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Monday, September 19, 2011
MSC Luciana aground
Incidents

Huge containership runs aground on Dutch sandbar

MSC Luciana, a 363-meter containership outbound from Antwerp lost engine power this morning and ran aground on a sandbar in the Westerschelde, approximately

Monday, September 19, 2011
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Saturday, September 17, 2011
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Incidents

Former US Navy SEAL arrested in Mozambique while attempting to reclaim pirated vessel

A former US Navy SEAL was reported to have been arrested by Mozambique officials yesterday for illegal weapons possession while attempting to free a vessel

September 17, 2011
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Friday, September 16, 2011
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Engineering News

And for $207,000,000 you too can own a brand new LNG ship!

SEOUL (Dow Jones)–STX Offshore & Shipbuilding Co. (067250.SE) said Friday a European shipper has placed an order for a liquefied natural gas

September 16, 2011
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Michael Bromwich
News

US Offshore Drilling Safety Chief holds on to current post… for now

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–Michael Bromwich, the former federal prosecutor who has led the U.S. agency that oversees offshore drilling through its response

September 16, 2011
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So what is an IMO Number anyway?
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So what is an IMO Number anyway?

Wikipedia tells us “The IMO number is made of the three letters ‘IMO’followed by the seven-digit number assigned to all ships

September 16, 2011
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Naval Intelligence And The Maersk Alabama – USMMA Grad Honored
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Naval Intelligence And The Maersk Alabama – USMMA Grad Honored

The Washington Post brings us the following story of the naval intelligence behind the 2009 Maersk Alabama pirate incident and the counterpiracy

September 16, 2011
Total Views: 48

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Friday, September 16, 2011
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Fire Incidents

Cruise Ship MS Nordlys Explosion – Incident Photo Of The Week

Two crew members where killed and over a dozen people injured by a fire aboard the cruise ship Nordlysand. The fire is believed to have ignited in the engine

September 16, 2011
Total Views: 488

Thursday, September 15, 2011
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News

Getting back to work in the Gulf of Mexico… offshore drilling rebounds, finally.

– By Russell Gold, Wall Street Journal The Gulf of Mexico has staged a comeback as a source of oil for big energy companies, little more than a year

September 15, 2011
Total Views: 42

HOA Piracy Activity
Incidents

Weekly Maritime Crime and Piracy Report: Week of 8 Sep 2011

Summary of Worldwide Maritime Crime and Piracy (Source: ONI)   BENIN: Product tanker (MATTHEOS I) hijacked on 14 September at 0121 UTC during  ship-to-ship

September 15, 2011
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cyprus oil and gas drilling
News

Offshore Drilling, the Turkish Economic Zone, and Greek Cypriots… it’s complicated.

ANKARA, Turkey—Turkey said it will declare a border on the continental shelf if the island of Cyprus proceeds with offshore oil and gas drilling

September 15, 2011
Total Views: 110

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Incidents

Piracy’s “emerging market” grows: Nearly two dozen sailors taken hostage off West Africa

A product tanker with 23 crew members was hijacked off West Africa according a report by the International Maritime Bureau. The report says that a group of

September 15, 2011
Total Views: 6

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Thursday, September 15, 2011
Two killed in engine room fire aboard Norwegian cruise ship

Two killed in engine room fire aboard Norwegian cruise ship

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xQoENfhYZE Two people have been confirmed dead after an engine room fire broke out on the Norwegian cruise ship, MS Nordlys,

September 15, 2011
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Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Admiral Papp Praises Deepwater Horizon Crew, Captain Kutcha Cleared
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Admiral Papp Praises Deepwater Horizon Crew, Captain Kutcha Cleared

The Commandant of the US Coast Guard, Admiral Robert Papp, released his final report on the Deepwater Horizon Investigation today. The contents of the report

September 14, 2011
Total Views: 83

BOEMRE
News

Joint Investigation Report Volume II: BP gets majority of blame for Deepwater Horizon disaster

Complimenting today’s official  (and final) US Coast Guard investigation report into the Deepwater Horizon disaster, the Bureau of Ocean Energy

September 14, 2011
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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
5 inch 54 caliber gun destroyer
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Was that a whale? Or did the US Navy really just shoot a 5 inch round at us?

NORFOLK, Va.  On August 17th, the US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer, The Sullivans, accidently fired an inert 5-inch round at a civilian fishing boat

September 13, 2011
Total Views: 124

High-Spec Jackup Market:  Hercules Offshore increases stake in Discovery Offshore
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High-Spec Jackup Market: Hercules Offshore increases stake in Discovery Offshore

Hercules Offshore Inc. (HERO) said its acquired an added 6.1 million shares of Discovery Offshore SA (DISC.OS), bringing the contract driller’s stake to

September 13, 2011
Total Views: 9

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Tuesday, September 13, 2011
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Defense

US government proposes new workplace safety rules for offshore oil and gas industry

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones)–The U.S. Interior Department Tuesday proposed additional workplace safety requirements for offshore oil and gas drillers. The

September 13, 2011
Total Views: 4

Monday, September 12, 2011
Ship Photo of The Week – Overcrowded boat nearly collides with giant horse, grounds in Nevada desert
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Ship Photo of The Week – Overcrowded boat nearly collides with giant horse, grounds in Nevada desert

With most of today’s news being rather depressing, I thought I’d lighten the mood a little bit with this photo from last weeks “Burning Man

September 12, 2011
Total Views: 25

Lockheed Martin submits proposal to Navy for consolidated shipboard computer system
Navy

Lockheed Martin submits proposal to Navy for consolidated shipboard computer system

Lockheed Martin says it has submitted a proposal for the Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services (CANES) program that will consolidate complex

September 12, 2011
Total Views: 6

Tribal Kat french sailors killed
Incidents

French sailor killed, wife rescued from pirates by Spanish warship off Yemen

EUNAVFOR assets stopped and boarded a skiff thought to have been involved in an incident with the French Sailing Yacht (SY) TRIBAL KAT. One member of the crew

September 12, 2011
Total Views: 55

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News

Another big subsea consolidation… Technip acquires Global Industries

PARIS (Dow Jones)–French oil services group Technip SA (TEC.FR) Monday announced the acquisition of U.S.-based Global Industries Ltd. (GLBL) for $8.00 a

September 12, 2011
Total Views: 121

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