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This Week’s Photos:
This week’s photos come from the public Picasa Gallery of ‘Kami’ who was a deck officer on a bulk ship carrying grain to The Sudan in February, 2006:
Chaotic Synaptic Activity has for his weekly series ‘Monday Maritime Matters’his personal memories of CDR David Martin, USN, a shipmate/mentor of his back in his days onboard the USS MILWAUKEE.
Lloyd’s List has bad news for Poland in “Szczecin and Gdynia face bankruptcy over aid“. The EU wants its money back. This should serve as a warning to all when the EU extends its hand offering aid money.
On the evening of June 8, the large sailing ship, Swedish Ship Götheborg, a replica of an East India trading vessel from the 18th century, will arrive at the South Harbour of Helsinki. Her arrival will be marked by cannon salutes fired from both onboard the vessel and the shores as well as by an impressive procession of vessels comprising some fifteen sailing ships and three old steamers.
Prince Carl Philip of Sweden as well as two Swedish government ministers and the Stockholm County Governor will come to Helsinki onboard the wooden vessel, which is almost 60 metres long. A reception ceremony for these high-ranking guests at the South Harbour will launch a week of events filled with unique historical and artistic experiences for both invited guests and the general public. Some of these happenings are associated with the year 1809 – an important milestone in Finnish-Swedish relations – as well as with the long common history and shared cultural heritage of our two countries; others are part of the City of Helsinki´s Helsinki Week.
I will be observing from ashore on the evening of the 8th. If you have a good vantage point for the arrival ceremonies and are looking to share, feel free to email me. Their website has some video posted here. You can find some details about the ship here.
A reminder of Britain’s proud maritime history, Robin is the oldest remaining complete steamship in the world, still boasting its original engine, lifeboats and winches.
The Last of the Few has episodes two, three and four-five six of WARSHIP (Carrier UK) posted.
The Monitor has “Tug Porn” and includes a link to a tractor tug simulator you can play with.
An Unofficial Coast Guard Blog covers a celebrity vessel boarding in “Martha Stewart: Picture perfect example of safe boating“. He also points to Martha Stewart’s blog where she writes about the experience here and includes photos of the inspection.
Over the past decade, Russia’s commercial armada, once one of the strongest in the world, has been reduced from 1,800 ships to 172. When Peter the Great laid the foundation for the Russian merchant fleet more than 300 years ago, he could not have imagined that his plans would meet such a fate.
SeattlePI has “Seamen’s Club is a voyage back in time” noting that many of the Asian shipping companies are too cheap to pay for visas for their crews to allow them to get some shore leave in the US.
blue water: news of my escape has some final thoughts about his last ship including comments concerning appreciation that some of the younger crew on board care about flying the flag properly.
The Hourse’s Mouth has a video report on 16 year old Zac Sunderland, who is getting ready to sail around the world, solo. The current departure date is 14 June. Yahoo has more details at “L.A. teen embarking on crazy around-the-world voyage“. As stated before, I think solo circumnavigation of the globe as a dangerous stunt, at any age, not at all in lines with professional seamanship, other than it takes professional seamanship to avoid certain doom.
Kiwi at SeaWrites about joining the Fishery Patrol Vessel NORNA. He also comments about life onboard a fishery patrol vessel, or more like the lack of life.
Tugster has a pair of posts with river traffic in “Ohio River Northbound” and “Ohio River Northbound 2“. Looks like the tug’s bridge has it’s view totally obstructed in the first post!
The Stupid Shall Be Punished has news of yet more maritime coverage in “Royal Navy “Perisher” News Reports“. The filming is on the submarine HMS TRENCHANT.
Lloyd’s List Newsroom Blog has “Reforming a giant” in regards to AP Moller-Maersk’s ‘central planning’ problem. It’s costing them money.
Inquirer.net has “Spratlys on my mind“. You do know about the Spratly Islands, right? These islands have long been seen as one of the flashpoints of WWIII. (Found at THE PRIVATE ISLANDS BLOG)
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Haight’s Maritime Items has:
Washington – refueling spill leads to $12,000 civil penalty – The Washington State Department of Ecology issued anews release stating that it fined a vessel owner $12,000 for a 90-gallon spill of diesel during refueling. The company had protective booms in place, but the operation was determined to be negligent. (5/29/08). – Dennis Bryant Holland & Knight homepage(Used with Permission)
Fairplay Daily News has:
Norwegian owners ‘have been duped’ – NORWEGIAN shipowners have a “sense of being duped [that] turns to anger” over last autumn’s changes to tax rules in Norway, says the president of the Norwegian Shipowners Association, Trygve Seglem.
Writing in the NSA’s annual report, published this week, he says that “being presented with a tax demand which was neither anticipated nor planned for is unforgivable”. Some companies find themselves facing “a billion-kroner tax bill”, he says, and warns that “some companies face a struggle to survive.” Some companies, he says, are planning to “test the legality” of the government’s tax changes and urges NSA members to “rally forces” to support them. “It serves no-one’s interest to have a constitution that permits laws to be made with 11 years retroactive force”, Seglem says. – Fairplay Homepage(Used with Permission)
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Submissions for future editions:
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