Patrols to protect spawning salmon in rivers on Exmoor are to be stepped up after poaching incidents. Despite regular patrols, poachers struck last weekend and removed about 20 adult fish from a pool on the River Barle, the Environment Agency said.
The operation to rescue the crew from the sunken schooner near Kunashir Island in the Sea of Okhotsk has ended. Twelve of the 14 crewmembers were rescued. Two, a sailor and a boatswain, were found dead, the press service of the Sakhalin regional prosecutor’s office said.
The National Sea Rescue Institute suspects that the utility vessel, Hawk, which went missing off the KwaZulu-Natal South Coast last week, has sunk. All four crewmen – Bruce Shane van Wyk, 30, from Port Elizabeth; Andrew Jegels, 51, from Mossel Bay; and Thierry Gombuka, 38, and Moegamed Borsardien, 5
A Canadian warship that has been tied up at the dock at CFB Esquimalt since 2001 will be towed out to sea off the west coast of Vancouver Island next year and used for target practice. HMCS Huron was commissioned in 1972 and saw service in the Persian Gulf during the first Gulf War.
Northrop Grumman Corp. said Thursday it will develop an electro-optic based system intended to warn surface vessels and aircraft that are violating ship protection zones of Navy and Coast Guard vessels at anchor or in port. The development of the Detection and Unambiguous Warning System will use Nor
Penta-Ocean Construction Co. (TSE:1893) has received a 4.3 billion yen (US$36 million) order for reclamation work on a man-made island construction project in the United Arab Emirates. Placed by Dutch firm Van Oord Gulf FZE, the lead contractor on the project, the order is for reclaiming 5.8 million
French customs officers are inspecting a North Korean ship at an Indian Ocean island off the coast of Africa as part of United Nations measures prompted by the country’s nuclear test, but they had found nothing illegal as of late Thursday, officials said.
German shipbuilding company rejected on Thursday Greek criticism of an advanced fuel-cell-powered submarine, the Papanikolis, that has been bought by the Greek Navy. An Athens official said earlier in the day Greece was refusing to take delivery of the 65-metre-long submarine, which has a displaceme
With Singapore restricting the growth of its shipbuilding industry due in part to environmental reasons, Batam and Karimun islands are taking advantage by attracting increasing numbers of shipbuilders from the neighboring country.
More than 700 passengers and crew members aboard a trans-Atlantic cruise have fallen ill with flu-like symptoms, cruise line officials said. The outbreak, believed to be norovirus, struck people aboard the Carnival Cruise Lines’ Liberty, one of the world’s largest cruise ships, according to a statem
Well not yet, but city of Wilmington officials celebrated a small step Wednesday in what they hope is the Port City
Responds to growing demand for solar energy by nearly doubling capacity and creating new jobs. Frederick, MD, November 16, 2006: BP Solar today unveiled its plans for a $70 million expansion project at its North American headquarters in Frederick, MD. The expansion will result in nearly doubling the
Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE:NOC) received a $24.6 million planning and design contract for CVN 79, the second aircraft carrier of the CVN 78 Class.
Mr. John C.S. Lau, President & Chief Executive Officer of Husky Energy Inc., announced today the successful completion of the White Rose 2006 delineation program, which has resulted in an increase of the assessment of White Rose recoverable resources of 190 million barrels of oil.
