SALVORS, fearing that the stricken Safmarine Agulhas lodged just metres off East London harbour
About 20 Filipino seamen kidnapped by pirates in Somalia in March have been released and are on their way home, officials said Monday. The men were freed Saturday, and it was not clear whether any ransom has been paid, said Roy Cimatu, the government’s special envoy to the Middle East. The men were
Statoil has signed a letter of intent with a consortium consisting of Technip Offshore Norge AS and Subsea 7 Norway NUF for reeled pipe installation services on the Norwegian continental shelf. The letter of intent relates to a 2-year framework contract for reeled pipe installation services. The val
As the fleet approaches the wonderfully named Porcupine Abyssal Plain to the west and south of Ireland, they are moving in a somewhat confused meteorological situation. As the weather chart (provided by the Fleet Numerical Meteorology and Oceanography Centre in the USA) shows the fleet is spread out
Conditions across the fleet are best described as lively. Strong following winds are giving the boats high average speeds but the general weather is dull and wet. Dry suits are the order of the day and everything on board will be getting wet as rain and spray find their way through every conceivable
Brooke Dockyard and Engineering Works Corp, reputedly the country’s oldest shipyard, Monday launched the 42-metre double- ended ferry, “Primrose II”, for Liew Fap Nien Sdn Bhd at Sejingkat here. The ferry, which would serve as a new link in Batang Sadong for the hinderland of Samarahan division, wou
ODIM AS has secured contracts today worth some NOK 25 million for the delivery of handling systems for two anchor handling vessels (AHTS). The vessels are currently under construction at Remontowa in Poland for Tidewater, and the equipment is to be delivered during third quarter 2007.
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Five fishermen from Newfoundland’s Southern Shore were rescued at sea on Friday after their 50-foot fishing vessel sank about 160 kilometres east of St. John’s. Derek O’Brien and his four brothers, who had been out fishing shrimp, were steaming home aboard their vessel, the Grand Mars, when O’Brien
The federal Fisheries Minister believes seven foreign fishing trawlers apprehended in Australian waters on Friday were operating as part of a large illegal fishing syndicate. The Indonesian flagged ice boats were escorted to Darwin today, with 67 crew on board and more than four tonnes of reef fish.
Oregon’s fishing fleet needs help to survive this season. The feds are starting to understand that, thank heavens. On Thursday, Bill Hogarth, the director of fisheries at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, met in Portland with Oregon Gov. Ted Kulongoski and representatives of Calif
At least eight people have been killed in a tsunami triggered by an earthquake off the island of Java, relief workers have said. The earthquake, which had a magnitude of 7.2, struck off the town of Pangandaran at 1519 local time (0819 GMT), causing a two-metre-high wave.
Subsea 7 INC. (OSE Symbol: SUB) announced today that in consortium with Technip Offshore Norge AS it has received a letter of intent by Statoil for a 2 year Frame Contract for reeled pipe installation services in Norway. The actual contract revenue will depend upon Statoil
Long before Leonardo DiCaprio helped make it even more of a global phenomenon, a Canada-based architect came up with the vision of how Belfast should celebrate its Titanic legacy. It was a cross-sectional piece of the ship on the slipway where it was built, complete with a five-star resort hotel. Th
