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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Caracas, Ago 1 (Prensa Latina) Brazilian experts will build in Venezuela a shipyard for the production, maintenance and repair of craft of great tonnage and marine platforms, as part of the oil cooperation between both South American nations. The agreement for the shipyard building in 2007 was signe
The Cougar Ace is under a test tow Tuesday by the tug Emma Foss, about 115 miles south of Seguam Island in the Aleutians. The Coast Guard says the Emma Foss is testing the tow arrangement since weather conditions are favorable at the moment. The tug Sea Victory is expected to arrive later Tuesday an
Construction of the $1 billion Golden Pass liquefied natural gas terminal near Sabine Pass is among myriad indicators of the region’s rebirth as a petrochemical superpower, Southeast Texas leaders said Tuesday. “We’re almost getting into a second Spindletop,” declared Kathleen Jackson, a Golden Pass
PASCAGOULA, Miss. – The Navy has awarded Northrop Grumman Corp. a $58.4 million contract to continue engineering and technical services for the Ticonderoga-class ships. The company’s shipyard in Pascagoula will perform the work on the Aegis guided-missile cruisers, officials said Monday. Northrop wi
Parker Drilling Company (NYSE: PKD) today reported significantly higher operating results for the three months ended June 30, 2006 over the excellent quarter reported in 2005, led by the record performance of the Company’s U.S. drilling and rental tool operations. Earnings before interest, taxes, de
The National Security Ministry yesterday apologised to the family of Shazard Mohammed, for issuing a weekend press release reporting that the young fisherman had been killed by Coast Guard officers. Up to late yesterday, he was still critical at the Intensive Care Unit of the Port of Spain General H
