Tag: Japan

Maritime Crime Control Officers To Benefit From New Capacity Development Project

May 5, 2020

The Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Center (KAIPTC) in partnership with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and funding from the Government of Japan, is commencing a new one-year project to develop the technical capacity of maritime crime control officials in Cote d’Ivoire, Benin, Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, and Togo. The new project … More Maritime Crime Control Officers To Benefit From New Capacity Development Project

Sun Princess Cruise Man-Overboard Confirmed as “Intentional”

August 15, 2019

It was confirmed today, that CCTV footage shows that a 41-year-old Taiwanese woman who died after falling overboard from the cruise ship ‘Sun Princess’, intentionally went overboard, by climbing over the railing.  A spokesperson from Princess Cruises, confirmed to MaritimeSafetyandSecurity, that; “On August 9, at approximately 06:00 a.m. local time off the southern coast of … More Sun Princess Cruise Man-Overboard Confirmed as “Intentional”

Search Suspended for Missing Crew Member of Sincerity Ace

January 4, 2019

Car carrier, Sincerity Ace, a Panamanian-flagged vessel caught fire 1,800 nautical miles (2,071 statute miles) northwest of Oahu Tuesday 1st January 2019 during a voyage from Japan to Honolulu. Joint Rescue Coordination Center (JRCC) Honolulu received the initial notification of situation from JRCC Japan at 1:04 a.m. on Monday, December 31. The master of the Sincerity Ace reported … More Search Suspended for Missing Crew Member of Sincerity Ace