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Scottish Government calls for ‘maximum pressure’ on Putin

The UK needs to apply “maximum pressure” on Russia in a bid to force the withdrawal of troops from Ukraine, Scotland’s External Affairs Secretary said as he called for the Russian ambassador and other diplomats to be expelled. Angus Robertson also ...

27 Feb 2022 at 13:25

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Stowaways found on ship’s rudder in Canary Islands

Spain’s Maritime Rescue Service says it has rescued three stowaways found on a ship’s rudder in the Canary Islands after the vessel sailed there from Nigeria. The men, found on the Alithini II oil tanker at Las Palmas port, appeared to have ...

29 Nov 2022 at 13:12

Lammy and Blinken arrive in Kyiv ahead of visit to show support for Ukraine

Foreign Secretary David Lammy and his US counterpart Antony Blinken have arrived in Kyiv ahead of their joint visit to show support for Ukraine. The pair took an overnight train from eastern Poland and reached the Ukrainian capital at 11....

11 Sept 2024 at 10:50

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Greek-flagged tanker burning after Houthi attacks, but no sign of oil spill

A Greek-flagged tanker repeatedly attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea remains on fire but has not yet sprung a major oil leak, a European Union naval command said on Monday. The attack on the Sounion marks the most serious ...

26 Aug 2024 at 10:27

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Yemenis mourn Houthi prime minister as rebel group targets ship in Red Sea

Hundreds of Yemenis mourned the death of Houthi prime minister Ahmed al-Rahawi, killed last week along with several officials by an Israeli strike, as the group targeted an oil tanker in the Red Sea – renewing their attacks in the ...

01 Sept 2025 at 14:23

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Indonesia seizes Iranian tanker over suspected illegal oil transfer

Indonesian authorities said on Wednesday that they have seized an Iranian tanker and arrested its crew members for illegally transferring oil to another vessel in the country’s exclusive economic zone. The Iranian-flagged MT ...

12 Jul 2023 at 13:43

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Oil tanker sinks in Manila Bay, raising concerns about possible major spill

A Philippine oil tanker has sunk in Manila Bay after encountering huge waves, leaving a crewman dead and 16 others rescued in a late-night operation by the coastguard. The force is also assessing whether the vessel was ...

25 Jul 2024 at 13:54

No ‘dedicated lookout’ on North Sea crash vessels, investigators say

There was no “dedicated lookout” on two vessels which crashed in the North Sea last month in “patchy conditions”, investigators said. Portuguese-registered container ship Solong hit US tanker Stena Immaculate on March ...

03 Apr 2025 at 12:27

Visibility was ‘patchy’ when container ship hit oil tanker, investigators say

Visibility when a container ship hit an oil tanker in the North Sea last month was “patchy”, an investigation has found. The Marine Accident Investigation Branch (MAIB) noted in a preliminary report that neither ...

03 Apr 2025 at 10:56

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Investigators find anchor drag mark on Baltic seabed following cable damage

Investigators in Finland probing damage to a Baltic Sea power cable and several data cables said they found an anchor drag mark on the seabed, apparently from a Russia-linked vessel that has already been seized ...

30 Dec 2024 at 15:18

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US seizes second oil tanker as Trump ramps up pressure on Maduro

US forces on Saturday stopped an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela for the second time in less than two weeks as President Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure on Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro. ...

21 Dec 2025 at 15:05

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US pursuing another tanker helping Venezuela skirt sanctions, says official

The US coast guard was pursuing another sanctioned oil tanker in the Caribbean Sea as the Trump administration appeared to be intensifying its targeting of such vessels connected to the Venezuelan government. ...

21 Dec 2025 at 19:22

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