Eleven kayakers including a child were rescued and at least five were injured after a collision with a NY Waterway ferry at Pier 79 on the Hudson River today, officials from the Fire Department of New York (FDNY) said via Facebook. One kayaker with serious injuries had been taken to Bellevue Hospital and four kayakers with lesser … [Read more...]
Cruise Ship Passengers FAIL To Smuggle 210lb Of Cocaine Into Sydney
Yesterday Australian Border Force (ABF) officers seized 95 kilograms (210 lb) of cocaine from three Canadian cruise ship passengers. On Sunday 28 August, ABF officers boarded the Princess Cruises ship Sea Princess when it berthed in Sydney Harbour, and with the assistance of detector dogs, searched a number of passenger cabins on the ship. During this search, approximately … [Read more...]
VIDEO: US Coast Guard Pivots Arctic Operations
As the cruise ship Crystal Serenity and her 1,700 passengers and crew began her maiden northerly voyage from Alaska to New York this past week, Coast Guard Commandant Admiral Paul Zukunft and Arctic Caucus co-chairman Sen. Angus King held engagements in Greenland to personally observe and better understand the changes occurring in the Arctic. … [Read more...]
WATCH – Maiden Voyage Of The World’s Newest Drillship
We are not sure what the Transocean Conqueror plans on conquering besides a 'worst ship name ever' competition but the latest drillship of the Transocean fleet is certainly impressive as is this timelapse video. … [Read more...]
SPOTD: A Creative Spark Moored At Sea
Today'eo Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) features the BlueTEC Texel tidal energy platform. Taking just six months from the drawing board to realisation, the BlueTEC Texel tidal energy platform was installed in the summer of 2015 and is operating off the island of Texel in the Netherlands. The prototype is producing electricity from the tides into the local grid. BlueTEC … [Read more...]
Sea Shepherd’s Sea Lawyers Back And Fill On Promise To Stop Harassing Whalers
gCaptain Note: On Tuesday gCaptain published an article titled "Sea Shepherd Claims It Will Stay Away From Japan Whaling Ships"... the original title of that article (written by Bloomberg) didn't include the word "claim". We added this word because, frankly, we were skeptical of the news they would stay away from whalers. by John Konrad (gCaptain) A United States … [Read more...]
SPOTD: China’s Hulking Spy Ship
Today's Ship Photo Of The Day (SPOTD) is the Chinese Navy spy ship Yuanwang-5. The Yuanwang (which means "Long View" in Mandarin) class of ships are used for tracking and support of satellite and intercontinental ballistic missiles by the People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) of the People's Republic of China (PRC). The details are highly classified but the Yuanwang … [Read more...]