A boiler explosion in a bulk carrier in the Chinese city of Nanjing killed four maritime workers, and injured at least a dozen other workers last week. According to Xinhua, the explosion occurred last Friday on a bulk carrier at the Zijinshan shipyard of Nanjing Tanker Corp. The workers were working on the cargo ship when the explosion occurred...

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A container ship capsized Monday evening in strong winds off the east coast of China, killing at least 11 crewmembers. Two crewmembers are still missing. Officials said two rescue vessels and a helicopter were searching for the missing crewmembers Tuesday. One man lost consciousness and was rescued by helicopter. The vessel was on its way from...

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