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Uncover captivating maritime and nautical tales  and explore intriguing facts about the oceans, the shipping industry, and its rich history. A treasure trove for maritime enthusiasts, nautical book lovers, and history buffs alike.


Monday, July 22, 2013
Sailboat Tries to Beat Bridge, Loses [INCIDENT VIDEO]
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Sailboat Tries to Beat Bridge, Loses [INCIDENT VIDEO]

I wonder at what point everyone on board started to think… “This is a really bad

July 22, 2013
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geden lines cotton tanker
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Pirates Release Oil Tanker Hijacked Off West Africa

LONDON, July 22 (Reuters) – Pirates have released an oil products tanker and its 24 Indian crew after it was hijacked off the Gabon coast last week, the

July 22, 2013
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Sunday, July 21, 2013
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Emma Maersk’s Wärtsilä-Sulzer Super Ship Engine – Part 2

A look "under the hood" of the World's Largest container ship ever built. The engine that powers the Emma

July 21, 2013
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Saturday, July 20, 2013
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Five People Sentenced To Jail For Costa Concordia Disaster

By Silvia Ognibene and Naomi O’Leary ROME, July 20 (Reuters) – Four Costa Concordia crew members and a company official were sentenced to jail in

July 20, 2013
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Friday, July 19, 2013
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US-Flagged Bulk Carrier M/V Liberty Grace Attacked Offshore Togo

gCaptain sources report this afternoon that the M/V Liberty Grace, 50,601 dwt US-flagged bulk carrier vessel with 22 personnel on board, including two U.S.

July 19, 2013
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Thursday, July 18, 2013
uscg offshore patrol cutter vigor x-bow ulstein
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Powering the U.S. Coast Guard with LNG

By Lieutenant (junior grade) Joe DiRenzo IV, U.S. Coast Guard U.S. maritime services should seriously consider liquefied natural gas (LNG) as an alternative

July 18, 2013
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MV Hansa Brandenburg: Fire Leaves Containership Burning and Adrift, Salvage Companies Contracted

A fire believed to have originated in a container has left the Hansa Brandenburg containership burning and adrift in the Indian Ocean near the island of

July 18, 2013
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
WATCH: Quick-Thinking Tug and Barge Crew Extinguish Apartment Fire
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WATCH: Quick-Thinking Tug and Barge Crew Extinguish Apartment Fire

Quick-thinking tug and barge crew use backhoe to extinguish top-floor blaze.

July 17, 2013
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Tuesday, July 16, 2013
North Korean Ship Detained in Panama Canal for Shipping Undeclared Weapons of War
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North Korean Ship Detained in Panama Canal for Shipping Undeclared Weapons of War

Panama detained a North Korean-flagged ship from Cuba as it headed to the Panama Canal and said it was hiding weapons in brown sugar containers, sparking a

July 16, 2013
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Monday, July 15, 2013
World’s Largest Ship Commences Maiden Voyage
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World’s Largest Ship Commences Maiden Voyage

The world's largest ship, the MV Mærsk McKinney-Møller, officially entered service today after commencing its maiden voyage in Busan, South Korea,

July 15, 2013
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mol comfort
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Containership Cargo Care – A Ticking Time Bomb?

By Michael Grey I may have been taken to task for blaming the cargo (weights) for breaking the MOL Comfort in half, but I am probably on a safer

July 15, 2013
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11 Crewmembers of MV Albedo Reported Alive
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11 Crewmembers of MV Albedo Reported Alive

6 days ago, the hijacked ship MV Albedo sank off Somalia.  Reports at the time indicated that both hostages and captors had drowned in the sinking.  Only an

July 15, 2013
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Friday, July 12, 2013
Emma Maersk Ready to Return
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Emma Maersk Ready to Return

The mighty Emma Maersk is ready to return to service nearly 6 months after a damaged stern thruster caused her to take on water and lose power in the Suez

July 12, 2013
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Thursday, July 11, 2013
One Killed as Historic Norwegian Yacht Sinks During Race
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One Killed as Historic Norwegian Yacht Sinks During Race

One person is believed to have been killed after returning to a historic Norwegian sailboat which sank Thursday in the Baltic Sea off Sweden during a

July 11, 2013
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Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Mol comfort
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A Look Back: MOL Comfort Incident Photos

A collection of photos from the ongoing MOL Comfort incident.

July 10, 2013
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Tuesday, July 9, 2013
Oil Spill Responders on Alert as Gulf of Mexico Platform Suffers Loss of Well Control [UPDATE]
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Oil Spill Responders on Alert as Gulf of Mexico Platform Suffers Loss of Well Control [UPDATE]

Update: A statement from Talos Energy late Tuesday said that during operations yesterday to permanently plug and abandon their non-producing Ship Shoal 225 B-2

July 9, 2013
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Hijacked MV Albedo Sinks in Hands of Somali Pirates, 15 Crew Missing [UPDATE]
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Hijacked MV Albedo Sinks in Hands of Somali Pirates, 15 Crew Missing [UPDATE]

The Malaysian-flagged MV Albedo, hijacked by Somali pirates in 2010 and held at an anchorage close to the Somali Coast, has sunk in rough seas, the European

July 9, 2013
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Costa Concordia Hull Damage
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Costa Concordia: Lawyer Strike Delays Schettino Trial

The manslaughter trial of the captain of the Costa Concordia cruise ship, which capsized off Italy's coast last year killing 32 people, began on Tuesday and

July 9, 2013
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mol comfort
Incidents

MOL Comfort: Fire Continues to Rage, Nothing Left [IMAGES]

UPDATE (10 JUL): MOL Comfort Fore Section has Sunk In a chat with the Indian Coast Guard this morning, they note that the the fire on board the fore section

July 9, 2013
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Monday, July 8, 2013
firefighting mol comfort indian coast guard
Incidents

MOL Comfort on Fire [IMAGES and VIDEO]

Mitsui O.S.K. Lines (MOL) reports today that the a fire has broken out on the rear end of the fore part of the vessel at around 0030UTC (0930 JST) on July

July 8, 2013
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