Pratik Bijlani – The International Maritime Organisation (IMO) has named the recipients of the 2024 IMO Award for Exceptional Bravery at Sea. This distinguished award is presented to two groups of nominees: the captain and crew of the oil tanker Marlin Luanda, and the captain and crew of the tugboat Pemex Maya. These personnel displayed…
– Capt Sury Pullat The OUTLOOK Indian magazine’s (recent) coverage of politics, election results and people who vote to govern, seems to have failed at the outset, ideologically itself. For, two-thirds exercising adult suffrage don’t crystallise the thoughts that transpired through the entire population’s mind or the suffragists as activists. It is a pity that…
Stowaways, or unauthorised people who board ships, continue to pose a significant issue to the shipping sector. Aside from the inherent dangers to the stowaways, their presence raises legal, logistical, and ethical concerns for shipowners, crew members, and authorities alike. In this essay, we will look at the various concerns involving stowaways in the context…
