Poplar in the…
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Maritime News
Vietnam Protests "Illegal" Activities of Chinese "Reef Survey Vessel"
The government of Vietnam has protested the operations of a new Chinese survey vessel in the Gulf of Tonkin, alleging…
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Maritime News
Canada Bans Bottom Trawling Near its Only Pacific Coral Reef
Canada has closed its only known live coral reef in the Pacific Ocean to all commercial and recreational bottom-contact…
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Maritime News
Philippines Accuses Chinese Fishermen of Using Cyanide on Disputed Reef
The Philippines' fishery management agency has accused Chinese fishermen of using cyanide to pursue their catch at Scarborough Shoal, a…
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Maritime News
Philippine Navy Spots Swarm of 200 Chinese Vessels at Mischief Reef
The Philippine government has expressed unease at the assembly of a flotilla of 200 Chinese maritime militia trawlers and China…
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Marine World
China Allows Philippines To Supply Troops At Disputed Reef
BEIJING/SHANGHAI, Jan 28 (Reuters) – The Chinese coastguard said it had made “temporary special arrangements” to allow the Philippines to deliver supplies to troops…
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Marine World
Bulk Carrier Busted for Dumping Garbage at Great Barrier Reef
Australia has fined the chief officer and operator of a Liberian-flagged bulk carrier for dumping garbage into the Great Barrier…
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Maritime News
Bulker runs aground on a reef off Sri Lanka, no oil spill reported
A Liberia-flagged bulk carrier ran aground off the coast of Sri Lanka on 23 January, the Sri Lanka Navy said.…
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Maritime News
WWII-Vintage Ship Latest Sunk on to Delaware’s Artificial Reef
A World War II-vintage vessel became the latest ship intentionally sunk to enhance the artificial reefs off the coast of…
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Port News
Stricken bulk carrier lying on reef off Mauritius at risk of splitting in two
Locals have spent the past days fabricating their own oil booms made out straw, clothing, plastic bottles and dried sugar…
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