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Egypt Independent
02-07-2025
- General
- Egypt Independent
Fatal Red Sea rig accident: 4 dead, 6 crew members missing
Egypt's Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced it received a report from OSCO, an oil exploration and extraction company, regarding the capsizing of the marine barge 'Adam Marine 12' in the Gabal El Zeit area. The ministry's statement indicated that Egypt's Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Karim Fouad, along with Egyptian Minister of Labor Mohamed Gebran, immediately headed to the accident site. They led a team of ministry officials to assess the situation firsthand, monitor rescue operations, and oversee immediate response measures. The Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources stated it's closely following developments and coordinating with relevant authorities and affiliated companies in the region to take necessary actions. The maritime incident, which occurred Tuesday evening in the Gabal El Zeit area north of the Red Sea Governorate, involved the sinking of the 'Adam Marine 12' drilling rig. The rig was being towed by three marine units to a new operational site at the Ashrafi platform when it capsized. There were 31 people on board, including operating crew and technicians. GUPCO's (Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company) marine tower received a distress call about the accident. Egyptian petroleum sector sources confirmed that the number of fatalities from the capsized 'Adam Marine 12' drilling rig in the Gabal El Zeit area of the Red Sea has risen to four crew members. Sources added that the bodies recovered are being transported to shore by a marine unit, while search and rescue teams continue their efforts to locate six crew members who are still missing. So far, a total of 21 crew members have been rescued, including the rig supervisor. The survivors sustained various injuries, including fractures, abrasions, and bruises. Twenty of the rescued individuals were transported on the marine unit 'Lord G,' while the rig supervisor, who works as a 'Rig Mover,' was rescued by the marine unit 'Edco Rashid.' Search and rescue operations are ongoing with several marine units from GUPCO to find the remaining missing crew members.
CTV News
07-06-2025
- Entertainment
- CTV News
‘Community building community': Hundreds gather on the green in Wortley Village
Hundreds of people gathered on The Green in Wortley Village for the 43rd year on Saturday, June 7, 2025. (Source: Brent Lale/CTV News London) For over four decades, Londoners have been gathering in Old South for a fun day of entertainment and activities. 'This is such an incredible event because Gathering on the Green, presented by OSCO (Old South Community Organization) has been going on for 43 years,' said Mario Circelli, OSCO board member. 'To marry it this year with the Forest City London Music Awards and London Music Week and powering some of the musical presentations on stage is just so fantastic.' 070625 Daniel Tennant of 4TR performs at the Gathering on the Green in Wortley Village on Saturday, June 7, 2025. The group finished second in the FCLMA High School Battle of the Bands this week. (Source: Brent Lale/CTV News London) The event is run by volunteers and supported by OSCO and local businesses. Gathering on the Green has donated more than $300,000 to projects and organizations in Old South. 'It's Wortley Village, it's Old South to a tee but I think what is really the key, it's the community building community,' said Circelli. 'We've got Old South and the larger context of the City of London helping out. The London Music Awards and the Digital Creative Arts Centre at BGC London is providing all of the audio production with our paid staff and our volunteers. So it's a whole bunch of folks coming together to build community in London.' Circelli credits the dedicated board of directors at OSCO for making this event come together annually. 'There's over 100 craft artisans, we're selling food and the entertainment, the dunk tank and activities for the kids, the day is fantastic.'
South China Morning Post
08-04-2025
- South China Morning Post
Stiffer Hong Kong penalties helping to fight illegal wildlife trade: authorities
Hong Kong has seen no 'significant seizures' of smuggled ivory and pangolin scales since 2021, the government has said, attributing it to heavier penalties while animal rights groups pointed to international efforts in tackling the illegal wildlife trade as also helping. Advertisement In a written reply to the legislature on Tuesday, the Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department said the number of smuggling cases involving products from some highly endangered species, such as elephant ivory, pangolins and rhino horn, had 'dropped significantly' with increased prosecution and penalties. 'Since 2021, there have been no significant smuggling cases of elephant ivory or pangolin scales seized in Hong Kong, and there has been only one case involving 6.3kg of rhinoceros horn in the past five years,' the department said. The Post has contacted the department for clarification on the definition of 'significant cases'. In 2020, two travellers were sentenced to up to 27 months in jail after attempting to smuggle 50kg of pangolin scales from the Democratic Republic of Congo to mainland China via Hong Kong. Advertisement The Organised and Serious Crime Ordinance (OSCO) was amended in 2021 to cover certain wildlife trafficking-related crimes, allowing authorities to secure court orders for documents that would otherwise be inaccessible during investigations. It also enabled judges to apply heavier penalties.
Yahoo
27-02-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Tired of explosions and adult ‘figurines', Orange County hones in on nuisance law changes
Standing before an audience that included Orange County's commissioners, Jill Shargaa held up posters made specifically to draw a reaction. 'This is what our January looked like,' she said, indicating the calendar filled with bomb icons. 'Each icon is a bomb that went off. Sometimes it's two or four times a day.' Shargaa and her neighbors are all united against one man: a resident about half-way down their block who sets off the explosions daily and at all hours. On Wednesday, his house was also adorned with snowmen making rude gestures and signs comparing his neighbors to donkeys. Neighbors say those decorations replaced large colorful sex toys that used to greet passers-by. The figurines, they said, can be ignored. The explosions wake everyone up by night and send kids screaming for their parents during the day. 'They don't want to play outside,' Amber Headley said. 'They don't go in the backyard because they're afraid of the fireworks.' WFTV first reported the nuisance in September and the county's desire to crack down on the man. Five months – and many explosions – later, commissioners say they're close to voting on new ordinances, though it appeared the desired changes by community members weren't part of the package. 'The Orange County Sheriff's Office reported that they sent multiple officers on multiple days to the address in question to speak with the homeowner,' a memo from Commissioner Mayra Uribe said. 'OSCO [sic] has stated that they are unable to further address the situation as the launching for the mortars takes place in the backyard behind a privacy fence.' Another issue to be addressed, Uribe's memo said, was the fact that the mortars were launched randomly. In Florida, launching fireworks outside of the two major holidays associated with them (July 4, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day) is illegal. Uribe and others say loopholes are being exploited. 'I personally have seen four Sheriff cars pull up to his house, bang on his door, and he refuses to come out,' Shargaa said. 'He knows the law or something, it seems to be working in his favor. It's not working in our favor.' Commissioners were set to debate and potentially vote on a proposal Tuesday, but had to pull it because staff needed to double check that it wouldn't have any adverse effects. It could create an opening for additional modifications that can give deputies more enforcement power. Despite Uribe acknowledging the need to be as careful as possible, neighbors say the last-minute delay left them feeling ignored again. 'We were there five months ago, and the bombs are still coming fast and furious,' Shargaa said. WFTV briefly spoke to the man, who asked to be left alone, said he was acting within his First Amendment rights and then instructed the news crew to get off his property. Some neighbors, including Shargaa, said they were considering a lawsuit if the county didn't step in quickly. 'You can express yourself how you see fit, but then you have to understand that does come with a level of respect for you and the people around you,' Brando Wattley said. 'You have to account for these things.' Click here to download our free news, weather and smart TV apps. And click here to stream Channel 9 Eyewitness News live.
