Hijacking – Car Carrier GALAXY LEADER – 19.11.2023
On Sunday 19th November, 2023 , NYK Chartered Pure Car and Truck Carrier (PCTC) GALAXY LEADER was named hijacked by Iran-affiliated Houthi militia, who described her as “an Israeli ship,” and taken to a Yemeni port. Al Jazeera News Agency cited a Houthi spokesman as saying the seizure of the ship was in response to […]
Evacuation – US Navy Ship In Sudan To Evacuate Americans – 30.04.2023
Armed drones escorted hundreds of Americans as they began their escape from war-torn Sudan on Saturday 29th April, 2023 amid fierce fighting between the military and a rival paramilitary group. The United States has sent the sixth Spearhead Class expeditionary fast transport ship USNS BRUNSWICK T-EPF 6 to Sudan to help evacuate American citizens who have […]
Container ship detained for possible Sudan arms embargo violation. Greek Coast Guard intercepted the container ship MEKONG SPIRIT at the Aegean Sea , and took her to Kefalos Bay, Kos island, where she was anchored in the afternoon of May 24th 2017. Vessel is suspected in violating international arms embargo on Sudan. MEKONG SPIRIT left […]
