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Titanic watches
(Published: 2007-08-07 02:20:38)
Some of the metal from the hull of the Titanic was salvaged by
divers. This metal has been blended with modern shipbuilding steel at
the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast, where the Titanic
was built. This blend is being used to make the casing of fancy
timepieces by Swiss jeweler Romain Jerome. Coal which was to have been
burned in the Titanic's furnaces and which was also recovered from the
seabed has been mixed with ceramics to create black dials for the
watches. The watches have been criticized as being in bad taste by Titanic enthusiasts. The limited-edition watches range in price from about $9,000 to $150,000. (Source: teve Myall, Daily Mail, 8/4/07) |
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Melting polar ice cap makes more work for the US Coast Guard
(Published: 2007-08-03 03:52:49)
The US Coast Guard is responsible for policing maritime traffic,
chasing off foreign fishermen that cross into US waters, pursuing drug
traffickers, rescuing seamen in distress, protecting indigenous people
and responding to oil spills and other environmental accidents. Ice in
the Arctic sea has decreased by nearly 20% over the past two decades,
and the resulting increased maritime traffic has made the Arctic a more
significant focus for the Coast Guard in the past six months. In
addition to opening up a potential sea route, the reduction in ice has
sparked competing claims among the eight nations that border the
Arctic. These factors could create more word for the Coast Guard. (Source: Barbara Slavin, USA TODAY) |
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US Coast Guard saves 1 million lives
(Published: 2007-08-03 03:52:12)
The US Coast Guard was founded on August 4, 1790. On that day, the
first Congress authorized the construction of ten vessels to enforce
tariff and trade laws, prevent smuggling, and protect the collection of
the federal revenue. Responsibilities were added over the years,
including the task many associate with the service today: that of
aiding mariners in distress. During this year's ceremony, the Coast
Guard will announce that it has rescued more than one million persons
since it was established. (Source: US Coast Guard) |
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UN support sought off the coast of Somalia to combat pirates
(Published: 2007-08-03 03:51:29)
The International Maritime Bureau has identified the coast of Somalia
as having the highest piracy risk in the world. The International
Maritime Organization (IMO) wants the UN Security Council to provide
assistance to make the area safer. UN action would include consenting
to naval ships operating in the Indian Ocean, entering the country's
territorial waters when engaging in operations against pirates or
suspected pirates and armed robbers endangering the safety of life at
sea. Of particular concern is the safety of crews on board ships
carrying World Food Programme humanitarian aid to Somalia, or leaving
Somali ports after having discharged their cargo. The Council has
authorized the secretary general to take action on the proposal. (Source: Abdulsamad Ali, allAfrica.com) |
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Daewoo up for sale
(Published: 2007-07-31 02:04:43)
Creditors are scheduled to start selling their 50% stake in Daewoo
Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering, the world's largest shipbuilder,
before the end of the year. But it's almost certain the winner will be
Korean. There are increasing concerns about losing technology to China,
which has said it wants to surpass Korea as the world's leading
shipbuilder by 2015. Although a formal decision hasn't been made it
seems likely that all foreign investors could be banned from bidding.
Potential South Korean bidders include Posco, GS Engineering and
Construction and STX Pan Ocean. The deal could be worth as much as US
$8.7 billion. (Source: Anna Fifield, The Australian) |
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Coast Guard to Establish MFPU
(Published: 2007-07-30 02:33:39)
The Coast Guard will establish a
Maritime Force Protection Unit (MFPU) in Bangor, Wash., Thursday.
The MFPU will be a team of vigilant guardians who provide fleet
security to the U. S. Navy through: deterrence by presence; protection
by escort; defense by force; and terrorism prevention through strategic
partnerships.
The newly created MFPU will provide a dedicated force of active
duty and reserve personnel that possess specialized skills,
capabilities, and expertise to perform a broad range of port security
and harbor defense missions. (Source: Marinelink) |
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South San Francisco Ferry Service Construction Plans Move
(Published: 2007-07-30 02:33:00)
Ferry service between South San
Francisco and Oakland just moved one step closer to reality. The Board
of Directors of the San Francisco Bay Area Water Transit Authority
(WTA) approved construction phasing plans for the South Francisco Ferry
Terminal at Oyster Point, contingent upon successful lease negotiations
with the property owner (the San Mateo County Harbor District). If all
goes according to plan, construction could start as early as this Fall.
To expedite construction and maximize contractor participation, the WTA
would build the terminal in two construction packages: One covering the
float and gangway and another for the terminal.
Award of the float construction contract is scheduled for this
November. It will be built off-site and delivered to Oyster Point in
September 2008. The second package covering the terminal construction
will start in May 2008. While the Board authorized staff to start the
bidding phase, funding plans still need to be confirmed before
contracts are awarded. Construction cost estimates for South San
Francisco ferry service, including 2 new vessels, is $46 million, of
which $16.3 million covers the construction of the terminal, gangway
and float. (Source: Marinelink) |
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Northrop Grumman Awarded Contract to Develop New Sub Tech
(Published: 2007-07-30 02:32:17)
Northrop Grumman Corporation was
awarded funding by the U.S. Navy for research and development of
advanced technologies for current and future submarines.
Northrop Grumman's Newport News sector is the prime contractor for the
work, which is valued at approximately $16.9m. An additional $5m
funding option could also be awarded in the next 12 months.
The contract supports the assessment and development of future
submarine technologies such as external torpedo launchers, electric
ship systems to replace current hydraulic systems and other potential
improvements. Design work may also be performed on the Large Scale
Vehicle, Cutthroat (LSV2), a scaled-down submarine test vehicle used to
evaluate new concepts. (Source: Marinelink) |
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Oil spill in Prince William Sound
(Published: 2007-07-30 02:29:08)
The fishing service vessel Nordic Viking grounded 25 miles south of Valdez, Alaska, and about 20 miles southeast of the reef where the Exxon Valdez
ran aground in 1989. It isn't clear why the vessel grounded on Saturday
night. All four crew members were unhurt, but the ship spilled about
3,500 gallons of diesel fuel. Although much smaller than the Valdez spill, it is still among the 20 largest of the hundreds that have occurred in Prince William Sound in the last decade. (Source: Associated Press at MSNBC.com) |
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MOD gives go-ahead for aircraft carriers
(Published: 2007-07-30 02:28:17)
Britain gave the go-ahead on Wednesday for plans to spend 3.9 billion
pounds to build two aircraft carriers, triggering a deal that will
merge operations at the UK's two largest shipbuilders. The carriers are
to be called Queen Elizabeth and Prince of Wales and are
due to enter service in 2014 and 2016. That is later than the 2012 and
2014 targets cited in original plans, which date back to 1998. They
will be the largest ships ever to sail with the Royal Navy. Britain's
two largest shipbuilders, BAE Systems and VT Group, responded to the
news by announcing they had inked a deal on a shipbuilding merger: BAE
will hold 55 percent of the joint venture and VT the remainder. (Source: Roland Jackson, AFP at Yahoo! News) |
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Ship engine falls off truck at California shipyard
(Published: 2007-07-30 02:27:00)
A 200-ton engine, destined for a US Navy ship under construction at the
General Dynamics NASSCO shipyard, slid off a trailer, landed on one
car, crushed the front end of another, and also hit a third. The engine
landed with enough force to break the concrete, put a small crater in
the street, and break a water line. The shipyard had to cancel its
first shift, and the road was closed for several hours. (Source: Karen Kucher and Greg Gross, SignOnSanDiego.com) |
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Russian Navy denies nuclear sub blast
(Published: 2007-07-30 02:25:02)
The Russian Navy denied Friday media
reports of an explosion aboard a nuclear submarine under repair in
Severodvinsk, on the White Sea, Thursday. Igor Dygalo, an aide to the
Russian Navy commander, said one of the submarine's main ballast tanks
at a dockyard was damaged due to a surge in air pressure, which
dockyard officials are treating as a routine occurrence. Dygalo said no
one was injured in the incident, adding that the damaged tank would be
repaired. An environmental official in Norway, near the port of
Severodvinsk, told Reuters there was no sign of increased radioactivity
as a result of the accident. (Source: BBC News) |
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USCG Homeporting of National Security Cutters
(Published: 2007-07-24 02:51:07)
The US Coast Guard issued a notice
stating that its final environmental assessment relating to the planned
homeporting of four National Security Cutters at Coast Guard Island,
Alameda, California resulted in a finding of no significant impact.
These new cutters will replace four older cutters. (Source: HK Law) |
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USS Kidd Arrives in San Diego
(Published: 2007-07-24 02:50:17)
The Northrop Grumman
Corporation-built Aegis guided missile destroyer USS
Kidd (DDG 100) arrived at her homeport here at Naval Station San Diego
on July 19. The ship is named in honor of Rear Adm. Isaac Campbell Kidd
(1884-1941) who died directing defenses against the
Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, in 1941.
The ship, commissioned last month in Galveston, Texas, is the
24th Aegis guided missile destroyer built by the company's Ship Systems
sector in Pascagoula, Miss. She is a survivor of Hurricane Katrina and
has received many accolades from industry and Navy officials since her
return from a damaged hull during the nation's worst natural disaster.
During Hurricane Katrina, Northrop Grumman employees fought
bravely to defend DDG 100 against the onslaught of water to keep her
afloat. The ship was saved, but flooding made a complete refurbishment
of the affected compartments necessary. The ship was restored, and
following her super trials in the Gulf of Mexico last fall, the U.S.
Navy offered great reviews and acknowledged the ship performed well. (Source: Marinelink) |
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EU seeks cuts at Poland's shipyard
(Published: 2007-07-24 02:36:58)
The European Commission gave Poland's
Gdansk shipyard a month from Friday to either cut capacity or return
subsidy money, a move which threatens to push the yard into bankruptcy.
Under EU rules, governments can give financial help to ailing companies
only if the cash is accompanied by plans that would make the firms
viable in the long term. The Commission said it accepted capacity cuts
at two other Polish shipyards, Gdynia and Szczecin, in return for
clearing past state aid. The three yards have had a total of 1.3
billion euros ($1.8 billion) in subsidies since Poland joined the
European Union in May 2004. The EU is aware of the symbolic importance
of the Gdansk yard, but believes measures are necessary to ensure free
competition in the sector. (Source: Jan Cienski and George Parker, Financial Times at MSNBC.com) |
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Ransom demanded for Danica White
(Published: 2007-07-24 02:33:49)
A ransom of US $1.5 million dollars has been demanded for the release
of five Danish seamen abducted by pirates off Somalia early June. The Danica White
was en route from Dubai to Mombasa in Kenya when armed pirates ordered
the vessel to head to the coast of Somalia. The ship owner H Folmer og
Co has no means to pay the ransom and has large debts. The Danish
foreign ministry is also opposed to paying a ransom for fears it would
generate more kidnappings. (Source: The Australian) |
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Bourbon to Sell Port Towage Business
(Published: 2007-07-23 03:17:15)
As part of its Horizon 2010
strategy plan Bourbon has announced the intention of Grupo
Boluda Corporacion Maritima to purchase the harbour towage activity of Les
Abeilles.
The acquisition plan is an opportunity for Les Abeilles to grow and
expand its harbour towage operations. The size and international presence
of harbour towage operators have become decisive factors for success in a
market in which many cases of consolidation have been observed in recent
months.
The acquisition plan would therefore be totally relevant in view of the
companies' complementary geographical fields of operation, added to the
reputation of the buyer, who has clearly demonstrated his intention to
invest and become a major player in harbour towage.
The sale of stock in the companies concerned would not have any impact
on employees who would retain their status, seniority and benefits.
It should be emphasized that the plan concerns harbour towage only, and
does not include protection of the French coastline by vessels chartered by
the French navy and carried out by Les Abeilles International which will
still be part of Bourbon.
The project is currently under instruction and consultation by the
staff representative bodies of the companies concerned. (Source: Marinelink) |
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Panama Canal Awards First Construction Contract
(Published: 2007-07-23 03:16:09)
The Panama Canal Authority (ACP) took
one step closer to breaking ground for the expansion of the Panama
Canal Tuesday, when it officially awarded the first expansion
construction project contract to Constructora Urbana S.A. (CUSA).
The selection process began May 7, when the ACP released its
request for proposals to begin the first of five dry excavation
projects to create the new Pacific Locks access channel. This new
channel will link a new, third set of locks on the Pacific end of the
Canal with the existing Gaillard Cut (the narrowest stretch in the
Panama Canal). This project represents approximately 16 percent of the
total excavation for the new Pacific Locks access channel.
At a special ceremony on July 6, the ACP reviewed the bid submissions
for the first dry excavation of the new Pacific Locks access channel.
The chart below shows the companies that submitted bids and their
corresponding bid price. The ACP selected the lowest priced proposal
that met all of the project’s requirements. (Source: Marinelink) |
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Maritime Administration Environment Director Honored
(Published: 2007-07-23 03:15:19)
Michael Carter, Director of the
Office of Environment at the Maritime Administration, recently received
a Team Bronze Medal from the Environmental Protection Agency for his
work with the Vessels-to-Reefs Guidance Development Team. Other team
members, who were also awarded the medal, included participants from
the Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Navy, and the Office of
Management and Budget. The Artificial Reefing Best Management Practices
were developed to provide the first consistent set of guidelines for
use by EPA regions, states, the Maritime Administration and the Navy to
prepare ships for artificial reefing in an environmentally sound
manner. The guidelines now provide a baseline for the states to
estimate the costs associated with preparing the ships. (Source: Marinelink)
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Comfort Arrives in Nicaragua, Continues Mission
(Published: 2007-07-19 16:15:51)
After caring for more than 55,000
patients in Belize, Guatemala and Panama, hospital ship USNS Comfort
(T-AH 20) arrived in Corinto on July 18, continuing its four-month
humanitarian assistance deployment.
U.S. Navy, Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, U.S. Public Health Service,
Canadian Forces, and Operation Smile and Project Hope personnel will
continue providing the people of Latin America and the Caribbean with
no-cost health care services, including adult and pediatric primary
care, dental care, optometry and other services while in Nicaragua.
More than 30 "Operation Smile" personnel will board the ship here
to conduct cleft lip and cleft palate operations aboard Comfort.
Comfort will remain in Corinto for nearly a week conducting operations
at various locations, including Corinto Hospital Jose Shendell, Centro
de Salud, el Realejo and Villa de Julio Centro de Salud.
Comfort is on a 120-day humanitarian assistance deployment to
Latin America and the Caribbean providing medical assistance to
patients in more than a dozen countries. While deployed, Comfort is
under the operational control of U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command and
tactical control of Destroyer Squadron 24. (Source: Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelly E. Barnes, USNS Comfort Public Affairs) |
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Salvors are still trying to break up the Napoli
(Published: 2007-07-19 16:12:53)
A third round of explosives may be used on the container ship MSC Napoli,
after the grounded ship has failed yet again to split in half. On
Tuesday, The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) used precision
charges in a bid to separate the deck plates on the ship, which is
grounded off Sidmouth, Devon. At high tide, tug boats tried to pull the
vessel apart but without success. The blast had cut six of the eight
longitudinal girders holding the vessel together. Tugs will once again
attempt to pull the ship apart on the rising tide, but if that is
unsuccessful, more explosive charges could be used on Thursday. (Source: Tom Clarke, Channel 4) |
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Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer goes on sea trials
(Published: 2007-07-19 16:11:23)
The first of Britain's new Type 45 destroyers is starting 18 months of
sea trials. The Type 45s will replace the Navy's fleet of Type 42
destroyers. HMS Daring is the biggest warship ever to launch at
the Scotstoun shipyard in Glasgow, and is the first of the Royal Navy's
D-class of ships. It is also the first Royal Navy front-line warship to
be propelled by electricity. The HMS Daring is expected to go into service in 2009. (Source: BBC News)
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Africans missing after boat capsize
(Published: 2007-07-19 16:10:35)
The Spanish coastguard is searching for about 50 Africans whose wooden
boat capsized as the would-be illegal migrants neared the end of a
dangerous voyage to the Canary Islands. Coastguard boats picked up 48
survivors after their narrow boat overturned about 100 miles southwest
of the resort island of Tenerife in bad weather. Authorities believe
thousands of Africans died last year attempting to reach the Canaries,
hundreds of miles from the African coast. Most disappeared at sea
without trace, bodies sometimes washing up days later on African shores. (Source: AFP at Yahoo! News) |
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Panama-Flagged Freighter Disappears
(Published: 2007-07-18 14:18:02)
Independent Online reported that a
Panama-flagged cargo vessel has gone missing in Somalia's
pirate-infested waters, a Kenyan maritime official said.
The MV Infinity Marine 1 disappeared some 37 nautical miles off the
northeastern village of Ras Hafun in late June, said Andrew Mwangura of
the Kenyan branch of the Seafarers' Assistance Program.
The vessel, sailing from the United Arab Emirates, was carrying general
cargo including food stuffs, iron sheet, generators, batteries, white
wood and light vehicles.
Four vessels - one from Taiwan, another from Denmark and two from South
Korea - are already currently in the hands of pirates off the coast of
war-torn Somalia.
(Source: Independent Online) |
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Daewoo Gets Container Ship Order
(Published: 2007-07-18 14:04:34)
Daewoo Shipbuilding and Marine
Engineering Co. said on won a $592.3m container ship order from an
Asian shipper. The vessel will be delivered to the company by the end
of July 2011, Daewoo said in a filing with the Korea Exchange. (Source:
Reuters) |
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Royal Navy Hands Over Combined Task Force 158 to U.S. Forces
(Published: 2007-07-18 13:50:42)
Rear Adm. Garry E. Hall relieved
Royal Navy Commodore Nick Lambert as commander of Combined Task Force
(CTF) 158 and Capt. Paul Severs relieved Royal Navy Capt. Bob
Sanguinetti as commander of Combined Task Group (CTG) 158.1 on July 17
aboard Ocean 6, an afloat forward operating barge in the north Persian
Gulf. Command of CTF 158 typically rotates among coalition partners
Australia, United Kingdom, and the United States.
CTF 158 is comprised of coalition ships and its primary mission in the
Gulf is maintaining security in and around both the Al Basrah and Khawr
Al Amaya Oil Terminals -- ABOT and KAAOT, respectively -- in support of
U.N. Security Council Resolution 1723. This resolution charges the
multinational force with the responsibility and authority to maintain
security and stability in the Iraqi territorial waters and also
supports the Iraqi government's request for security support. “I am
looking forward to [continuing] the hard work the Royal Navy and the
coalition has done in the [Gulf],” said Hall, who is also commander of
Task Forces 51 and 59. “It is a very important mission to assist the
Iraqi nation for self-determination.”
The primary mission of CTG 158.1 is to provide 24-hour protection to
Iraq’s oil terminals, KAAOT and ABOT. The task group operates from
Ocean 6, which is a command and control platform in support of
personnel assigned to protect the oil platforms. “My staff is ready and
prepared to take on this coalition mission,” said Severs who is also
the commodore for Destroyer Squadron 50. “We will play a vital role in
maritime operations.”
Maritime operations help set the conditions for security and stability
in the NAG and protect Iraq's sea-based infrastructure, which provides
the Iraqi people the opportunity for self-determination. Iraq's oil
platforms account for about 90 percent of the country's gross domestic
product. (Source: Marinelink) |
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Electric Boat Awarded Sub Funds
(Published: 2007-07-17 15:16:40)
Electric Boat Corp., Groton, Conn.,
is being awarded a $116,369,994 modification to previously awarded
contract (N00024-05-C-2103) for lead yard services, and for development
studies and design efforts, related to Virginia-Class submarines. The
Lead Yard Services will maintain, update, and support the design and
related drawings and data for each submarine, including technology
insertion, throughout its construction and Post-Shakedown Availability
(PSA) period. The contractor will also provide all engineering and
related Lead Yard Services necessary for direct maintenance and support
of Virginia Class Ship Specifications.In addition, the contract
provides Development Studies and Design efforts related to the
submarine design and design improvements, preliminary and detail
component and system design, integration of system engineering, design
engineering, test engineering, logistics engineering, and production
engineering. The contractor will continue development studies and
design efforts related to components and systems to accomplish research
and development tasks and prototypes and engineering development models
required to fully evaluate new technologies to be inserted in
succeeding Virginia Class Submarines. Work will be performed in Groton,
Conn. (97 percent); Newport, R.I. (2 percent); and Quonset, R.I. (1
percent), and is expected to be completed by October 2007.Contract
funds will not expire at the end of the current fiscal year.The Naval
Sea Systems Command, Washington, D.C., is the contracting activity. (Source: Marinelink.com)
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Ship Sinks Northwest of Guam
(Published: 2007-07-17 15:16:01)
Ten people were rescued and 12 people
remain missing as Coast Guard, Navy and Good Samaritan rescue crews
search the Pacific Ocean about 375 miles northwest of Guam. An
emergency beacon registered to the motor vessel Hai Tong #7 began
broadcasting a distress signal at about 11 a.m. July 10. About 20
minutes later the emergency position indicating radio beacon (EPIRB)
signal ceased broadcasting. The Coast Guard issued an urgent marine
broadcast asking mariners in the area to assist.
The masters of the motor vessel Ikan Bilis and the Horizon Falcon
diverted to the scene. The Horizon Falcon arrived on scene shortly
before noon July 11. The master reported an oil slick and debris in
position last broadcast by the emergency beacon. "The EPRIB signal
saved the lives of those people rescued," said Lt. Kevin Floyd, a
rescue coordinator for the Coast Guard in Honolulu. "We wouldn't have
know any one was in trouble or where to send help if the EPIRB signal
hadn't alerted us to the distress. A properly registered, 406 MHz EPRIB
is often the Coast Guard's first signal that someone needs help."
A Navy P-3 airplane and crew from Kadina Air Force Base in Okinawa,
Japan; a Navy P-3 airplane and crew from Misawa Naval Air Station in
Misawa, Japan; two Coast Guard C-130 airplanes and crews from Barbers
Point; and the Coast Guard Cutter Sequoia from Guam were sent to
respond to the distress. The Navy P-3 crew arrived on scene at the
emergency beacon's location and began searching for survivors. The crew
spotted several persons wearing orange life jackets or survival suits
floating among debris in the water and directed the two Good Samaritan
vessels to their position. The Ikan Bilis recovered eight people,
including two injured persons; and the Horizon Falcon rescue two
persons from the water.
The Ikan Bilis and crew, along with the eight survivors, are en route
Guam. The Horizon Falcon and crew, along with the two survivors, are en
route China. The Good Samaritan vessels Konmax, Clipper Lagoon, Coral
Emerald, and R.J. Pfierffer continue to search for the remaining
crewmembers, along with the Navy and Coast Guard aircrews. "The
immediate response by so many mariners is impressive," said Cmdr. Frank
Genco, chief of the Coast Guard's search and rescue branch in Honolulu.
"Mariners truly understand the importance of helping out their fellow
sailors. The Coast Guard may be farther way and mariners have to rely
on each other to help out times like these." The Hai Tong #7 is a
420-foot Chinese-flagged, bulk log-carrier, owned by Fuzhou Haijing
Shipping, en route China from Papua-New Guinea. Survivors reported that
the cargo began shifting as the vessel made way through 70-mph winds
and 24-foot seas. Rescue crews report seeing an oil sheen, but mainly
logs and other debris in the area. (Source: Marinelink) |
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Piracy attacks have increased
(Published: 2007-07-17 14:59:45)
The International Maritime Bureau says pirate attacks have increased
sharply worldwide in the past three months, especially in Nigeria and
Somalia. The bureau said Thursday 85 piracy attacks have been reported
throughout the world between April and June. That is double the number
of incidents reported in the preceding three months. Forty-one attacks
were reported from January through March. Despite the recent surge in
piracy, the overall number of attacks in the first six months of 2007
is in line with the number of attacks in the same period last year (126
in 2007, versus 127 in 2006.) The maritime bureau says Nigeria and
Somalia remain high risk areas for ships. Nineteen piracy incidents
have been reported off the Nigerian coast, and 17 other attacks
occurred off the Somali coast. (Source: The Associated Press at International Herald Tribune) |
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Northrop Grumman gets funds to repair three US shipyards
(Published: 2007-07-17 14:56:04)
Northrop Grumman has estimated that Hurricane Katrina caused over $1
billion in damage to the company's Mississippi and Louisiana shipyards.
The company also warned about production delays on future defense
contracts. On Thursday, the US Navy awarded two contracts worth up to
$98.7 million for infrastructure upgrades at the company's shipyards.
The deal is the first of seven contracts expected to be awarded to Gulf
Coast shipbuilders under the Defense Department's emergency
supplemental funding for the global war on terror and hurricane
recovery. (Source: The Clarion-Ledger) |
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