Captain of Sunken Superyacht Placed Under Investigation August 26, 2024 By Wladimiro Pantaleone Italian prosecutors have placed under investigation the captain of the superyacht that sank off Sicily last week in a storm,...
Australian Homeowners Struggling to Afford Insurance as Climate Risks Grow: Report August 26, 2024 Home insurance is becoming unaffordable for a growing number of Australian households as increased climate threats drive up their premiums,...
Stora Suspends Forest Harvesting After Thousands of Mussels Die August 26, 2024 By Leo Laikola Finnish forestry company Stora Enso Oyj suspended some logging activities after thousands of endangered freshwater pearl mussels died at one...
Typhoon Shanshan Headed for Japan Threatens Transport Links August 26, 2024 By Shoko Oda Typhoon Shanshan is expected to approach Japan’s southern island of Kyushu on Tuesday or Wednesday, with railway operators warning of...
Fires Spotted on Red Sea Tanker Drifting With Oil on Board August 23, 2024 By Alex Longley and Jacob Reid The UK Navy said that three fires have been observed on a ship attacked in the Red Sea earlier this...
Complex Salvage Operations Begin as Last Body Is Recovered From Wrecked Superyacht August 23, 2024 By Giselda Vagnoni and Guglielmo Mangiapane Italian divers have retrieved the body of British tech magnate Mike Lynch’s18-year-old daughter, Hannah, who was the last person still...
Tornado-Like Waterspouts Are ‘More Likely’ as the Mediterranean Warms August 23, 2024 By Eamon Farhat and Jack Wittels The type of weather phenomenon that may have led billionaire Mike Lynch’s yacht to sink in the Mediterranean this week...
London-Based Ship Registry Helps Russia Oil Tankers Keep Running August 23, 2024 By Julian Lee and Alex Longley Three oil tankers that are under British sanctions for transporting Russian petroleum are sailing under the flag of a nation...
Markets/Coverages: Ascot Launches Capital Mgmt Platform for 3rd-Party Capital Biz August 23, 2024 Ascot Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based global specialty insurance company, announced the launch of a unified capital management platform, Leadline Capital...
Update: Greece Battles Wildfires While Storm Lilian Crosses UK August 23, 2024 By Paul Tugwell, Eamon Akil Farhat and Joao Lima Greek wildfire risks increased as temperatures climb and near gale force winds blow across the Aegean Sea, while Storm Lilian...