Iranian commandos have stormed an Israeli-operated container ship in the Persian Gulf and taken control of the vessel. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz condemned the “pirate operation” and called on the West to impose sanctions on Tehran. The MSC Aries was boarded by Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy troops …
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More than 30 people, including firefighters, have been killed in a massive blaze and explosion at a container depot in Bangladesh’s Chittagong area. The death toll from the fire, which began on Saturday night, reached 33 by Sunday morning, Alauddin Talukdar, a police official stationed at the Chittagong Medical College …
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According to grill maker Traeger, the company saw an 11.7% year-over-year increase in sales in its third quarter, as it recorded $162 million in revenues. However, its gross profit margin of 33.5% represented a steep decline from 45.3% in Q3 2020. “Bringing a 40-foot container from Asia to the US …
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In the clip released on Tuesday by military officials, an anti-terror unit from the Russian Navy’s Vice-Admiral Kulakov warship can be seen climbing on board the massive vessel, scrambling shipping containers with weapons at the ready, then ascending the stairs to the control room, searching for any remaining intruders aboard …
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MSC Lucia, flying the flag of Panama and bound for Togo, sent out a distress call around 1 pm local time on Monday, when it was boarded by armed men approximately 86 nautical miles south-west of the Agbami Terminal on the Nigerian coast. The signal was picked up by the …
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Local residents reported hearing a loud bang across the city late on Wednesday, with some eyewitnesses posting footage and photos of the blaze in the distance. It’s not clear what caused the incident. The fire was so big it was seen from across the harbor, according to videos shared on social media. …
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The 400-meter long Ever Given has been successfully refloated, Admiral Osama Rabie, Chairman and Managing Director of the Suez Canal Authority (SCA) said in a statement. A picture taken from another vessel in the canal on Monday afternoon appeared to show the Ever Given positioned towards the middle of the waterway. …
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The long-awaited liberation of the ship sparked raucous celebrations at the port. The vessels trapped by the giant ‘beached’ vessel for almost a week blew their horns as they rejoiced at the news. The Ever Given was refloated at 4:30am local time on Monday, Inchcape tweeted, adding that the ship, …
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The Panama-flagged cargo ship Ever Given has been thrust into the spotlight of social media attention after the 59m-wide vessel found itself trapped in the narrow channel connecting the Mediterranean to the Red Sea. The larger-than-life ship, which is listed as the world’s 13th biggest with an overall length of …
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“Considering the geographical location and the way the ship was targeted, one of the strong possibilities is that this terrorist operation was carried out by the Zionist regime (Israel),” an unnamed investigator told the Nournews agency. Several containers on the deck of the Shahr-e Kord vessel were hit with high-explosive …
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