1,000 Chinese boats headed for Senkakus: report

Around 1,000 Chinese fishing boats are expected to arrive in waters near the Senkaku Islands claimed by China later Monday, the state-run China National Radio reported, in what may be Beijing’s additional countermeasures over Japan’s nationalization of the islets.   Original post on japantimes.co.jp    Comments on reddit.com   

Cruise Ship Didn’t Aid Drifting Boat, Passengers Say: NPR

It was international news when a small fishing boat was found adrift at sea several hundred miles from the Panama town where it launched, with only one survivor. Now allegations have emerged that weeks earlier, while the men were still alive, an American-based cruise ship saw them, but didn’t help.   Original post on npr.org    Comments on reddit.com   

Costa Concordia: Francesco Schettino, Dimitri Christidis and Silvia Coronia fell into a lifeboat

Costa Concordia captain, Francesco Schettino, says he was not the last man to leave the stricken vessel because he fell into a lifeboat   Original post on anorak.co.uk    Comments on reddit.com    Other anorak.co.uk posts    Other posts in News