Readers’ Picks of the Week (20-24 of Jul)
Fire aboard Freedom of the Seas
A fire broke out in a mechanical space on board Royal Caribbean’s cruise ship Freedom of the Seas on Wednesday, as it was about to enter Falmouth, Jamaica…. Read more
Egypt on High Alert ahead of Suez Canal Inauguration
Egyptian authorities have raised the alert level to the maximum across the country ahead of the opening of…. Read more
Ship Crashes into Villa, Bosphorus Strait Closed
The Bosphorus Strait has been closed to transit traffic after a cargo ship ran into a villa in the Anadolu Hisari area, Istanbul, Turkey causing substantial damage…. Read more
Libyan War Planes Sink Ship
A ship was bombed and sunk on Sunday in an air strike conducted by Libyan war planes in the vicinity of town of Mareesa, Reuters reports… Read more
MBC Bulker Runs Aground off Philippines, One Dead
Twenty Filipino seafarers were evacuated on Friday, July 17th from a Singaporean-flagged ship that ran aground one nautical mile off Sta. Lucia, Ilocos Sur… Read more
World Maritime News Staff
