Sri Lankan and Indian Naval forces are working together to try and bring under control a fire onboard the laden VLCC New Diamond that erupted on the vessel at 8am on 3 September, leaving one crew member dead.

The Maritime Union of India is seeking support for a fair trial of Wakashio Captain Sunil Kumar Nandeshwar by courts in Mauritius.

The captain of the split vessel Wakashio is facing 60 years of imprisonment for failing to safely navigate the vessel in Mauritius waters, reports said.

The US has stopped all Arctic research operations after a US Coast Guard (USCG) ice-class research vessel caught fire in one of the main propulsion motors last week.

The forward hull section of the bulker Wakashio, which broke in two after grounded off Mauritius, has been scuttled.

US Coast Guard (USCG) and salvage crews have retrieved the bodies of the two remaining missing crewmembers on Monday from the sunken dredger Waymon L Boyd.

The US Coast Guard (USCG) has called off the search for two remaining missing crew from the dredger Waymon L Boyd, which caught fire and sank in the Port of Corpus Christi, while the bodies of two others were recovered.

The disastrous grounding of the 203,130 dwt capesize bulk carrier, Wakashio, built in 2007, is causing consternation in the marine insurance world.

The captain of the vessel Wakashio that broke into two off Mauritius has been arrested and charged with endangering safe navigation, it was reported.

The Panama Maritime Authority (AMP) has hit back over whet it describes an “evil intentioned” video circulating on social media relating to the Panama Ship Registry and the Wakashio casualty off Mauritius.