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Saturday, September 6, 2014
Cargo Ships Have Front Row Seat for Spectacular Volcano Eruption – Video
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Cargo Ships Have Front Row Seat for Spectacular Volcano Eruption – Video

A couple cargo ships had a front row seat for the eruption of the Mount Tavurvur volcano in Papua New Guinea on August 29th,

September 6, 2014
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014
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Anonymous Billionaire Shows Up at Kleven Verft to Witness Launch of Expedition Yacht

This past weekend, New Zealanders Robyn and Graeme Hart were in Ulsteinvik, Norway to witness the launch of their 107 meter-long yacht at Kleven Verft

September 2, 2014
Total Views: 122

Monday, September 1, 2014
United Kalavrvta
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Kurdish Oil Tanker Reappears Off Texas Still Full of Oil

A tanker carrying disputed Iraqi Kurdish crude oil reappeared on satellite tracking on Monday near Texas, days after having gone silent with a $100 million

September 1, 2014
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Friday, August 29, 2014
Kenya Blows Up Ship Caught Smuggling Heroin – PHOTOS
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Kenya Blows Up Ship Caught Smuggling Heroin – PHOTOS

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday proudly gave an order to Kenyan Defence Forces to destroy a ship and drugs at the center of a record heroin bust in

August 29, 2014
Total Views: 338

Wednesday, August 27, 2014
Incident Video: Low Tide Causes Collision in Buenaventura, Colombia
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Incident Video: Low Tide Causes Collision in Buenaventura, Colombia

Here is some new video showing a collision between the MV Triton Swallow and the MV Golden Daisy reportedly while the vessels were berthed at a bulk terminal

August 27, 2014
Total Views: 218

Tuesday, August 26, 2014
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Engineering News

Dutch Naval Architects Come Up With a Cool Idea

Dutch naval architect Dr. Ir. Pieter van Oossanen and his team of naval architects and hydrodynamicists in Wageningen have come up with something that could

August 26, 2014
Total Views: 222

Ulstein Introduces the ‘X-Stern’
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Ulstein Introduces the ‘X-Stern’

From the makers of the unmistakable X-Bow hull design reminiscent of a modern-day viking ship, the Norwegian shipbuilding group Ulstein today unveiled its

August 26, 2014
Total Views: 420

Monday, August 25, 2014
Nation’s Largest Floating Drydock Arrives In Portland – Photos
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Nation’s Largest Floating Drydock Arrives In Portland – Photos

The soon-to-be largest floating drydock in the United States made its way up the Willamette River and into Portland on Monday aboard the Blue

August 25, 2014
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Thursday, August 21, 2014
Ex-USS Saratoga Departs Rhode Island on Final Voyage – Photos
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Ex-USS Saratoga Departs Rhode Island on Final Voyage – Photos

The ex-USS Saratoga (CV 60) on Thursday set off on its final voyage from Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island to the port of Brownsville, Texas where the ship

August 21, 2014
Total Views: 250

Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Giant Rubber Duck Floats Into Port of Los Angeles – PHOTOS
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Giant Rubber Duck Floats Into Port of Los Angeles – PHOTOS

A giant rubber duck made its way into the Port of Los Angeles on

August 20, 2014
Total Views: 334

Tuesday, August 19, 2014
Watch: Triple-E Leaves Port With World Record Load
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Watch: Triple-E Leaves Port With World Record Load

On July 21, 2014, the MV Mary Maersk departed Algeciras, Spain with a world record 17,603 twenty-foot equivalent units (TEU), the most TEU's ever loaded onto a

August 19, 2014
Total Views: 304

Monday, August 18, 2014
Chilean ferry Amadeo
Grounding Incidents

Chilean Ferry Amadeo Capsizes After Running Aground

The Chilean ferry “Amadeo” is seen after it ran aground in the area of Paso Kirke, near Puerto Natales city, south of Santiago after running

August 18, 2014
Total Views: 148

Sunday, August 17, 2014
Stabbing Incident Aboard Bulk Carrier Leaves Two Dead, One Injured Off Delaware
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Stabbing Incident Aboard Bulk Carrier Leaves Two Dead, One Injured Off Delaware

U.S. Federal officials are trying to piece together details of a stabbing incident aboard a Hong Kong-flagged bulk carrier off the Delaware that left two

August 17, 2014
Total Views: 295

Saturday, August 16, 2014
Fatality Reported As Engine Room Fire Disables Tanker Off Oregon
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Fatality Reported As Engine Room Fire Disables Tanker Off Oregon

A 485-foot chemical tanker is adrift several hundred miles off the coast of Oregon following an engine room fire that reportedly killed on

August 16, 2014
Total Views: 84

Friday, August 15, 2014
Watch: Quantum of the Seas Float-Out at Meyer Werft
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Watch: Quantum of the Seas Float-Out at Meyer Werft

Earlier this week, the Meyer Werft shipyard in Papenburg, Germany floated-out Royal Caribbean's new 167,800 ton Quantum of the Seas cruise ship, the first ship

August 15, 2014
Total Views: 301

Thursday, August 14, 2014
Tugboat Captain Killed in Accident in New Orleans Industrial Canal
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Tugboat Captain Killed in Accident in New Orleans Industrial Canal

A tugboat Captain was killed Wednesday night in New Orleans after the crane from the crane barge it was pushing struck a bridge, causing it to crash into the

August 14, 2014
Total Views: 157

Wednesday, August 13, 2014
German Ferry Loses Power, Creates a Mess of Things on the Rhine
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German Ferry Loses Power, Creates a Mess of Things on the Rhine

Meanwhile, both anchors remain stowed in their respective housings… Then again, if I were the captain of that ferry, there’s probably a

August 13, 2014
Total Views: 67

uss porter collision tanker gulf
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Volts Shipping Sues U.S. Navy Over USS Porter Strait of Hormuz Collision

Citing violation of Rules 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 14, 15, and 16, of the International Regulations for Preventing Collisions at Sea 1972 (COLREGS) and their

August 13, 2014
Total Views: 168

Monday, August 11, 2014
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Matson Containership Rescues Three From Disabled Sailboat Off Hawaii – Video

UPDATE 1757 EST 11 August: All three crewmembers from the sailing vessel Walkabout are safely aboard the containership MV Manukai and enroute to Honolulu

August 11, 2014
Total Views: 298

Seismic Survey Vessel Smashes into Cruise Ship in Bergen [VIDEO]
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Seismic Survey Vessel Smashes into Cruise Ship in Bergen [VIDEO]

The seismic survey vessel Princess Marseilles had some difficulty while mooring yesterday in Bergen, Norway, as the following video shows. The ship on the

August 11, 2014
Total Views: 279