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Cover Flash flood kills 20 in Afghanistan At least 20 people including children were killed in southern Afghanistan by flash floods that engulfed up to 2,000 homes and swept away ... By maritimemagMarch 3, 20190
Cover English Channel migrant smugglers jailed by French court A French court on Friday jailed two Iraqis and one Iranian man for organising illegal migrant boat journeys across the English Channel. ... By maritimemagMarch 3, 20190
Headlines The Origins of the Search and Rescue Helicopter Beth L. Crumley, U.S. Coast Guard Assistant Historian Just over 75 years ago, Lt. Cmdr. Frank A. Erickson flew the first helicopter rescue ... By maritimemagMarch 3, 20190
Headlines West African Migrants Perish in Boat Accident off Colombia Casualties involving migrants from Africa are all too common in the central and western Mediterranean, where tens of thousands of people attempt to reach Europe on ... By maritimemagMarch 3, 20190
Headlines Flooding: Abuja residents lament after first rainfall After the first rainfall on Friday in Abuja, some residents of the Federal Housing Lugbe woke up to find their roads and homes ... By maritimemagMarch 2, 20190
Headlines 326 Nigerians repatriated from Libya At least, 326 stranded Nigerians in Libya have arrived Nigeria, the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has said. Alhaji Idris Muhammed, Coordinator, ... By maritimemagMarch 2, 20190
Cover HRAS Reviews Criminalization of Civil Society SAR Activities The U.K.-based charity Human Rights at Sea has published a Briefing Note on the “Legal and Policy Matters Arising from the Increased Criminalisation ... By maritimemagMarch 2, 20190
Headlines Fire Breaks Out on Polar Star The 150-member crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Polar Star fought a fire on February 10 that broke out in the ship’s incinerator room ... By maritimemagMarch 2, 20190
Headlines Terrorism: UN, others worry over ‘forced return’ of Nigerian refugees to Rann Tens of thousands of Nigerian refugees are being forced to return to a remote town repeatedly attacked by Boko Haram, despite lacking security, ... By maritimemagMarch 2, 20190
Cover NIS inaugurates Personnel Training Resource Centre to combat illegal migration A Personnel Training Resource Centre to combat illegal migration has been inaugurated in Abuja. The Nigeria Immigration Service on Thursday also launched the ... By maritimemagMarch 1, 20190
Cover Train Mishap: Fiery crash at station kills 20 A hurtling locomotive crashed, derailed and caught fire at Cairo’s main train station on Wednesday, killing at least 20 people in the ... By maritimemagMarch 1, 20190
Cover Global Tensions Push MPC Container Ships Deeper into Loss Norwegian shipowner MPC Container Ships (MPCC) widened its net loss in the quarter ended December 31, 2018, amid a number of geopolitical and economic ... By maritimemagMarch 1, 20190
Cover Port of Long Beach Powers 20 Percent of Local Jobs The Port of Long Beach is connected to one in five jobs in Long Beach, according to a new Economic Impact Study prepared ... By maritimemagMarch 1, 20190
Cover Panama Canal Connects 1,700 Ports For more than 100 years, the Panama Canal has improved global commerce, transportation and connectivity, enabling growing opportunities for countries around the world. ... By maritimemagMarch 1, 20190
Cover Mine collapse: Seven dead, dozens buried At least seven people have died and dozens more are still trapped beneath the rubble of an illegal gold mine that collapsed in ... By maritimemagMarch 1, 20190
News NSC SEEKS NAVAL COOPERATION ON MARITIME SECURITY Abiodun OBA The Nigerian Shippers’ Council has called on the Nigerian Navy to do more in ensuring a safer maritime environment to ... By maritimemagMarch 1, 20190