Tag: Sea
Iran sends submarines to Red Sea
Iran has sent submarines to the Red Sea, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Tuesday, citing an unidentified source, in a move that...
Innocent, non-innocent and not-so-innocent passage
The right of innocent passage being enjoyed by ships at sea is a subject, which, though lying at the periphery of the maritime security...
87pc water going into sea for lack of dams: seminar
Cotton leaf curl virus is likely to play havoc with the crop as it has damaged cotton worth USD 5 billion from 1992 to...
87 percent water going into sea for lack of dams: seminar
Cotton leaf curl virus is likely to play havoc with the crop as it has damaged cotton worth USD 5 billion from 1992 to...
Cement exports via sea continue to decline: APCMA
Exports via sea have sustained a declining trend, sliding by 17.27 percent to India and 31.68 percent to other destinations in the first ten...
Hopes fade for 150 refugees lost at sea
ROME - Hopes faded on Thursday for some 150 African refugees fleeing Libya whose boat capsized in the middle of the Mediterranean in stormy weather, a day after 53 survivors were plucked from the sea.
"We are still searching for 150 people. The hope of finding other survivors is fading by the hour," Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said in parliament. Italian and Maltese coast guard vessels and planes, as well as two commercial vessels, were taking part in the high-seas rescue
"We are still searching for 150 people. The hope of finding other survivors is fading by the hour," Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said in parliament. Italian and Maltese coast guard vessels and planes, as well as two commercial vessels, were taking part in the high-seas rescue
Hopes fade for 150 Libya boat people lost at sea
ROME - Hopes faded on Thursday for some 150 African refugees fleeing Libya whose boat capsized in the middle of the Mediterranean in stormy weather, a day after 53 survivors were plucked from the sea.
"We are still searching for 150 people. The hope of finding other survivors is fading by the hour," Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said in parliament.
Italian and Maltese coast guard vessels and planes, as well as two commercial vessels, were taking part in the high-seas
"We are still searching for 150 people. The hope of finding other survivors is fading by the hour," Interior Minister Roberto Maroni said in parliament.
Italian and Maltese coast guard vessels and planes, as well as two commercial vessels, were taking part in the high-seas
Japan dumps low-level radioactive water into sea
OFUNATO - Japan on Monday started to dump more than 10,000 tons of low-level radioactive water into the Pacific as part of emergency operations to stabilise its crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. The last-resort measure came after the Bank of Japan said business confidence had plummeted since the earthquake and tsunami hit on March 11, plunging the country into its worst crisis since World War II. The UN atomic watchdog chief Yukiya Amano, meanwhile, said that the
Japan battles to stop radiation leak into sea
SENDAI - Workers at Japan's crippled nuclear plant Sunday struggled to stop a radioactive water leak into the Pacific, as the government warned the facility may spread contamination for months.
Along the tsunami-ravaged coast, 25,000 Japanese and US military and rescue crew completed a massive three-day search for bodies, more than three weeks after the catastrophe struck. While cherry blossoms opened in Tokyo, temperatures plunged again, leaving tens of thousands of homeless
Along the tsunami-ravaged coast, 25,000 Japanese and US military and rescue crew completed a massive three-day search for bodies, more than three weeks after the catastrophe struck. While cherry blossoms opened in Tokyo, temperatures plunged again, leaving tens of thousands of homeless
World’s highest hotel opens in Hong Kong
HONG KONG - The world's highest hotel opened its doors in Hong Kong on Tuesday, housed in the city's tallest skyscraper and offering unrivalled panoramic views of the world famous Victoria Harbour.
Towering some 490 metres (1,600 feet) above the bustling, chaotic streets of the Southern Chinese city, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel is making a grand comeback after temporarily closing in 2008.
Visitors peered out of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the 118th floor of the International
Towering some 490 metres (1,600 feet) above the bustling, chaotic streets of the Southern Chinese city, the Ritz-Carlton Hotel is making a grand comeback after temporarily closing in 2008.
Visitors peered out of the floor-to-ceiling windows of the 118th floor of the International
Radioactive iodine 1,250 times over limit in sea off Japan’s plant
TOKYO - The operator of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in northeastern Japan has detected radioactive iodine 1,250.8 times above legal limit in sea near the plant.
The level jumped to its highest so far in the survey begun this week, Tokyo Electric Power Co said.
According to the government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, the readings were taken Friday morning about 330 meters south of the plant, near the drain outlets of the reactors at the utility.
The level jumped to its highest so far in the survey begun this week, Tokyo Electric Power Co said.
According to the government's Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency, the readings were taken Friday morning about 330 meters south of the plant, near the drain outlets of the reactors at the utility.
Libya warns over air, sea traffic as UN action looms
BENGHAZI - Libya on Thursday warned it could target all Mediterranean air and sea traffic in the case of foreign military intervention, as world powers edged towards tough measures aimed at shutting down Moamer Gaddafi's military machine.
"Any military operation against Libya will expose all air and maritime traffic in the Mediterranean to danger," the official Jana news agency quoted Libya's defence ministry spokesman as saying. "And any civilian or military moving traffic will
"Any military operation against Libya will expose all air and maritime traffic in the Mediterranean to danger," the official Jana news agency quoted Libya's defence ministry spokesman as saying. "And any civilian or military moving traffic will
Andrea loses jewels at sea
Madonna was forced to splash out on replacement replica jewellery during the filming of her upcoming drama WE, after actress Andrea Riseborough lost a bracelet in the Mediterranean sea.
The pop superstar's second directorial venture features flashbacks of the romance between American socialite Wallis Simpson and royal Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry the divorcee.
Madonna and her team approached jewellery company Cartier to create copies of Simpson's
The pop superstar's second directorial venture features flashbacks of the romance between American socialite Wallis Simpson and royal Edward VIII, who abdicated the throne in 1936 to marry the divorcee.
Madonna and her team approached jewellery company Cartier to create copies of Simpson's
