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Suez Canal suspends traffic while efforts to dislodge ship continue
CAIRO (Reuters) - The Suez Canal Authority said on Thursday it had suspended traffic temporarily while eight tugs work to free a giant container ship stranded in the southern stretch of the canal for two days.Thirteen ships had sailed south along the canal on Wednesday and were waiting in lakes until the container ship Ever Given is released, the authority said in a statement.Container ShipReutersThe Suez Canal AuthorityEver GivenTrafficThirteen ShipsCAIROLakesSouthern
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Man Arrested After Suspicious Package Is Found at Queen Elizabeth II's Edinburgh Home
According to report, a bomb disposal team is quickly called to the Palace of Holyroodhouse, leading to a 35-year-old male suspect being taken into custody regarding the incident. AceShowbiz - A man has been arrested after a suspicious-looking package was found at Queen Elizabeth II's official residence in Edinburgh, Scotland.Read Full StoryScotlandSt BartholomewBritish Royal FamilyUkLondon PoliceWindsor CastleState PoliceEdinburgh HomeAbbey StrandHolyroodhouseITVTwitterManSuspectSpring FlowersElizabeth IiQueen Elizabeth IiPrince PhilipChris Ship
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Cruise passenger banned from re-boarding in Italy after breaking Covid rules
A passenger on AIDAblu – the first AIDA Cruises’ ship to resume cruising during the time of Covid-19 – was banned from reboarding after straying from a shore excursion in Catania, Italy, this week. In doing so the passenger broke AIDA Cruises’ strict coronavirus protocols that prohibit independent exploration. At...Read Full Story Carnival Corp.MSC CruisesPassengerCoronavirus Disease 2019ItalyShipCataniaAidaChief Executive OfficerThe Daily TelegraphEuropeShore ExcursionsCarnival CorporationThe TelegraphRoyal Caribbean GroupRichard Fain
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CDC allowed over 200 cruise passengers exposed to COVID-19 to fly commercially from Atlanta
A former director at the CDC called the situation, 'public health malpractice.' See the full story, Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/PT. Early in the pandemic, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention allowed more than 200 cruise ship passengers who had been exposed or infected with COVID-19 to mingle with unsuspecting travelers in the world's busiest airport and fly on commercial aircraft potentially spreading the infection to their final destinations in 17 states and Canada. They had been aboard the cruise ship Costa Luminosa and had just returned to the United States on a charter flight from Marseilles, France. Passengers told Sharyn Alfonsi that many had COVID symptoms and were ill when they arrived in Atlanta. Alfonsi's story will be broadcast on 60 Minutes, Sunday, October 18, at 7 p.m., ET/PT on CBS.Cruise ShipPublic HealthCoronavirus Disease 2019AirlinerCenters For Disease Control And PreventionUnited StatesPassenger AircraftFranceCruise ControlCommercial AircraftTravel DestinationsCBSUniversity Of NebraskaCDC 's Office Of Public Health Preparedness And ResponseRead Full Story
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Latest Satellite Analysis Reveals New Theory For Deadly Wakashio Oil Spill In Mauritius
The latest set of satellite assessments by global maritime analytics firm, Windward, is shedding new light into the cause of the Wakashio oil spill in Mauritius. It shows that the key to the entire oil spill and crash investigation lies with what occurred four days before the Wakashio was grounded on the coral reefs of Mauritius.Oil SpillShipMaritime SecuritySouth AfricaGuamRodriguesInternet AnalysisData AnalysisInternational WatersMaritime Air SquadronIndian-GovernmentMahebourgSuezMCGS GuardianMCGS BarracudaKeiichi IshiiPravind JugnauthRead Full Story
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Seven aboard oil tanker detained, suspected of hijacking ship
Seven stowaways aboard an oil tanker in the English Channel were detained Sunday — suspected of trying to hijack the ship. The UK military said it had seized control of the Liberian oil tanker Nave Andromeda anchored off the coast of the Isle of Wight — after fearing the crew wasn’t fully in charge anymore.Read Full Story Oil TankerShipCoast GuardDefense SecretaryUnited KingdomDark SkiesCrewNigeriaBritainLagosBBCArmed PoliceMilitary PolicePolice ForcesArmed ForcesBen Wallace
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‘We’re all tired of this’: Frontline medical workers continue to fight coronavirus pandemic
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Ship captain arrested after collision with Greek warship
ATHENS, Greece -- Greek authorities on Wednesday arrested the captain of a Portuguese-flagged cargo ship that collided with a Greek navy minehunter outside the country’s main port of Piraeus. The coast guard said the captain of the Maersk Launceston container vessel was arrested for alleged violations of the Greek penal...Read Full Story Cargo ShipWarshipNavyGreeceAthensUnited States Coast GuardPort AuthoritiesTurkish AuthoritiesCrew MembersJohn T. EssbergerGreek AuthoritiesPiraeus ATHENSMaersk LauncestonGermanyMines
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Tanker stowaways: ‘Hijacking’ ends after special forces storm ship
Seven people were detained when military forces stormed a tanker suspected to have been hijacked off the Isle of Wight. Sixteen members of the Special Boat Service (SBS) ended a 10-hour standoff which started when stowaways on board the Liberian-registered Nave Andromeda reportedly became violent. The stowaways, believed to be...Read Full Story ShipBritish ForcesSpecial ForcesBoatNigeriansUnited KingdomMilitary ForcesSeoul Broadcasting SystemLagosPolice ForcesMilitary HelicoptersArmed ForcesMilitary PoliceArmed PoliceCommons Defence CommitteeBen WallacePriti PatelTobias Ellwood
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Singapore 'cruise to nowhere' turns back after passenger tests positive for Covid-19
(CNN) — A Royal Caribbean cruise ship has returned to port in Singapore after a passenger tested positive for Covid-19. The Quantum of the Seas ship was hosting a three-night, four-day 'cruise to nowhere' itinerary around Singapore. The cruise was part of a much-vaunted program to reinvigorate domestic travel in Singapore amid the coronavirus pandemic.Read Full Story Royal CaribbeanCovid-19TourismPublic HealthCruisePassenger Air TravelPassenger CarsDomestic Air TravelCNNThe Straits TimesShipDomestic TravelOn-board AmenitiesSeasPort