Thousands of passengers have had travel plans disrupted after a ferry struck a whale just off Holyhead in north Wales. Irish Ferries have confirmed its Dublin Swift service would be in dock for two days following the incident at 1400 BST on Tuesday. The “soft impact” collision happened as the vessel
In the six months since President Bush warned of the country’s “addiction” to foreign oil, prices have increased a further $10 per barrel, and the Middle East faces the prospect of regional war. So it might come as no surprise to see the Senate joining the House in passing legislation vastly expandi
Northrop Grumman Ship Systems has been awarded a $58.4 million contract for maintenance and modernization work on Ticonderoga class Aegis cruisers, according to information from the company. The work will be done at Northrop Grumman’s Pasca-goula shipyard, and waterfront support for ships will be pr
A disabled merchant vessel today sank near an ONGC platform in Bombay High without damaging the oil rig and its 28-member crew was rescued in a joint operation by the Navy and Coast Guard. The cargo vessel MV Oel Vision passed clear of the rig and sank early today and there was no damage to [&hellip
Proposed regulations that would allow ministerial discretion to grant permission to fish in marine sanctuaries, have been labelled unacceptable by New South Wales’ Nature Conservation Council (NCC). The minister can currently only give special consent to fish in sanctuaries for research, environment
Portland, OR. – The motor vessel, CS Ocean, a 560-foot commercial cargo ship, grounded at approximately 1:30 p.m. Sunday afternoon. The vessel grounded while anchored at the lower anchorage on the Columbia River near the Willamette junction in Vancouver, Wash. A command post was set up at Coast Guar
Irish Ferries has been forced to take one of its vessels out of service after it collided with a whale in the Irish Sea yesterday. The Swift Service between Dublin and Holyhead will remain out of action while divers assess the extent of the damage.
San Francisco, CA. – The U.S. Coast Guard and NOAA will oversee the salvage of the motor vessel Albion in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary next week. The Albion sank in 180 feet of water on January 31, 2005 two miles north of Monterey Harbor and has remained there ever since. The owner has
Experts appointed by an Indian court have cleared the entry of a French ocean liner into a ship-breaking yard, a senior official said. The Blue Lady, owned by an Indian firm, can now be towed to the world’s largest ship-breaking yard in Alang in the state of Gujarat and dismantled. It was formerly t
The Vietnam Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (Vinashin) said it needs VND40 trillion (US$2.5 billion) to carry out projects under the strategy of $1-billion in ship exports to 2010. To meet the export target within five years, Vinashin plans to invest in building and upgrading infrastructure of 10
In a program that began with great promise but soon spiraled out of control, Northrop Grumman has been building the ASDS “Advanced SEAL delivery System” mini-subs, the successors to the previous SDV (SEAL/Swimmer Delivery Vehicle) carried on US Benjamin Franklin Class (SSBN-640) attack submarines. U
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