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Defense

Navy Decommissions 2010-Built Littoral Combat Ship ‘USS Independence’

The U.S. Navy has decommissioned the 2010-built USS Independence (LCS 2), the first Independence variant Littoral Combat Ship. The Independence, which was designed to have a service life of 25...

Cruise Ships

The Cruise-To-Nowhere Trend

By Will Davies (Bloomberg) — Genting Hong Kong Ltd., the operator of giant cruise ships, is piling into the trip-to-nowhere game in its home market, offering “seacations” to Hongkongers who’ve been...

Accidents

‘Significant’ Oil Spill at Golden Ray Wreck Site

Pollution response teams are dealing with another “significant” oil spill from the Golden Ray car carrier in Georgia’s St. Simons Sound. The Incident Response reports that the discharge occurred Saturday...