Tag: Ships
Grounded Ship Breaks Up on New Zealand Reef
Maritime officials say a cargo ship grounded off New Zealand since October split apart Sunday, spilling cargo containers and debris and sparking fears of a [Read More…]
High-speed Passenger Ship to Connect China, Taiwan
![HSV-2 Swift hybrid catamaran](https://www.thailandnews.co/wp-content/uploads/High_Speed_Vessel_HSV.jpg)
A high-speed passenger ship connecting mainland China to Taiwan is ready for its maiden voyage. Chinese official television showed images of the new ship “Haixia” [Read More…]
13 Chinese Sailors Killed in Mekong River Boat Attack
China has suspended shipping on the Mekong river, days after 13 sailors were killed on two cargo boats in an apparent hijacking by drug smugglers. [Read More…]
Drug ring kill 12 Chinese ship crew in Thailand
Twelve bodies have been found in the Mekong River in Chiang Rai’s Chiang Saen district. The bodies of three Chinese men, their hands tied and [Read More…]
Thailand on alert of Typhoon Nalgae
Thailand on alert for more floods from the upcoming tropical storm Nalgae which expected to hit Thailand next week. During 1-2 Oct, tropical depression “Typhoon [Read More…]
27 Thai crewmen held by Somali pirates return home
BANGKOK, April 20 – The crew of a Thai-flagged ship — 27 men — kidnapped in December by Somali pirates off the Horn of Africa [Read More…]
Huge Illegal Shipment of Elephant Tusks Seized in Thailand
Thai customs officials have seized more than two tons of African elephant tusks in the largest haul of smuggled ivory in recent history. The illegal [Read More…]
4,000 Thai workers to be evacuated from Libya by chartered ship
TUNISIA, March 3 – Some 4,000 Thai workers will be evacuated from Libya by a ship now docked in the port of Tripoli for Tunisia [Read More…]