The U.S. Navy rescued a 3,000-tonne cargo ship attacked by pirates off the coast of lawless Somalia, the vessel’s captain said late on Monday.
Although the fleet has spread out since leaving Bass Strait and crossing the halfway point on this Leg, the crews are likely to bunch up again before the finish in Wellington, currently expected for sometime Thursday morning local time.
In the past 12 hours the wind shifted to the west for a while and the boats gybed to avoid going too far south of the course to Wellington. Currently they have to climb about 80 nautical miles northwards to get to Cape Farewell, the top of the South Island of New Zealand.
The port of Astoria started its maintenance dredging last week with a new environmental compliance program in place and permits in hand to dredge the face of Pier 1.
On Sunday, 19th February, the 93,500-gt cruise liner
One person has been confirmed dead and seven others rescued from a blasted fishing vessel in the Yellow Sea, the marine salvage office of the eastern Shandong province said Monday.
President A P J Abdul Kalam yesterday urged the navy to frame a long-term plan to mount cruise missiles on its submarines. Kalam
In what can be termed a major blow to Indo-French bilateral ties, the Supreme Court on Monday banned the entry of the toxic decommissioned French warship
On the 7th of February 2006 the new Logistic Support Vessel, which is currently under construction at Damen Shipyards Galati (Romania) for the Royal Netherlands Navy, was launched.
Forget fuel economy. Washington’s leading ship builders are designing and launching ever-larger yachts, making a handful of companies here leaders in a global trend toward increasingly extravagant pleasure craft.
In recent years, piracy has emerged as a large security concern, especially along the Malacca Straits, which experience 40 percent of the world’s piracy.
Knowledge and skills are one of Europe
The U.S. Navy has awarded General Dynamics Electric Boat a $1.35 billion contract modification that provides funding for the construction of the eighth Virginia-class submarine and advance procurement for the ninth and 10th ships of the class.
SeaMobile says that it has signed an agreement with Oceania Cruises, the world’s largest upscale cruise line, to provide communication solutions for its guests throughout the world.
