BNWAS: Bridge Navigation Watch and Alarm System
What is BNWAS? BNWAS stands for Bridge Navigation Watch and Alarm System. It is an instrument which is used to alert other officers that something has happened to OOW (Officer…
What is BNWAS? BNWAS stands for Bridge Navigation Watch and Alarm System. It is an instrument which is used to alert other officers that something has happened to OOW (Officer…
When we are driving and suddenly the car breaks down then we require a towing van to tow our car to the garage for repair. Similar is that case with…
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One of the world’s biggest shipping company, the A.P Moller Maersk, fell victim to a major cyber-attack caused by the NotPetya, a malware created by Russian cyber attackers, in the…