Palm Beach tycoon Peter Halmos has spent $1 million to gently free his mega-yacht from a federal marine sanctuary off Key West. But the effort has failed. With another hurricane season beginning June 1, he may have no choice but to drag the vessel out.
Two of the most successful names in British yachting have teamed up to create a new range of series built Superyachts. Double Queen’s Award yacht builder, Oyster Marine, has commissioned Dubois Naval Architects to produce a Dubois Oyster 100 and a Dubois Oyster 125. Manufacture of the new designs is
The Volvo Ocean Race challenger for the iShares Cup Extreme 40 Series was revealed today in conjunction with the announcement of the 2007 race schedule which features four premier regattas and three endurance races. The Volvo Ocean Race entry (pictured above right) will be skippered by leading Frenc
Perini Navi has launched their 40th vessel. Tamsen is a 52 meter ketch with a steel hull and an aluminium superstructure. The sailing yacht has 1,127 square meters of sail which are manoeuvred by 13 Perini Navi reel captive winches. There are two aluminium masts with Perini Navi carbon fiber “in-boo
“It’s a mean looking beast. I think it looks like the alien,” remarks Chris Nelson of BAE Systems, as we walk round the front of the Royal Navy’s new Astute submarine in Barrow. Looming above us is a construction shed 12 stories high. Within it are three nuclear-powered submarines at different stage
The capsized boat was towed ashore Survivors on the boat The bodies of 54 Haitian migrants have been recovered after their boat capsized in shark-infested waters near the Turks and Caicos Islands. At least 73 of the 150 people believed to have been on board on the boat have been rescued.
There is still everything to play for when 10 teams of the challengers at the Louis Vuitton Cup take to the water today. The final place in the Semi Finals is still up for grabs, following Victory Challenge’s win over Desafío Español yesterday. If the Spanish win one of their two remaining races, th
At a ceremony today in Hanoi, Vietnam, Wärtsilä and Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) signed a licence agreement for the manufacture and sale of Wärtsilä low-speed marine engines in Vietnam. The agreement was signed by Mr Pham Thanh Binh, Chairman & CEO of Vinashin and Mr Martin W
Parker Drilling Company (NYSE: PKD), announced today the award of new contracts for three international land rigs to certain subsidiaries operating in Mexico and Turkmenistan. Parker Drilling was awarded a two rig, three-year contract for land drilling services in southern Mexico. Parker rigs 266 an
High winds in the North Sea closed a major container port for several hours on Tuesday afternoon.
On Tuesday afternoon, Desafío Español 2007 joined an elite group; the Spanish are the fourth team to qualify for the Semi Finals of the Louis Vuitton Cup. When Emirates Team New Zealand beat Victory Challenge, the Swedes chances of advancing were erased.
Two of the most successful names in British yachting have teamed up to create a new range of series built Superyachts. Double Queen’s Award yacht builder, Oyster Marine, has commissioned Dubois Naval Architects to produce a Dubois Oyster 100 and a Dubois Oyster 125. Manufacture of the new designs is
Preparing the christening of the m.v. “Hathor” for shipping company Hathor Beheer, we looked back at the delivery of their first ship m.v. “Ammon”. The Hathor as their sister vessel is also in management with Hunze Lloyd of Midwolda.
A British cruise ship rescued seven Algerians from a small boat spotted drifting in the Mediterranean. The P&O cruise ship Oceana went to help the vessel after it was seen off the Balearic Islands on Thursday.
