Cape Town man found alive at sea in Indonesia
Family and friends of Brett Archibald are overjoyed by news that Brett has been found alive and well, although sunburnt and dehydrated, after almost 27 hours adrift at sea without…
South Africa declares first Marine Protected Area
The Department of Environmental Affairs has declared South Africa’s first offshore marine protected area (MPA), over the Prince Edward Islands, as part of its efforts to protect the country’s offshore…
Chemical weapons deployed in Syria
South Africa has condemned the reported use of chemical weapons in the civil war in Syria earlier this week. “The alleged use of chemical weapons in Syria is of serious…
China replaces UK as world’s fifth largest arms exporter
China has become the fifth largest exporter of major conventional arms worldwide, according to new data on international arms transfers published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI). Overall,…
Japanese whalers returning to the Southern Ocean
The Japanese whaling fleet is acting like a serial killer in a bad horror movie – when the heroes turn their back and the credits are about to roll, the…
Billabong posts massive financial loss
Shares in Billabong International Ltd slumped after the group posted a massive interim loss mainly due to impairment charges. In the six months to 31 December 2012, Billabong posted a…
Nuke triggers a 4.9 magnitude earthquake
South Africa and Russia have condemned the latest nuclear test carried out by the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). The two countries have called on Korea to follow the requirements…
Plans to dump radioactive water into the ocean
Tokyo Electric Power Co. plans to dump contaminated water from its crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean after removing radioactive substances to reduce contamination to legally…
Armed Japanese ship ignores order to leave Australian waters
The Japanese security ship Shonan Maru No. 2, with armed Japanese Coast Guard on board, entered the Australian Economic Exclusion Zone around Macquarie Island today, chasing Sea Shepherd Conservation Society’s…
Piracy falls in 2012, but African coast remains dangerous
Piracy on the world’s seas has reached a five-year low, with 297 ships attacked in 2012, compared with 439 in 2011, the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) global piracy report…
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