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Deepwater Horizon – Are Emergency Support Vessels Needed?

By On July 27, 2010

In October 2009 the Transocean rig Marianas began drilling a well named Macondo, but she suffered damage in a hurricane and was replaced by the Deepwater Horizon. Five months later [...]

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Hospital ship USNS Comfort sailing home from Haiti

By On March 10, 2010

By Steve Sternberg, USA TODAY The U.S. Navy hospital ship Comfort pulled up anchor Tuesday in Port-au-Prince and began the long trip home to Baltimore, ending its role in Operation [...]

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Hospital Ship Centaur – Found After 60 Years

By On January 12, 2010

A ship that fueled global anger amongst mariners during World War II was recently found off Australia’s Queensland coast. The BBC tells us: An Australian World War II hospital ship, [...]

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Hospital Ship Mercy – Under Fire In The Philippines

By On June 10, 2008

The NY Times reports on unfortunate news from the ship I’d most like to sail on, the Hospital Ship Mercy. They write: Though countries in Southeast Asia have, with American [...]

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hospital ship comfort returns from humanitarian voyage

By On October 13, 2007

Back in June we brought you the departure of one of our favorite ships, the USNS Comfort hospital ship. You can read that article including ship details HERE. Today PilotOnline [...]

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