At least five persons were feared to have been killed on Tuesday as a vessel carrying petroleum product burst into flames at the Beachland Estate, Ibafon, Apapa, Lagos. The explosion, which occurred at the Obat Petroleum Depot, also left some others seriously injured. Two of them are said to be in c
It appears the B.C. government has a new ally in its effort to have the longstanding moratorium lifted on offshore offshore oil and gas exploration. The Nisga’a First Nation in northwestern B.C. has struck a deal with the province to obtain more information about offshore exploration. The president
Malta Maritime Authority (MMA) report excellent progress by Transas in the installation of the Malta VTMIS. On the 5th of June 2006, Transas Limited started physical installation work on the first radar site. Preparation, planning and project management tasks have been progressing as planned since t
For eight years it hasn’t existed – but yesterday Whangarei’s worst-kept secret was wheeled into the sun for the first time. With the radio mast and navigation equipment now fitted, the 65m superyacht built for reclusive multi-millionaire John Spencer is too big for the giant shed it was built in. T
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 said today that a new phase of cleanup at the upper river portion of the Sheboygan River and Harbor Superfund site begins this week. The project will continue under EPA supervision, in consultation with Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, through
The RNLI at Lough Swilly has called for the harbour to be dredged after it was unable to deploy its big rescue boat today. The boat could not be deployed because of low water levels in the bay caused, the RNLI says, by the failure to dredge the harbour.
The Jamaican media got a taste of life onboard a Clipper 68 racing yacht on Tuesday when they went for a sail on Durban Clipper out of the newly named Errol Flynn Marina. Twelve journalists from the Caribbean island were showed the ropes by Cardiff Skipper Conor Fogerty and crew members from Durban
The crew and skippers of the Clipper 05-06 Round the World Yacht Race experienced a taste of Hollywood on Tuesday night as Patrice Wymore Flynn, widow of the legendary 50s movie star, Errol Flynn, made a star appearance at the Clipper 05-06 Round the World Yacht Race prize giving ceremony for Race 9
Fano, Italy
The stage is set for the final act of the 2006 America
Things are moving fast with the next edition of the Volvo Ocean Race. Following the announcement in Gothenburg that there would be another race starting in 2008 and sailing a new route from a new start port, today Glenn Bourke, joined by President of the region of Valencia, Francisco Camps confirmed
It was a hectic last day for the sailors from the Volvo Ocean Race as they attended a final parade in the Race village at 1730 and then had to be front and centre at the main prize giving at 2100. Parading in overall finish order, the teams ran the gauntlet of cheering crowds, each […]
Aggreko plc, the global leader in the rental of power generation and temperature control services today announced that it has been contracted to supply an 8 MW / 4.16kV stand-by power package on board the floating production, storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) Conkouati, currently operating in the
THE ship that is to replace both the Castle-class ships, Dumbarton Castle and Leeds Castle for patrol duties in Falklands waters, was launched last week. HMS Clyde is an enhanced River Class design with a helicopter deck capable of accepting helicopters up to the size of the new Merlin. She also has
