In a pre-planned operation, arranged in conjunction with ABN AMRO TWO and the crew, the Royal Netherlands Navy, the Royal Navy and with the UK authorities, Hans Horrevoets
Kongsberg Maritime has developed a new LNG Cargo Handling Simulator, designed to assist the safe, efficient and profitable transportation of LNG, through detailed and realistic training scenarios. The requirement for the training of crew aboard both existing and new LNG vessels of both Spherical and
Thrane & Thrane A/S, equipment manufacturer of whom Radio Holland is distributor, is one of the sponsors of the world
Following a night of fighting their keel problems after the aft end of their keel pivot bearing broke away from the hull, Bouwe Bekking and his crew have abandoned their vessel and have safely transferred to ABN AMRO TWO which has been standing by since approximately 2200GMT last night. The crew use
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At 2330GMT and 42 seconds, ABN AMRO ONE crossed the finish line at Gilkicker point to win Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-06. The superior performance of the Juan Kouyoumdjian-designed Volvo Open 70 in strong winds has brought her to the finish before the second placed boat, Neal McDonald’s Erics
A Royal Caribbean cruise ship docked in Port Canaveral Sunday without a missing passenger. Friends reported 21-year-old Ohio resident Daniel DiPiero missing nearly one week ago after his three roommates realized he had not slept in the cabin they shared. Authorities called off the search for DiPiero
A Chinese ship has rescued 97 Vietnamese fishermen stranded on a remote island by Typhoon Chanchu. Xinhua news agency says the fishermen were found alive on the Chinese island of Dong Sa, three days after the powerful storm swept through the South China Sea. Another 18 bodies were found dead by the
Varna. More than 2 km of a net, used for catching turbot were found on a Turkish trawler, seized this morning in the Bulgarian coastal town of Varna. The net was found wet, with mussels on it and in working condition, the Chief of the Border Police Directorate in Varna Dimitar Vasilev said, cited by
At 1226GMT and 29 seconds, Neal McDonald’s Ericsson crossed the Gilkicker point finish line to take second place in Leg 7 of the Volvo Ocean Race. After a traumatic series of crew changes, including the demotion of the skipper for one leg, the team has fought back from some lack-lustre performances
Moscow – Six heavily armed pirates robbed a Russian tanker in the Atlantic ocean off the coast of Guinea, west Africa, Russian coast guards said on Sunday. The pirates boarded the tanker and stole the contents of the till before making their escape in a motor boat, Russian news agency ITAR-TASS quot
HONOLULU (AP) _ A Tesoro oil tanker spilled up to 2,000 gallons of crude oil into the Pacific Ocean early Saturday morning. Tesoro spokesman Nathan Hokama says the spill occurred about one-point-five miles off the coast of Oahu when a hose line pumping oil from the tanker to a floating buoy disconne
At 2200GMT the Volvo Ocean Race headquarters issued the following statement concerning Bouwe Bekking
The order book position of the Indian shipyards stands at Rs 10,000 crore at present and is expected to improve further, Mr T.R. Baalu, Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highways, told the members of Consultative Committee here on Saturday. In order to offer incentives to shipbuilding activi
