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August 13, 2024
The defence ministry reported that the Romanian navy blew up a mine, which had drifted onto its Black Sea coast on Tuesday. Romania, Bulgaria, and Turkey are working together to defuse mines that have been floating in the Black Sea since Russia invaded Ukraine 2022.
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August 12, 2024
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations agency (UKMTO), said Tuesday, that a ship's crew reported an explosion 63 nautical mile southwest of Yemen's Hodeidah. In a note of advice, the agency stated that the vessel and crew were safe and that the ship was proceeding to the next port.
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August 11, 2024
The wind or lack thereof was a challenge for Olympic sailors, officials, and broadcasters. However, the tight racing led to a change in the sailing world as foiling became a standard. The Netherlands won two golds, two bronzes, and Italy and Austria each took two golds.
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August 10, 2024
The wind or lack thereof was a challenge for Olympic sailors, officials, and broadcasters. However, the tight racing brought about a change in the sailing world as foiling became a standard. The Netherlands led the way with two golds, followed by Italy…
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August 7, 2024
Saman Soltani, a refugee from Iran, may have finished last in the final sprint canoe race of the Paris Games. But the smile on her face was still a thousand watts despite the fact that her Olympics ended at the quarterfinal stage. She said that…
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August 4, 2024
The Italian Coast Guard said that two migrants were killed and another was missing when a boat with more than thirty people on board sank 17 miles to the south-east, near the city of Syracuse in Sicily. The authority released a press release…
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August 3, 2024
Tom Reuveny, an Israeli windsurfer who won gold on Saturday in men's windsurfing, said that his win was more important than Olympic glory due to the conflict in Gaza. Reuveny said after he came ashore, "My brother is a combat veteran since the beginning of this war...
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August 1, 2024
Svyrydenko, the Ukrainian Minister of Economy, arrived in Turkey on Thursday to discuss the ratification and strengthening economic co-operation with Ankara. Svyrydenko, a member of the X social network, said that the meeting also included expanding…
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July 31, 2024
The first women's marathon windsurfing race was called off on Wednesday after the wind weakened during an exhausting hour of sailing for Olympic sailors near Marseille. The race began with a spectacular start where the powerboat sped across in front to signify the beginning.
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July 30, 2024
Ameena, Kuwait's first sailor, knew that she was going to be a contender for the Olympics only a year after completing her masters in London. Shah, who had kept in contact with Kuwait's Sailing Federation throughout her undergraduate years,…
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July 29, 2024
Some Olympic sailors are wearing ice vests in order to combat the scorching temperatures. Some people use "heat protocol" when the temperature is around 30 Celsius during the day, and there are light winds. The ice vest that Sara Tkadlecova…
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July 27, 2024
Fans flocked to the Vaires-sur-Marne Nautical Stadium in Vaires-sur-Marne on Saturday, still soaked from the rain that had soaked the Opening Ceremony of the Paris Olympics on Friday. The first heats of the single sculls for men and women were completed under calm, but damp conditions.
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July 25, 2024
A shipping source said on Thursday that Iran had released the oil cargo of the Greek owned, Marshall Islands flagged tanker, which it seized earlier this year in the Gulf of Oman. Source: Iran still holds the vessel M/T Saint Nikolas. The vessel was loaded with 1…
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July 25, 2024
In a Thursday televised address, the leader of the Iran-backed Houthi group said that a response to Israeli airstrikes in Yemen's Hodeidah was coming. A drone fired on a crowd near Yemen's Hodeidah port, killing nine and injuring 87 people, just a day after the Houthi attacked Tel Aviv…
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July 24, 2024
Venezuela granted a license for a long time to British energy company BP and the state-owned National Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago to develop Venezuela's side of a large gas field which extends into Caribbean waters. There are approximately…
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July 23, 2024
The IRGC, along with British security firm Ambrey, announced on Monday that the IRGC had intercepted a tanker flying the flag of Togo, but managed by UAE, carrying 1,500 tonnes of marine gas oil. Ambrey reported that the vessel was carrying…
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July 23, 2024
On Saturday, Defence Minister Yoav Galant stated that Israel had struck the Houthis after they injured an Israeli. Gallant stated in a press release that "the fire currently burning in Hodeidah is visible across the Middle East, and its significance…
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July 23, 2024
The Greek coast guard has denied the Turkish Defence Ministry's accusations that it had forced migrants to leave the island of Lesbos and enter Turkish territory. The Turkish defence ministry had earlier uploaded a video of a Greek coastguard operation on the plaftform. X platform.
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July 23, 2024
Yemen's Houthi Rebels damaged and destroyed a container ship flying the Singapore flag with two missiles Friday, as they intensified their attacks against global shipping in response to Israel's Gaza War. The Houthis, who are aligned with Iran…
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July 23, 2024
Ankara and Turkey agreed to send a vessel to explore for oil and natural gas off the coasts of Somalia. Anadolu Agency, a state-run news agency, reported that President Tayyip Erdoan submitted to the Turkish Parliament late Friday a motion seeking…
