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What are tags? One or two word descriptions of a story. For example the collision story below might be tagged incidents/photos/turkey. To help you navigate stories we have introduced the powerful Maritime News Discoverer feature of our site. This feature allows users to submit stories to our community for voting. The voting allows you to sort and view the best stories of the week/month/year.

To utilize the tags you can do a simple search on Discoverer or view our tag cloud:

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Well thanks for the kind words Richard. We’ve worked hard on the feature and are proud of the results. Stay tuned for our big contest announcement coming tonight!

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You can easily submit stories to our Maritime News Discoverer. Just bookmark the link below in your favorite browser. After that, the only thing you have to do to start submitting a story is to click the bookmarklet in your browser.

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We have been dropping subtle hints all month but we have been shopping and are about to announce our big contest.

Get a head start by visiting our Maritime News Discoverer and Submit a news link of your own.

Here are some upcoming stories from our Maritime News Discoverer. Vote on the ones you like to have them published.

Danes admit paying pirates to free cargo ship
The Danish government acknowledged this week that a ransom was paid to Somali pirates to secure the release of a Danish merchant ship and its five-ma read more »

BBC NEWS | Somali pirates free Danish ship!
The crew of a Danish cargo ship held by Somali pirates since early June have been released, Denmark’s foreign ministry says.

Coast Guard Assists Spirit of Columbia
Another Cruise West ship has grounded in Alaska. There were no injuries or environmental hazards. read more »

China ship building. Will the boom continue? « Stranded on the Largest Island
It’s been a good week so far. Not as busy with new incoming orders as usual, because a lot of our customers are still enjoying their summer holidays. read more »

No-go order issued before Pasha Bulker’s stranding
A WARNING to the Pasha Bulker that the ship needed to speed up its operations has emerged as a possible reason the ship ran aground in Newcastle two read more »

Panbo: Lighted Charts, for the man who…
I saw a lot of interest at the MBHH Show, but nothing as novel as these decorative charts with LEDs correctly displaying the characteristics of all read more »

Note to our readers:

We are planning a big contest to kick-off upon the completion of our design upgrade. You can get a head start on winning the grand prize by submitting stories to our Discoverer Section. Just sign up and submit stories from the web HERE.

Here are some upcoming stories from our Maritime News Discoverer. Vote on the ones you like to have them published.

Robin Storm: NOAA UPDATES ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON OUTLOOK
NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center today released its update to the 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook, maintaining its expectations for an above-n read more »

Growing back orders keeping offshore drillers afloat
The planned merger of the two biggest offshore drillers of oil and gas has put a $15 billion spotlight on the massive back orders other companies in read more

Hyundai Heavy Profit Doubles to Record on Ship Prices
Hyundai Heavy Industries Co., the world’s largest shipbuilder, said second-quarter profit more than doubled to a record, as trade between China, Euro read more

New Zealand sees no hurdle to US ship visits
Defense Minister Phil Goff says there would be no obstacle for a visit to New Zealand by a United States Coast Guard vessel, though none is planned i read more

Ice ship skipper could face two years jail | the Daily Mail
The captain of an Arctic cruise ship hit by a ‘tsunami’ of ice and water while skirting an unstable glacier could face up to two years in jail for en read more »

Oil tanker collides with cargo ship off Gibraltar - no pollution
Madrid - An oil tanker on Sunday collided with a cargo ship in the Gibraltar straits, but there was no danger of oil pollution, Spanish authorities s read more »

Note to our readers:

We are planning a big contest to kick-off upon the completion of our design upgrade. You can get a head start on winning the grand prize by submitting stories to our Discoverer Section. Just sign up and submit stories from the web HERE.

Here are some stories from our Maritime News Discoverer.

Published Stories

• Ouch! Superyacht goes crash - from Practical Boat Owner magazine
• Rubber Ducks To End Epic Journey
• Italian Shipping Company Pleads Guilty To Presenting False Documents To USCG
• Canada to build up to eight artic patrol ships
• Astonishing build time for LNG Carrier
• Intrepid could become anti-terror platform

Upcoming News
(vote on stories to have them published)

• Possible collision near San Francisco under investigation
• Grounded Alaska Fishing Vessel Now Under Tow
• Unlicensed tug operator caught
• Criminal Prosecution of Seafarers in India.
• Flush with Orders, Oil Drillers Expand

Also check out our Tag Cloud to find keywords of interest to you or submit your own story.

Here are some stories from our Maritime News Discoverer.

Published Stories:

• UK Merchant navy fleet sinks to less than 300
• Ship sinkings highlight industry problems
• Spain releases treasure-hunt ship
• Probe launched into training ship fire
• Ferry ride Cal Maritime to San Francisco
• Maritime Mystery Ships
• Independent Agencies for Maritime Incidents?
• Fred Fry International: Maritime Monday 67

Here are just some of the latest headlines from our Maritime News Discoverer:

Published Stories

• EMPRESS OF THE NORTH TO RESUME SOUTHEAST ALASKA OPERATIONS
• MaritimeLinks Editor’s Blog: Security Farce: Holes in Maritime Security
• IMO Convention To Require Seafarers To Have Visas Is Beaten Back
• Marshall Islands Maintains USCG Qualship 21 Status
• 80 year old Washington Ferries Issues Raised Again

Upcoming Stories (vote to get them published)

• Ship Sinks Off Guam - Dozens Missing
• Spain Seizes Florida Treasure Ship
• Navy awards NGSS $99 million for post-Katrina yard fixes
• Jones Act proponents sue Coast Guard
• Piracy incidents on the rise
• Canal to Link Caspian and Black Seas Proposed
• PortVision & AIS Puts Coast Guard Oil Spill Investigation in Focus

Have an interesting story, blog post or link? Submit it here.