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Friday, January 13, 2012
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Blog

Approaching Anchorage in the Ice – POTD

Another cool shot from Dustin Lemke, Ship’s engineer/ Photographer/Yeti…

January 13, 2012
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Somali Pirates Release Chemical Tanker MT FAIRCHEM BOGEY [REPORT]
Piracy

Somali Pirates Release Chemical Tanker MT FAIRCHEM BOGEY [REPORT]

The chemical tanker MT FAIRCHEM BOGEY has been released by Somali pirates just five months after it was hijacked, according to a report by the Somalia Report.

January 13, 2012
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Engineering News

Exciting Times in Marine Engineering – A Look at the Evolution and Future of Electrical Power [VIDEO]

With power generation, grids and networks constantly expanding, the need for additional efficient and environmentally friendly power has never been greater.

January 13, 2012
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News

Port of Singapore Records Positive 2011 Results [REPORT]

Port of Singapore continued to register good growth in all areas despite a challenging year for the maritime industry Amid uncertainty in the global economy as

January 13, 2012
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Thursday, January 12, 2012
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Defense

Learning the Hard Way…Pirates Try to Board Spanish Warship

At first light on 12 January 2012, having just completed the escort of a World Food Program ship carrying food-aid into Somalia and while operating close to

January 12, 2012
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SIFA VLCC Oman shipping company HHI
News

HHI Delivers “DABA”, a 317,000 DWT VLCC to Oman Shipping Company

Oman Shipping Company S.A.O.C. (OSC) took delivery of one of their latest Very Large Crude Carrier (VLCC) the DABA, at Hyundai Heavy Industries co. Ltd’s

January 12, 2012
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Incidents

Weekly Piracy Update: Aggressive Tactics in the Gulf of Guinea

Worldwide Summary of Maritime Crime and Piracy, Week of 5 – 11 January (Source: Office of Naval Intelligence) PERU: Container vessel boarded on 5 January

January 12, 2012
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Engineering News

China Launches SUPER GREEN 8500 Cargo Ship [IMAGES/VIDEO]

Carisbrooke Shipping took delivery of the first SUPER GREEN 8500 vessel from China’s Jiangsu Yangzijiang Shipbuilding. The vessel was delivered after

January 12, 2012
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Engines

Rolls-Royce To Deliver World’s First 100% LNG-Powered Tugboat

Rolls-Royce Marine has signed a contract to deliver highly efficient engines and propulsion systems for the world’s first Liquid Natural Gas (LNG)

January 12, 2012
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Blog

The Thickest, Scariest Waves Ever Surfed, Caught on Phantom Camera

BIGGEST TEAHUPOO EVER, SHOT ON THE PHANTOM CAMERA. Teahupoo, Tahiti is widely known throughout the world of surfing as having the most powerful break on the

January 12, 2012
Total Views: 251

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News

Liquid Velvet Update – Pirate Mothership Returns to Somalia

Just in from the Office of Naval Intelligence… PLEASE BE ADVISED – The Somali-pirated M/T Liquid Velvet, which as of this week was underway

January 12, 2012
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Defense

Austal Splashes the US Navy’s Newest Littoral Combat Ship – LCS 4 “Coronado”

On January 10, 2012, Austal’s Mobile, Alabama shipyard completed the launch of the second 127-metre Independence-Variant Littoral Combat Ship,

January 12, 2012
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Wednesday, January 11, 2012
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Puget Sound Sunrise – Photo of the Day

Wicked cool photo by USMMA ’98 grad and Jackson Hole local, Dustin Lemke.  Mt. Rainier is a glacier-topped volcano that rises from sea level to 14,410

January 11, 2012
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Incidents

UPDATE 2: US Air Force to the Rescue! C-130 Departs McMurdo With Injured Korean Sailors

Update 2: 13 Jan 2012 A United States Airforce (USAF) C-130 Hercules aircraft departed McMurdo station at 12.35pm today (NZDT) with the 7 injured crew on

January 11, 2012
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Multimedia

A Tsunami of Furniture – A Ship Takes Heavy Rolls [VIDEO]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=93FshRIFr6Q **UPDATED** (CCTV) Passengers were thrown around like ragdolls when the Pacific Sun Cruise liner struck a storm off

January 11, 2012
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Maersk Line Getting Wired: New partnership with Ericsson will bring cell phones to the high seas
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Maersk Line Getting Wired: New partnership with Ericsson will bring cell phones to the high seas

Mobile and broadband at sea — we are officially living in the future. Swedish telecommunications company Ericsson and Maersk Line, the world’s

January 11, 2012
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GHOST – Small Craft “Could Help Keep Hormuz Open”
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GHOST – Small Craft “Could Help Keep Hormuz Open”

The number of threats posing significant risks to maritime security these days seems to be never ending, always changing, and rapidly growing.  Pirates, rogue

January 11, 2012
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Grounded Vessel on Christmas Island, Australia Breaks in Two
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Grounded Vessel on Christmas Island, Australia Breaks in Two

The Panamanian-flagged general cargo vessel MV TYCOON that broke free of its mooring on Tuesday and grounded on Christmas Island in Australia has broken in

January 11, 2012
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Antarctic Fishing Vessel Catches Fire Killing Three Crew, Injuring Others
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Antarctic Fishing Vessel Catches Fire Killing Three Crew, Injuring Others

A Korean fishing vessel caught fire early Wednesday morning in the Ross Sea, approximately 2,000 nautical miles southeast of New Zealand, killing three crew

January 11, 2012
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News

VLCC Owners Form New Supertanker Alliance

Following in the recent footsteps of the containership industry and their newly formed, G6 Alliance, the crude tanker industry is consolidating their assets

January 11, 2012
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