IMO Secretary General Koji Sekimizu has extended his sincere condolences to friends and families of all those who have been caught up in the MV Rabaul Queen sinking in Papua New Guinea.

On Feb 4 divers have recovered the bodies of two of the eight missing crew members from the "Vera". The bodies were found inside the ship. The ship's second and third officers and its cook were rescued but the other eight crew members, including the captain, were reported missing.

A Maltese-flagged cargo ship with 14 crewmembers on board caught fire off Crimea in the Sea of Azov, the Ukrainian Emergencies Ministry reported on Sunday.

Hundreds are missing feared dead after the ferry ‘Rabaul Queen’ sank off Papua New Guinea today with 350 people on board.  The Australian authorities are helping with rescue efforts, according to CNN. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) has reported receiving a distress signal from ‘Rabaul Queen’.

General cargo vessel Eren Turgut suffered engine failure on Jan 27 under unclear circumstances, bound for Iskenderun from Galatz, Romania. As of morning Feb 02 vessel is in Tulcea, Romania, maybe under repairs.

Turkish Coastal Safety Administration published the crew list M/V Vera, Cambodian flag with Turkish owner, 114 metre river vessel. Vessel sank yesterday off Turkish coastal Black Sea town Eregli. Of total 11 crew members, 3 rescued (Including female cook, chief and second officer) the rest being searched in very difficult weather conditions.

The 114-metre coastal-river cargo ship Vera sank this evening at close proximity of  Eregli town of Turkey. 3 saved of a total 11 crewmembers.  Search for the missing crewmembers being carrieed out by Turkish Coast Guard.

In the port Antwerp two workers died on board the "Laura 1" in the Amerika Dock in the evening of Jan 28, 2012.

Coast Guard officials said the "Delta Mariner" was in a recreational channel with less clearance than the shipping channel it should have used, where the lake depth is regularly maintained to allow for such vessels to pass.