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MV WAKASHIO OIL SPILL- WHAT CAPTAIN HAS TO SAY ?

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  Abhineet Sharma 2nd Officer COC Number: IF-33391 23 February 2021 MV WAKASHIO OIL SPILL-WHAT CAPTAIN HAS TO SAY ? The MV Wakashio Oil Spill occurred offshore of Pointe d’espy South of Mauritius after the Japanese Bulk Carrier Wakashio ran aground on a Coral reef on 25 July 2020 at around 16:00 UTC. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Wakashio_oil_spill#/media/File:IMO_helping_to_mitigate_the_impacts_of_MV_Wakashio_oil_spill_in_Mauritius_-_50236896003.jpg The ship began to leak fuel oil in the following weeks and broke apart in mid August. Although much of the Oil onboard Wakashio was pumped out before she broke in half, an estimated 1000 tonnes of oil spilled into the ocean in what was called by some scientists the Worst Environmental Disaster ever in Mauritius. Two weeks after the incident the Mauritian government declared the incident a National Emergency. SOURCE: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MV_Wakashio_oil_spill#/media/File:Mauritius_oil_spill_ESA22170164.jpeg THE INCIDENT
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Law of Salvage

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  Law of Salvage T he law of salvage is a principle of Maritime Law whereby any person who helps recover another person’s ship or cargo in peril at sea is entitled to a reward commensurate with the value of the property salved. Image Source : https://i.ytimg.com/vi/czPELtVmgr4/maxresdefault.jpg Maritime law is inherently international and although salvage laws vary from one country to another, generally there are established conditions to be met to allow a claim of salvage. The vessel must be in peril, either immediate or forthcoming; the “SALVOR” must be acting voluntarily and under no pre-existing contract and the salvor must be successful in their efforts though payment for partial success may be granted if the environment is protected. BASIS OF MARINE SALVAGE LAW With its origins in antiquity, the basis of salvage is that a person helping another at sea is putting himself and his vessel at risk and should be appropriately rewarded. A related consideration was to prevent piracy, sin
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MSDF SUBMARINE COLLIDES WITH COMMERCIAL SHIP

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Research Paper Abhineet Sharma 2nd Officer COC Number : IF-33391 10 February 2021 MSDF SUBMARINE COLLIDES WITH COMMERCIAL SHIP 3 Crew members on the Submarine slightly injured but no major damage reported. A Maritime Self-Defence Force submarine collided Monday with a   commercial vessel in the Pacific Ocean off Shikoku, with 3 crew members on the submarine slightly injured but no major damage reported, government officials said. The 84-meter long Soryu scraped the hull of the vessel as it was surfacing, the Defense Ministry said, adding that the submarine’s antenna mast and other upper parts were slightly damaged but it was able to continue sailing.   Top Government spokesman Katsunobu Kato said at a press conference that a ship believed to be the one involved in the collision, when contacted by the Japan Coast Guard, reported that no impact was felt and it does not appear to have sustained any damage.    The ship may have been the Ocean Artemis, a Hong King-flagged bulk   carrier, ac
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Bermuda Triangle - The Devil's Triangle

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  Bermuda Triangle The Devil’s Triangle   4 February 2021 Introduction The Bermuda Triangle, also known as the Devil’s Triangle, is a loosely defined region in the western part of the North Atlantic Ocean where a number of Aircraft and Ships are said to have disappeared under mysterious circumstances. Most reputable sources dismiss the idea that there is any mystery.                                                                        The vicinity of the Bermuda Triangle is amongst the most heavily traveled shipping lanes in the world, with ships frequently crossing through it for ports in Americas, Europe and the Caribbean islands. Cruise ships and pleasure craft regularly sail through he region, and commercial and private aircraft routinely fly over it. Popular culture has attributed various disappearances to the paranormal or activity by extraterrestrial beings. Documented evidence indicates that a significant percentage of the incidents were spurious, inaccurately reported or emb
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