On Thursday (15th), the Tokyo Electric Power Company of Japan provided further clarification on the cause of the nuclear waste water leakage at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, stating that it was due to human error on Wednesday (7th). Last Wednesday, about 5.5 tons of radioactive contaminated water leaked from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant's water purification system. According to Tokyo Electric Power Co. (TEPCO), the leak occurred on Thursday morning in the high-temperature incinerator building while the facility was cleaning and treating contaminated water from the reactor building with the "second cesium adsorption system" to reduce radiation levels in preparation for maintenance. The system is connected to the external wall's exhaust vent, through which the contaminated water leaked. According to TEPCO, two operators from collaborating companies failed to notice the open state of a valve and missed relevant reminder signs before starting t...
According to reports from the Greek maritime department, a Maltese-flagged cargo ship owned by a Greek company was hit by a missile in the Red Sea near Yemen on Tuesday (16th), but no one was injured. On the same day, the US military launched a new round of attacks against the Houthi rebels in Yemen, intercepting 4 anti-ship ballistic missiles launched by the rebels. According to the Yemeni government, the Youth Movement recently launched a missile attack on a cargo ship in the Red Sea. In their statement, the Youth Movement stated that the crew of the cargo ship ignored repeated strong warnings from the navy and refused their calls, prompting them to take action against the ship. The Greek authorities stated that the Maltese cargo ship "Zografia" was traveling from Vietnam to Israel and was heading north towards the Suez Canal at the time. The ship was not carrying any cargo and had 24 crew members from Ukraine, the Philippines, and Georgia. It is reported that the ship con...