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Thursday, December 12, 2013
Ship Photos of The Day – Icy Buoy-Retrieval in Straits of Mackinac
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Ship Photos of The Day – Icy Buoy-Retrieval in Straits of Mackinac

An early start to the ice season means the crew of the USCGC Mackinaw has to race to complete Operation Fall Retrieve, now at 85% completion, before the ice

December 12, 2013
Total Views: 60

“Sideways” Icebreaker Launched at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard
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“Sideways” Icebreaker Launched at Arctech Helsinki Shipyard

An innovative and somewhat strange new icebreaking multipurpose emergency and rescue vessel has been launched at Arctech Helsinki

December 12, 2013
Total Views: 78

Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Canada’s BC Ferries Shortlists Five Shipyards to Build LNG-Powered Ferries
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Canada’s BC Ferries Shortlists Five Shipyards to Build LNG-Powered Ferries

Canada's BC Ferries is moving forward with plans to build three car and passenger ferries to run on LNG fuel as the company looks to decrease fuel costs and

December 10, 2013
Total Views: 6

Ship Photos of The Day – Storm Xaver As Seen from North Sea
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Ship Photos of The Day – Storm Xaver As Seen from North Sea

Last week's storm Xaver as seen from the ERRV Vos Dee in the North Sea. Winds at 185-190 km/h, swell averaging 12-14 meters, max

December 10, 2013
Total Views: 68

Monday, December 9, 2013
Sunken Towboat Lifted in Mississippi River [PHOTOS]
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Sunken Towboat Lifted in Mississippi River [PHOTOS]

The sunken Stephen L. Colby has been lifted from the bed of the Mississippi River more than two weeks after the towboat struck a submerged object and sank

December 9, 2013
Total Views: 58

Costa Concordia Trial: Court Hears Schettino’s Now Famous Call with Coast Guard
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Costa Concordia Trial: Court Hears Schettino’s Now Famous Call with Coast Guard

The Italian Coast Guard officer who famously ordered disgraced Costa Concordia captain Francesco Scehettino to "get back to the ship", took the stand Monday,

December 9, 2013
Total Views: 470

Pirates Attack Two Vessels in the Gulf of Aden
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Pirates Attack Two Vessels in the Gulf of Aden

The International Maritime Bureau's Piracy Reporting Center reports of two pirate attacks Monday on two merchant vessels within just a few miles of each other

December 9, 2013
Total Views: 30

Ship Photos of The Day – Stephen L. Colby Salvage Gets Cold(er)
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Ship Photos of The Day – Stephen L. Colby Salvage Gets Cold(er)

With temperatures dropping and a fresh blanket of snow, the Stephen L. Colby sits partially submerged in the Mississippi River near LeClaire,

December 9, 2013
Total Views: 4

Friday, December 6, 2013
U.S. Naval Research Lab Launches Aerial Drone from Submerged Submarine
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U.S. Naval Research Lab Launches Aerial Drone from Submerged Submarine

The U.S. Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) has announce the successful test launch an all-electric, fuel cell-powered aerial drone from a submerged

December 6, 2013
Total Views: 55

This is What London Would Have Looked Like Last Night… If Not for The Thames Barrier
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This is What London Would Have Looked Like Last Night… If Not for The Thames Barrier

London’s main flood defense, the Thames Barrier, was closed Thursday night and again Friday afternoon for the 126th time in its 31-year history due to a

December 6, 2013
Total Views: 331

Thursday, December 5, 2013
Offshore Helicopter Makes Hard Landing at Port Fourchon
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Offshore Helicopter Makes Hard Landing at Port Fourchon

A helicopter heading offshore with 8 passengers made a hard landing Thursday morning at Port Fourchon, but no injuries have been reported.

December 5, 2013
Total Views: 53

Carnival Corp. Names Navy Vice Admiral to New Chief Maritime Officer Position

Carnival Corp. Names Navy Vice Admiral to New Chief Maritime Officer Position

Carnival Corporation, the world's largest cruise company which has been struggling recently to overcome a long list of blemishes to its safety record, has been

December 5, 2013
Total Views: 37

Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Infamous Cosco Busan Pilot Will NOT Get His License Back
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Infamous Cosco Busan Pilot Will NOT Get His License Back

John Cota, the former San Francisco pilot who infamously crashed the M/V Cosco Busan into the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on a typical foggy morning in

December 4, 2013
Total Views: 173

Report: Initial Response to MV Rena Grounding Flawed, But Overall Effective
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Report: Initial Response to MV Rena Grounding Flawed, But Overall Effective

New Zealand's maritime safety authority, Maritime New Zealand (MNZ), has been put under the microscope for their response to the October 2011 MV Rena

December 4, 2013
Total Views: 89

DFDS Ro-Ro Suffers Fire
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DFDS Ro-Ro Suffers Fire

DFDS has reported a fire onboard their Ro-Ro vessel Corona Seaways while en route from Frederica to

December 4, 2013
Total Views: 14

Tuesday, December 3, 2013
Prelude FLNG Float Out – Time Lapse Video
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Prelude FLNG Float Out – Time Lapse Video

The largest floating object ever constructed has been floated out of dry dock at Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard in Geoje, South Korea. Here's a time lapse

December 3, 2013
Total Views: 237

Monday, December 2, 2013
WATCH: Ocean Countess Cruise Ship on Fire in Greece – Update
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WATCH: Ocean Countess Cruise Ship on Fire in Greece – Update

Firefighting crews over the weekend were struggling to contain a fire onboard Majestic International's Ocean Countess cruise ship while laid up at a shipyard

December 2, 2013
Total Views: 254

Stuck in a Shipwreck – New Video Surfaces of Miraculous Jascon 4 Rescue
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Stuck in a Shipwreck – New Video Surfaces of Miraculous Jascon 4 Rescue

A new video has surfaced showing divers discovering a man found tucked inside an air bubble of a the Jascon 4 shipwreck after two days at depth of 30

December 2, 2013
Total Views: 1172

Man Arrested After Stealing Victoria Clipper High-Speed Ferry in Seattle
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Man Arrested After Stealing Victoria Clipper High-Speed Ferry in Seattle

Authorities in Seattle have arrested a man accused of stealing a high-speed passenger ferry from a dock and attempting to take it on a joyride across Elliott

December 2, 2013
Total Views: 43

Stephen L. Colby Response Switches Gears on Mississippi River – Salvage Update
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Stephen L. Colby Response Switches Gears on Mississippi River – Salvage Update

A Unified Command set up in response to the Stephen L. Colby towboat sinking and oil spill on the Mississippi River has shifted its operations from lightering

December 2, 2013
Total Views: 9
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