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Monday, July 14, 2014
Coast Guard Cutter Healy altan girl
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With Insufficient Horsepower, the Northwest Passage Proves Unpassable

For the solo-sailor aboard the 36-foot steel-hulled sailing yacht Altan Girl, the Northwest Passage and the rumors of ice-free summers appears to have been

July 14, 2014
Total Views: 79

Refloating the Costa Concordia: Successful First Day – UPDATE
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Refloating the Costa Concordia: Successful First Day – UPDATE

The salvage team working to refloat and remove the Costa Concordia shipwreck from Giglio have been given green light from the Italian government to kick off

July 14, 2014
Total Views: 398

virgo gas ship
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LPG Tanker Attacked Off Trinidad, Captain Shot and Beaten Unconscious

Trinidad and Tobago’s Ministry of Transport reports in an emailed statement the LPG tanker Virgo Gas was attacked on 10 July  29 June in the vicinity

July 14, 2014
Total Views: 97

Costa Concordia Refloated: Initial Stages of Refloating Phase Prove Successful
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Costa Concordia Refloated: Initial Stages of Refloating Phase Prove Successful

By Eleanor Biles GIGLIO, Italy, July 14 (Reuters) – The wreck of the luxury liner Costa Concordia was re-floated on Monday and will soon be towed away

July 14, 2014
Total Views: 100

Friday, July 11, 2014
cargo ship sunset shipping bulk carrier
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Ship Looted, Crew Taken Hostage in Somalia

After experiencing technical difficulties 120 nautical miles north-east of Mogadishu near the village of Meyraley, a Kenyan-flagged merchant vessel became

July 11, 2014
Total Views: 23

csav traiguen
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CSAV Boxship Loses Containers in Typhoon [IMAGES]

The following images were sent to us from an anonymous source showing containers allegedly hanging off the side of the containership CSAV Traiguen as a result

July 11, 2014
Total Views: 56

Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Costa Concordia Refloating to Kick Off Monday
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Costa Concordia Refloating to Kick Off Monday

The time has come... the refloating of the Costa Concordia has been confirmed to kick off on Monday, July 14, 2014, exactly 914 days after the cruise liner

July 9, 2014
Total Views: 79

Singapore strait ships
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Petro-Pirates Plague Busy Southeast Asia Shipping Lanes

In the dead of night, as his fuel tanker sailed through the narrowest section of one of the world's busiest waterways, Captain Thiwa Saman was wrenched from

July 9, 2014
Total Views: 34

Monday, July 7, 2014
Anambas Islands
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Product Tanker Hijacked Off Malaysia

For the second time within a year the Honduras-flagged product tanker, MT Moresby 9 has been attacked by pirates, however this time, “they were not so

July 7, 2014
Total Views: 88

Sunday, July 6, 2014
amt explorer
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Barge Sinks With $38 Million in Power Cables Aboard

While loaded with a USD $38 million cargo of power cables destined for the North Sea, the 1984-built cable barge AMT Explorer capsized and sank on 3 July while

July 6, 2014
Total Views: 255

Friday, July 4, 2014
Costa Concordia: Countdown to Refloating and Removal Has Begun
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Costa Concordia: Countdown to Refloating and Removal Has Begun

With the green light from the Italian government, the destination port set and the last of the hardware now installed, the countdown to the Costa Concordia’s

July 4, 2014
Total Views: 80

Wednesday, July 2, 2014
js comet
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Almost Entire Ship Medevaced by Coast Guard After Cook Serves Up Barracuda

19 crew members from the South Korean-flagged bulk carrier JS Comet simultaneously came down with an apparent case of debilitating food poisoning off Port

July 2, 2014
Total Views: 169

Tuesday, July 1, 2014
Mississippi River Reopens After Tug Sinks
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Mississippi River Reopens After Tug Sinks

The U.S. Coast Guard has reopened the Mississippi River tonight near St. Louis, Missouri after a 70-foot towing vessel named Jim Marko sank earlier on Tuesday

July 1, 2014
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Monday, June 30, 2014
Torm Tanker Evades Pirate Attack in Gulf of Aden
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Torm Tanker Evades Pirate Attack in Gulf of Aden

A product tanker owned by Copenhagen-based Torm successfully fended off a group of pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the company said in a statement over the

June 30, 2014
Total Views: 98

Friday, June 27, 2014
Costa Concordia Refloating Phase Detailed
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Costa Concordia Refloating Phase Detailed

Work to refloat and remove the Costa Concordia from the island of Giglio within the next 3 weeks is continuing with or without final approval from the Italian

June 27, 2014
Total Views: 273

Wednesday, June 25, 2014
Costa Concordia Salvage: Final Decision Delayed Once Again
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Costa Concordia Salvage: Final Decision Delayed Once Again

Just weeks away from the planned departure of the Costa Concordia hulk from Giglio and a final decision regarding its destination is yet to be

June 25, 2014
Total Views: 32

Recent South East Asia Hijackings Are ‘Business As Usual’, Experts Say
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Recent South East Asia Hijackings Are ‘Business As Usual’, Experts Say

The recent hijacking cases of coastal product tankers in South East Asia for the theft of their cargoes represents a diversification of the threat rather than

June 25, 2014
Total Views: 24

Tuesday, June 17, 2014
IMB Issues Piracy Warning Amid Tanker Hijackings
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IMB Issues Piracy Warning Amid Tanker Hijackings

The ICC Commercial Crime Services’ International Maritime Bureau (IMB) is warning small tankers to maintain strict anti-piracy measures in the South China

June 17, 2014
Total Views: 91

Monday, June 16, 2014
Pirates Steal 700,000 Litres of Diesel from Tanker Off Malaysia
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Pirates Steal 700,000 Litres of Diesel from Tanker Off Malaysia

Pirates in southeast Asia have made off with about 700,000 litres of diesel stolen from an oil tanker off Johor, Malaysia, the Malaysian Maritime Enforcement

June 16, 2014
Total Views: 172

Friday, June 13, 2014
turbojet cacilhas
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70 Injured as Hydrofoiling Ferry Crashes into Breakwater

A high-speed ferry en route to Macau from Hong Kong hit a breakwater this morning, injuring 70 people, Macau’s Marine and Water Bureau

June 13, 2014
Total Views: 181