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Piracy

M/V Enrica Lexie Free to Leave India

India’s Kerala High Court on Thursday ordered the release of the Italian tanker, M/V Enrica Lexie, that has been embroiled in a diplomatic row between

Incidents

Italian Tanker Runs Aground Off Sicily in Stormy Weather [AIS TRACK]

Blog

Costa Concordia Underwater Photos

These underwater photos released today show damage to the starboard side of the Costa Concordia, below the water line.  As you can see there is quite a bit

Incidents

Cruise Ship Costa Concordia Sinks off Italian Coast [VIDEO, AIS Track]

Upon departure from the port of a Giglio, an island off the northwestern coast of Italy, the cruise ship Costa Concordia struck a reef, tearing a 50 meter-long

Engineering News

Italy’s Fincantieri Drops Layoff Plans

ROME -(Dow Jones)- Italian state-owned shipmaker Fincantieri SpA has agreed to scrap its planned slashing of 2,551 jobs at the government’s request, the

Navy

Gliders For Use In Hyrdographic & Anti-Submarine Missions

For the last few weeks, in the Ionian Sea to the southeast of Sicily, three gliders participated for the first time in an anti-submarine warfare exercise.

Ship Fires

Vincenzo Florio Ferry Fire – Incident Photo Of The Week

This week’s incident photo of the week is of the Italian ferry M/V Vincenzo Florio, enroute from Naples to Palermo. The BBC tells

Uncategorized

Ship of the Day – Saipem 7000

Ship of the Day brings us the Saipem 7000; Today’s SotD is world’s second largest crane vessel Saipem 7000 (IMO: 8501567, Port of Registry: Nassau,