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Monday, August 13, 2012
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Engineering News

With a Boxy Stern and a Forward Pilothouse, M/V Tønsberg May Not be the Sexiest Ship on the Ocean, but She’s a Winner

The M/V Tønsberg, a RO/RO vessel was recently voted Ship of the Year. Fathom CTech’s Pete Lockley explored with the owners just what makes this

August 13, 2012
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Sunday, August 12, 2012
Paul Watson or Cap’n Crunch, Who’s More Legit?
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Paul Watson or Cap’n Crunch, Who’s More Legit?

There’s been a fair bit of discussion lately about the legitimacy of the international fugitive sometimes referred to as “Captain” Paul

August 12, 2012
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Collision

US Navy Destroyer Collides With Japanese Oil Tanker [IMAGES, VIDEO]

The U.S. Navy said one of its guided-missile destroyers collided with an oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz in the Persian Gulf. The collision between USS

August 12, 2012
Total Views: 145

Friday, August 10, 2012
Words Can’t Describe Something this Beautiful Well Enough [VIDEO]
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Words Can’t Describe Something this Beautiful Well Enough [VIDEO]

20 miles off Santa Cruz, California, Mark Peters and some friends were fishing for albacore and playing around with a custom underwater “torpedo”

August 10, 2012
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Mercy Ships: ‘Why Do We Dry Dock?’
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Mercy Ships: ‘Why Do We Dry Dock?’

Here is a nice video of a recent dry docking of the Mercy Ship’s hospital Ship AFRICA MERCY. [vimeo 47311612 w=500 h=281] Why Do We Dry Dock? from Mercy

August 10, 2012
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New Zealand’s Air Force Discovers The Ocean is a Weird-Ass Place

While on a routine maritime patrol mission yesterday between Samoa and New Zealand, a Royal New Zealand Air Force P-3 Orion spotted a rather unusual field of

August 10, 2012
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Cable Ship Erupts in Flames Off Namibian Coast
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Cable Ship Erupts in Flames Off Namibian Coast

A cable laying ship returning from a repair job off the coast of Namibia erupted in flames and smoke earlier this week, forcing all 56 crew members to abandon

August 10, 2012
Total Views: 192

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News

BOP Blowout! $4.5 Billion Surge in Orders for 400-Ton Subsea Failsafe

The five-story-tall valve that failed to stop the biggest offshore U.S. oil spill is heading toward a $4.5 billion surge in orders as deep-water oil

August 10, 2012
Total Views: 3148

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Defense

From One Sailor to Another, US Navy Ship Captain Expresses Goodwill Toward Iranians [IMAGE]

  Commander Christopher M. Senenko, commanding officer of the guided-missile destroyer USS James E. Williams (DDG 95), presents command ball caps to

August 10, 2012
Total Views: 145

Thursday, August 9, 2012
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Defense

Iranian Mariners Abandon Floating Inferno, US Navy Responds [IMAGE]

The crew of the guided missile destroyer, James E. Williams rendered assistance to 10 Iranian mariners yesterday who had to abandon their burning vessel in the

August 9, 2012
Total Views: 68

WANTED: Whale Wars’ Paul Watson
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WANTED: Whale Wars’ Paul Watson

America’s most notorious and controversial ship captain is now an international fugitive. On Wednesday, INTERPOL formally issued a Red Notice for Paul

August 9, 2012
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Is The USCG Ready for an Arctic Oil Spill? [INTERVIEW]
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Is The USCG Ready for an Arctic Oil Spill? [INTERVIEW]

The US Coast Guard recently issued a press release commending participants on the success of last week’s oil spill recovery equipment exercise off the

August 9, 2012
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BAE systems amazonas brazilian navy ocean patrol vessel
Defense

BAE Systems Delivers New Class of Ocean Patrol Vessel for Brazilian Navy

AMAZONAS, the first of three BAE Systems built Ocean Patrol Vessels being delivered the Brazilian Navy, departed the UK for Rio de Janeiro this morning after

August 9, 2012
Total Views: 68

Sign of the Times, World’s Oldest Shipping Company Goes out of Business
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Sign of the Times, World’s Oldest Shipping Company Goes out of Business

(Bloomberg) — The world’s oldest shipping company sold its last vessel and is going out of business, according to the liquidator. Stephenson Clarke

August 9, 2012
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Engineering News

Due in 2013, Maersk’s New 18k TEU Containerships will be the “Prius of the Seas”

(Bloomberg) — A.P. Maersk-Moeller A/S’s planned fleet of the world’s largest container vessels will be as groundbreaking for their shape as

August 9, 2012
Total Views: 446

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News

Fredriksen’s Golar Receives Record Rate to Store LNG at Sea (corrected)

(Corrects storage location in first paragraph of story published Aug. 9. Company corrects rate in second.)  (Bloomberg) — Golar LNG Ltd., a company

August 9, 2012
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How to Get the Most Out of Your Ship’s Electrical System

By Fathom-CTech, This week the spotlight turns to auxiliary power and electrical loads with a particular focus on inefficiencies within electrical systems.

August 9, 2012
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012
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Defense

On Thin Ice: U.S. Capability Lacking in the Race for the Arctic

By Ensign Joseph P. Walter, US Navy For years now there has been talk about how the Arctic is heating up—both in the physical sense and in terms of

August 8, 2012
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News

Stickin’ it to the Shippers, Panama Canal Approves Toll Increase

PANAMA CITY, Panama – Following the recommendation from the Board of Directors of the Panama Canal Authority (ACP), the Cabinet Council of the Government

August 8, 2012
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Who’s Gonna Catch the COK?! [NSFW]
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Who’s Gonna Catch the COK?! [NSFW]

Unofficial Olympic Sailing commentary by an Irishman who clearly knows nothing about the

August 8, 2012
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