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Monday, October 27, 2014
Time-Lapse Video: Allseas ‘Audacia’ Offshore Pipelay Vessel In Action
Maritime News

Time-Lapse Video: Allseas ‘Audacia’ Offshore Pipelay Vessel In Action

Check out this great time-lapse video showing exactly what Allseas’ newest pipelay vessel was built to do. In service since December 2007, the MV

October 27, 2014
Total Views: 898

Military Sealift Command Shows Off New Seabasing Capabilities
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Military Sealift Command Shows Off New Seabasing Capabilities

The U.S. Navy was off Camp Pendleton, California last week testing out its newfound seabasing and ship-to-shore capabilities with Military Sealift

October 27, 2014
Total Views: 1175

Friday, October 24, 2014
WATCH: Quantum of the Seas Enters Hamburg Dry Dock
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WATCH: Quantum of the Seas Enters Hamburg Dry Dock

Royal Caribbean’s Quantum of the Seas arrived Thursday in Hamburg, Germany sporting its new ‘north star’, a gondola-like attraction that will

October 24, 2014
Total Views: 736

Barge Adrift In Beaufort Sea Off Alaska’s North Slope
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Barge Adrift In Beaufort Sea Off Alaska’s North Slope

U.S. and Canadian authorities are trying to figure out what to do about barge that broke free and is adrift in the remote waters of the Beaufort Sea off

October 24, 2014
Total Views: 759

Thursday, October 23, 2014
Two-Year-Old Jones Act Tanker Sells for $157 Million
Maritime News

Two-Year-Old Jones Act Tanker Sells for $157 Million

Houston headquartered Genesis Energy, L.P. announced today that it has agreed to acquire the Jones Act-qualifying MT American Phoenix and two related charters

October 23, 2014
Total Views: 425

Watch: Construction Barge Sinks Within Seconds On Chicago River
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Watch: Construction Barge Sinks Within Seconds On Chicago River

Some new video has popped up online showing a construction barge sinking on the Chicago River last Friday afternoon in the middle of downtown

October 23, 2014
Total Views: 778

Coast Guard Investigating Ferry Collision in U.S. Virgin Islands
Maritime News

Coast Guard Investigating Ferry Collision in U.S. Virgin Islands

U.S. Coast Guard marine investigators are trying to determine the cause of a collision between a passenger ferry and a commercial sailing vessel which occurred

October 23, 2014
Total Views: 76

Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Steel Cut On Crowley’s LNG-Powered ConRos
Maritime News

Steel Cut On Crowley’s LNG-Powered ConRos

Crowley Maritime Corp. has announced that VT Halter Marine, Inc. in Pascagoula, Mississippi has cut steel on the first of two new LNG-powered ConRo ships for

October 22, 2014
Total Views: 36

Stena Line Ferry Breaks Moorings in Belfast With Passengers On Board
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Stena Line Ferry Breaks Moorings in Belfast With Passengers On Board

Strong winds generated by the remnants of Hurricane Gonzalo in the North Atlantic caused a Stena Line ferry to break free from its moorings in Ireland with

October 22, 2014
Total Views: 55

Veteran Captain ‘Daydreaming’ When Ferry Grounded – Report
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Veteran Captain ‘Daydreaming’ When Ferry Grounded – Report

A veteran captain of a Bald Head Island ferry was likely daydreaming when his vessel ran aground in December 2013 in North Carolina, injuring 14 people,

October 22, 2014
Total Views: 32

Alaska State Ferry Crew Rescues Fisherman in B.C. Waters
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Alaska State Ferry Crew Rescues Fisherman in B.C. Waters

The crew of an Alaska state ferry came to the aid of a Canadian fisherman whose vessel had sunk off British Columbia early Saturday, but tragically two others

October 22, 2014
Total Views: 17

Samsung Heavy Develops Self-Guided, Hull-Cleaning Robot
Maritime News

Samsung Heavy Develops Self-Guided, Hull-Cleaning Robot

South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has announced the development of a underwater robot for cleaning the hulls of ships. Think of it as a Roomba for

October 22, 2014
Total Views: 254

Tuesday, October 21, 2014
Video: Future USS Detroit (LCS 7) Launched at Marinette Marine
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Video: Future USS Detroit (LCS 7) Launched at Marinette Marine

A Lockheed Martin-led team launched the United States Navy's seventh Littoral Combat Ship (LCS), the future USS Detroit, into the Menominee River this weekend

October 21, 2014
Total Views: 64

Monday, October 20, 2014
Coast Guard Rescues Two From Sinking Yacht in Washington [PHOTOS]
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Coast Guard Rescues Two From Sinking Yacht in Washington [PHOTOS]

The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two people after their yacht began taking on water north of Dungeness Spit, near Sequim, Washington, on

October 20, 2014
Total Views: 235

IMO Ebola Infographic: What You Need to Know On Board Ships and In Ports
Maritime News

IMO Ebola Infographic: What You Need to Know On Board Ships and In Ports

The chances of attracting the Ebola Virus Disease while onboard your ship or in port is extremely low, even if you find yourself traveling to and from the

October 20, 2014
Total Views: 16

MV Edith Maersk Becomes Largest Ship to Navigate the River Thames – Photos and Video
Maritime News

MV Edith Maersk Becomes Largest Ship to Navigate the River Thames – Photos and Video

The 15,500 TEU containership Edith Maersk became the largest ship to navigate up the River Thames this weekend during a call at DP World’s new London

October 20, 2014
Total Views: 73

Saturday, October 18, 2014
Update: Tow Line Secured to Adrift Cargo Ship Off British Columbia
Maritime News

Update: Tow Line Secured to Adrift Cargo Ship Off British Columbia

Update: Late on Friday night the Canadian Coast Guard patrol vessel Gordon Reid secured a tow line to the adrift Russian cargo ship, MV Simushir, west of

October 18, 2014
Total Views: 41

Friday, October 17, 2014
Researchers Map Tasman Bridge Disaster Shipwreck in Stunning Detail
Maritime News

Researchers Map Tasman Bridge Disaster Shipwreck in Stunning Detail

Australian researchers have used some new sonar equipment to capture stunning imagery of the shipwreck of the MV Lake Illawarra bulk carrier, which tragically

October 17, 2014
Total Views: 255

Video: Arctic Escort Aboard Canadian Icebreaker Pierre Radison
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Video: Arctic Escort Aboard Canadian Icebreaker Pierre Radison

Video from onboard Canadian Coast Guard's medium icebreaker, CCGS Pierre Radison, as she escorts the expedition-style cruise ship, National Geographic

October 17, 2014
Total Views: 28

Ebola: Texas Lab Worker Isolated Onboard Carnival Cruise Ship
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Ebola: Texas Lab Worker Isolated Onboard Carnival Cruise Ship

A lab worker at the Dallas hospital where Ebola victim Thomas Eric Duncan died and two other nurses have fallen ill is in isolation onboard a Carnival cruise

October 17, 2014
Total Views: 21
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