MAYPORT, FL — The Coast Guard is now examining a 670 foot ship that ran aground off the shores of Mayport. The Horizon Discovery, a container ship, ran into rocks at the Little Jetties Park off Ocean Street Tuesday night. Early reports indicate mechnical failure caused the problem. Coast Guard offic
The interesting thing about sailing in UK waters is that tide is much more important, far more so than current. As the tide floods to the east and ebbs to the west, this is no more important than at headlands, where tidal
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The cargo removal operations on the Safmarine Agulhas were on Wednesday still halted due to bad weather, said Smith Salvage spokeswoman Clare Gomes.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says its decision to approve the extraction of 15 million cubic metres of sand from the Moreton Bay Marine Park is based on years of research. Caloundra city councillor and a former member of the Beach Protection Authority, Andrew Champion, has voiced concer
The Orion, an obsolete Navy repair vessel built in 1943, is scheduled to depart today from the James River Reserve Fleet off Newport News. The U.S. Maritime Administration expects to tow away the vessel at 9:30 a.m. It should pass under the James River Bridge about two hours later, depending on weat
Oil giant Royal Dutch Shell has reported a 36% jump in profits on the back of soaring world crude prices. The Anglo-Dutch firm said net profits measured by current cost of supply for the three months to 30 June were $6.3bn (
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JAKARTA, Indonesia – A strong earthquake rocked parts of Indonesia’s North and West Sumatra provinces Wednesday. There were no immediate reports of a tsunami. The 6.1-magnitude earthquake occurred at 6:16 p.m. and was centered under the Indian Ocean about 60 miles northwest off Nias island, said Luk
The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) has sued for the use of vessels for transporting crude oil. The corporation made the proposal to the Federal Government following the recent regular occurrence of pipeline vandalisation and the frequent kidnap of oil workers especially expatriates.
easyCruise just got easier … on the eyes. The outgrowth of easyGroup (the ubiquitous company also known for its Internet cafes, rental cars and even men’s toiletries) unveiled its “new look” today, which will debut onboard the upcoming easyCruiseTwo, the second vessel in the fleet. In a departure fr
Jersey’s shipping industry is to be the subject of a study by the island’s competition authority. The investigation, requested by Economic Development Minister Philip Ozouf will cover ferries, freight and port services. It will look at competition levels, fee and price structures, and measures that
An outbreak of TB on a Royal Navy helicopter carrier has left 50 crew members with a latent form of the disease and three confirmed cases. The entire ship’s company was tested after two crew members on the Devonport-based HMS Ocean were diagnosed with TB last month. The third case was confirmed by t
Federal officials now say the dredging of PCBs from the upper Hudson River won’t begin until 2008. According to a news release from the Environmental Protection Agency’s Manhattan office, the EPA agrees with General Electric’s contention that dredging can’t start next year because of the constructio
