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| New problem with cruise ship drifting off Newfounland | 3 months 20 days ago | | Added: Jan 31, 2013 09:36 |
| | An empty Russian cruise ship was drifting toward the open sea off Newfoundland as questions mounted about its safety and why a tugboat was allowed to haul it out of the St. John's harbour in the middle of winter. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| U.S. Navy ship grounded on coral reef will be dismantled | 3 months 20 days ago | | Added: Jan 31, 2013 09:27 |
| | The U.S. Navy spokesman said on Wednesday that Navy plans to dismantle a minesweeper that ran aground on a coral reef off the Philippines because the ship is a complete loss and because removing it intact would cause more damage to the reef and the ship's hull. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Ex-Sea Star Line president guilty of price fixing | 3 months 20 days ago | | Added: Jan 31, 2013 08:59 |
| | The former president of Sea Star Line LLC has been convicted of conspiring to fix the prices of shipping freight between the continental United States and Puerto Rico, the U.S. Justice Department said. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Criminal negligence trial hears catastrophic collision caught on tape | 3 months 20 days ago | | Added: Jan 31, 2013 08:56 |
| | The first moment anyone from the outside world knew something was amiss on the Queen of the North passenger ferry, crippled and taking on water off the northern coast of British Columbia, came at about 22 minutes past midnight on a windy March night seven years ago. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Press release: The 6th Deepwater Asia Congress, Indonesia | 3 months 21 days ago | | Added: Jan 30, 2013 12:18 |
| | At present, offshore oil accounts for about 33 percent of the world total output, and the number will reach 35 in ten years, in which, deepwater oil has shown rapid growth, from 3 percent in 2002 to 6 percent in 2007, and will increase to 10 percent in 2012. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Iran accuses BP of dumping oil waste into Caspian Sea | 3 months 21 days ago | | Added: Jan 30, 2013 09:52 |
| | Iran believes BP-operated Azeri oil platforms have polluted the Caspian Sea and may sue the UK oil group if it continues, Iran's deputy environment minister has been reported as saying by Iranian media. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Large pirates trial begins in India, pirates offer agreement | 3 months 22 days ago | | Added: Jan 29, 2013 09:58 |
| | As the trial of 120 Somali pirates begins in Mumbai, the Indian government has received a communication from sea brigands in the north-east African nation offering the release of 46 Indian sailors held hostage in return for the captured pirates' freedom. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Tanker Glut Worsening as OPEC Cuts Most Since Recession | 3 months 22 days ago | | Added: Jan 29, 2013 09:12 |
| | OPEC’s deepest output cut since the global recession in 2008 is creating the biggest surplus of oil tankers in the Persian Gulf in at least three years and lowering earnings for Frontline Ltd. and other ship owners. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Iranian naval forces prevent pirate attack | 3 months 22 days ago | | Added: Jan 29, 2013 09:03 |
| | Maritime sources reported that Iranian naval forces have rescued an Iranian oil tanker from an attack by a group of pirates approximately 20 nautical miles off the Sultanate's Masirah Island. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| US Air Force's F16 jet missing in Adriatic Sea | 3 months 22 days ago | | Added: Jan 29, 2013 08:49 |
| | A US F-16 fighter jet is feared to have crashed during a training exercise over the Adriatic Sea, and the US Air Force said the status of its Italy-based pilot was unknown. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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