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Young fisherman airlifted to hospital after accident
Wexford People
… vessel, of which he was one of three crew members. The skipper, Mark Cullen from Duncannon, immediately called the Coast Guard following the accident.
2 vessels collide off Southern Leyte coast
Inquirer.net
Both vessels came from Llipata, Surigao. Initial investigation showed that the accident happened at around 4 pm Monday after MV Ocean King 1,
The pontoon MARGARET, which went aground on rocks at Jacobsbaai on the west coast last June, has resisted both the sea and several man-made attempts to refloat her. The barge is loaded with a cargo of 12 river barges and two floating docks.
The latest plan to remove the casualty is to topple the cargo into the ocean and recover whatever floats.
Fire put down at repairing cruise vessel in Arkhangelsk
ITAR-TASS
… the Alushta in the beginning of this January. The works had been done at 50% by the time the fire started. The ship is 70 meters long and ten meters wide.
Pleasure Boat Hits Jetty, Sinks
WNCT
Lifeguards jumped into the water and tried to keep the boat from sinking. But the power boat flipped onto its side and sank in about five feet of water next
Azerbaijani sailors feel good after accident in the Aegean Sea
APA
Cargo ship Bremen under the flag of Malta ran aground Wednesday in the eastern part of the Aegean Sea, off the coast of the island of Kos.
Bridge poses a tight squeeze for cargo ships
Los Angeles Times
The container ship MSC Texas passes under the Gerald Desmond Bridge in Long Beach with a few feet to spare. A group of Wilmington residents opposes plans
Night flights should be for emergencies only, union says
St. John’s Telegram
“Even in a controlled ditching situation, there are studies that show that the fatality rate will be around 15 per cent — in the daytime.
Maritime Safety chief visits NSW Maritime – Narooma
Narooma News
THE Australian Maritime Safety Authority’s (AMSA) chief executive officer Graham Peachey made a visit to the recently opened Narooma office of New South
Work suspended after ‘ghost ship‘ blaze
Hartlepool Today
No-one was hurt during the blaze, which occurred in a part of the ship likened to the size of two bedrooms of a house. The fire was under control within an
Palace puts off phase out of wooden vessels
Malaya
“In line with the policy to enhance maritime safety, the Marina adopts guidelines in its evaluation of any application for authority to acquire foreign
New Safety Technology for the …
SYS-CON Media (press release)
VTS is designed to improve maritime safety, promote the flow and efficiency of vessel traffic and to prevent accidents and related environmental damages.
Piracy/Crime
Terror, piracy burdened Yemen economy in 2009-economist
Yemen News Agency
An official document noted that maritime piracy caused a stop to hunting fish in some areas in the pirate-plagued Gulf of Aden, brining the losses of Yemeni .
Off The Radar
MEP Godfrey Bloom hails Greenpeace ship attack
BBC News
A Yorkshire MEP has been urged to resign after praising the French secret service for sinking the Greenpeace ship Rainbow Warrior in 1985. ..
Memorial held on 9th anniversary of fatal ship collision with U.S. …
A memorial service was held Wednesday to mark the ninth anniversary of the fatal 2001 collision between a Japanese fisheries
Cardboard Regatta’s a sink-fest
Cincinnati.com
Want to see a cardboard “banana split boat” float – or sink? How about a Viking ship with West Chester Township Trustee Catherine Stoker at the helm dressed
