The mission is being conducted under the framework of the Wilmington Declaration, a joint statement issued by the QUAD Leaders’ Summit, held last year in Wilmington, Delaware.
Eighteen of the 22 crew members jumped into sea following multiple explosions on board ship & are currently in lifeboats. Kerala CM directed KSDMA to arrange necessary arrangements.
Liberian ship was carrying 640 containers, including 13 with hazardous materials & 12 containing calcium carbide. Additionally, it held 84.44 MT of diesel & 367.1 MT of furnace oil.
Grounding of ALH fleet since January is a setback for armed services & Coast Guard who together operate around 330 of these work horses. HAL came out against adverse reports.
Tensions flared again in the South China Sea as the Philippine coast guard offered no further details on the incident. The submerged reef is a flashpoint between the two countries.
The findings will be shared with the International Maritime Organization and others 'to help improve the safety framework' for global submersible operations, the Coast Guard said.
A robotic diving vehicle deployed from Canadian ship discovered debris field from submersible Titan on Thursday morning on seabed some 1,600 feet from bow of Titanic.
Authorities have yet to identify the cause of the fire that started 8:30 Wednesday evening, with casualties including a 6-month old baby. 230 people including 35 crew were rescued.
Last week, the Defence Acquisition Council scrapped the Coast Guard programme to buy 14 twin-engine helicopters under Buy Global category. Other projects under review now.
ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.
Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points.
From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.
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