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| Stranded whales break free from Hudson Bay ice | 4 months 7 days ago | | Added: Jan 11, 2013 09:21 |
| | A dozen killer whales, trapped and facing near-certain death in the frozen expanse of Canada's Hudson Bay, broke free on Thursday morning, to the vast relief of locals and many thousands monitoring their plight online. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Conservation Groups Ask Obama for a Suspension of Arctic Ocean Drilling | 4 months 7 days ago | | Added: Jan 11, 2013 09:17 |
| | CEOs from Alaska Wilderness League, Center for Biological Diversity, Clean Water Action, Defenders of Wildlife, Earthjustice, Environment America, Friends of the Earth, Greenpeace, League of Conservation Voters, National Audubon Society, National Parks Conservation Association, Natural Resources Defense Council, Oceana, Ocean Conservancy, Pacific Environment, Sierra Club and The Wilderness Society called on Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar to suspend offshore oil and gas activities in the Arctic Ocean. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| NYC ferry crashes into dock, 11 people seriously injured | 4 months 8 days ago | | Added: Jan 10, 2013 10:38 |
| | A high-speed ferry loaded with hundreds of commuters from New Jersey crashed into a dock in lower Manhattan on Wednesday during the morning rush hour, seriously injuring 11 people, including one who suffered a severe head wound falling down a stairwell. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Fire guts ship off Lagos | 4 months 8 days ago | | Added: Jan 10, 2013 10:09 |
| | A fire explosion on board a ship servicing MRS Oil and Gas Tank Farm at the Tin-Can Island Port, Apapa, Lagos occurred on Wednesday, disrupting major operations at the depot. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Argentine Navy ship Libertad arrives home | 4 months 8 days ago | | Added: Jan 10, 2013 10:03 |
| | An Argentine naval ship detained for more than two months in Ghana because of a billion-dollar international debt dispute returned home to a triumphant welcome Wednesday. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| BC Ferries officer in fatal sinking pleads not guilty | 4 months 8 days ago | | Added: Jan 10, 2013 09:35 |
| | The officer in charge of a B.C. Ferries ship when it slammed into an island and sank with the loss of two lives in 2006 pleaded not guilty to two charges of criminal negligence causing death in court today in Vancouver. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Killer whales trapped in ice need urgent hellp | 4 months 8 days ago | | Added: Jan 10, 2013 09:21 |
| | Locals in Inukjuak said the mammals have gathered around a single hole in the ice - slightly bigger than a truck - in a desperate bid to get oxygen. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| $10-billion Norwegian Sea project planned by Statoil | 4 months 8 days ago | | Added: Jan 10, 2013 09:12 |
| | Norwegian oil and gas group Statoil and its partners presented plans on Tuesday to develop a Norwegian Sea gas field and build a pipeline at a cost of 57 billion kroner ($10 billion). Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Press release: Petrospot presents Maritime Week Americas, 29 April - 3 May 2013, Miami | 4 months 8 days ago | | Added: Jan 10, 2013 08:32 |
| | Petrospot is delighted to announce the sixth annual Maritime Week Americas, which in April 2013 will be held in Miami, the central hub of the Americas and right at the heart of some of the most exciting changes impacting the global shipping, ship management, environmental, port and bunkering industries today. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| AGCS Safety and Shipping Review 2013 | 4 months 9 days ago | | Added: Jan 09, 2013 09:56 |
| | 12 months on from the Costa Concordia incident, a new Allianz report identifies that 106 ship losses were reported worldwide in the 12 months to November 25 2012 - up from 91 ships the previous year but a 27 percent decrease on the ten year average of 146 ships per annum Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Ship loses power in Japan's waters | 4 months 9 days ago | | Added: Jan 09, 2013 09:27 |
| | A Cambodian ship with 14 crew members aboard anchored in the waters off Fukuoka the day morning as it lost power on Tuesday, the Chinese Consulate General in Fukuoka confirmed on Wednesday. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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| Sea trial success to bring £100m tide of orders | 4 months 9 days ago | | Added: Jan 09, 2013 09:06 |
| | A Derbyshire marine engineering company has taken a big step towards securing more than £100 million worth of contracts after fitting its equipment to a giant oil tanker in China. Read more | | Source: Maritime Connector | |
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