Royal Navy divers have carried out a controlled explosion on a World War II mine netted by a fishing boat off the coast of Hartlepool.
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No sooner than movistar and ABN AMRO ONE completed their battle for the top points at the scoring gate than a battle for the next two places was happening. Pirates of the Caribbean and Ericsson were fighting it out to see who would be third and fourth.
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Keppel FELS Ltd (Keppel FELS) is on track to deliver one of the world
HAVANA — The Cuban coast guard shot at three suspected migrant smugglers from the United States who refused orders to halt their boat as it neared the island, killing one, official media reported Thursday.
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Somali pirates are demanding $400 000 for the release of a South Korean fishing vessel seized with a crew of 25 Asians this week off the coast of the lawless nation, elders said on Friday.
Larsen & Toubro chairman A M Naik today met chief minister Y S Rajasekhara Reddy and apprised him of the company
In Southeast Asia, home to one of the world’s most strategic sea lanes – the Straits of Malacca, and the world’s second largest port, Singapore – the vulnerability of the maritime sector is of great concern.
Pepsi Americas’ Sail 2006, the maritime festival coming to Beaufort and Morehead City this summer, has received commitments from six additional tall ships. The new ships include Schooner Virginia, a 122′ schooner
Greenpeace on Friday delayed the docking of a ship at Amsterdam harbor that it said was carrying a cargo of soya grown in illegally deforested areas of the Amazon for processing for European fast food restaurants.
Navy Names New Littoral Combat Ship
A new cruise ship to be launched in July will boast the biggest health spa at sea, covering an area of 1,900 square metres. She’s the 112,000 tonne Costa Concordia, the first of three mega-liners on order for Mediterranean voyages by Costa Cruises of Italy
