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Italy to ban cruise ships from Venice to prevent the city from sinking

The decision comes days before a UNESCO meeting which is proposing that Venice be added to the list of endangered heritage sites.

Egypt

Ever Given ship finally leaves Suez Canal after compensation agreed

Suez Canal authorities have released the Ever Given shipping vessel that blocked the crucial east-west waterway for nearly a week in March.

Green News

Sri Lanka fears more pollution following sinking of container ship

Up to three billion plastic pellets have already been released into the sea from the vessel.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Fears of environmental disaster from sinking chemicals ship

Efforts to tow the container vessel carrying nitric acid and other chemicals out to sea have failed, threatening marine life and Sri Lanka's famed beaches.

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Egypt

Egyptian authorities impound Suez Canal vessel amid financial dispute

Egyptian authorities have impounded a massive cargo vessel that blocked the Suez Canal last month amid a financial dispute with its owner, the canal chief said.

Europe News

Suez blockage 'could cause months of disruption' at European ports

The port of Antwerp told Euronews that shipments coming into the EU could be affected for months, even with the Ever Given ship freed from the Suez Canal blockage.

World News

Suez Canal traffic resumes as giant Ever Given ship fully refloated

The ship was freed after dredgers vacuumed up sand and mud from its bow and 10 tugboats pushed and pulled the vessel for five days, managing to partially refloat it at dawn.

Eco-Innovation

This is the world's first sailing ship made out of flip flops

Activists in Kenya are raising awareness around marine pollution by building a ship out of plastic waste.

Eco-Innovation

‘Dark vessels’ are being tracked from space to stop illegal fishing

Satellite technology is being brought in to help combat problems with unregulated fishing in coastal nations.

Russia

More than a dozen sailors missing after Russian fishing trawler sinks

The fishing vessel sank near the New Zealand archipelago of Nueva Zembla.

Greece

Captain of Portuguese ship arrested after collision with Greek warship

The Polish captain of a Portuguese cargo ship has been arrested after his freighter collided with a Greek warship off the port of Piraeus, causing extensive damage and two injuries to crew members.

Green News

‘Sir David Attenborough’ ship prepares for first mission to Antarctica

You might otherwise know the advanced polar research vessel as 'Boaty McBoatface'.

Eco-Innovation

Autonomous robot ship collects critical data on ocean and marine life

The AI-driven Mayflower ship is on a mission to save our sealife.

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Japanese coastguard rescues second survivor from capsized cattle ship

Japanese authorities have rescued a second survivor as they race to find dozens of missing sailors from a cargo ship that sank in a typhoon.

Green News

Extinction Rebellion take to the seas to protest cruise ship pollution

The ship has been pumping out tonnes of pollution in a harbour in Cornwall, UK according to local residents.

Europe Decoded

Migrant rescue ships facing new challenges amid COVID-19 pandemic

Vessels have been forced to introduce radical changes in a bid to contain the virus among those rescued at sea.

Spain

Replica of first ship to circumnavigate planet sets off from Almeria

The Nao Victoria took three years to sail around the world, setting off in 1519.

USA

Four crew members found alive in capsized cargo ship off US coast

The Golden Ray caught fire and overturned on the St. Simons Sound off the coast of Brunswick, Georgia, around 2 a.m. Sunday.

Iran

'Iran to release seven crew members of detained tanker'

The ships owner has welcomed 'this positive development', but no release date has been confirmed by Iranian authorities. 16 crew members will remain on board to maintain the vessel's safe operation.

Italy

Watch: Venice cruise ship veers close to esplanade in storm

The Costa Deliziosa veered very close to Venice's docks during stormy weather this past weekend.