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Cargo Ship Capsizes near the Pier in the Port of Iskenderun
An Egyptian-owned cargo ship lost stability in the Turkish port of Iskenderun in eastern Turkey on September 18. The Turkish Ministry of Transports said that attempts were made to restabilize the vessel but they were unsuccessful resulting in the vessel rolling onto its side.
Failure to Read Charted Warnings Leads to Train-Barge Collision
The towboat’s crew was unaware that they had temporarily berthed the bow of a barge over a rail line, according to the findings of the NTSB’s inquiry into the collision between a moving train and the towboat Baxter Southern on the Upper Mississippi in late 2021.
Non-IMU-CET Candidates Can Now Take Admission in Merchant Navy Courses
DG Shipping has decided to exempt IMU-CET qualification for admission into pre-sea courses for the academic year 2022-23. Therefore, all MTIs are now allowed to give admission to non IMU-CET qualified candidates along with the qualified ones.