The 100-foot vessel and crew have been there ever since, effectively stranded while the 19th-century replica clipper undergoes extensive repairs, now almost complete.
Off the coast of Morehead City, the Army Corps of Engineers is dredging sand to help protect Blackbeard’s sunken flagship, the Queen Anne’s Revenge. The ship sunk in 1718 and exploration around the site has heightened over the last few years.
Volvo Open 70s were not made to go fast upwind, but that
Currently the leading boats are hard on the wind on port tack, heading north northwest in winds varying between 11 and 15 knots. According to the reports the conditions are wet and lumpy and life aboard must be very uncomfortable.
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Campaigners have stepped up their fight against plans to transfer large quantities of oil between ships in the Firth of Forth.
Tonnes of sand and shingle are to be shipped in to build up a beach as part of a multi-million pound scheme to stop a resort town crumbling into the sea.
NATO established Operation Active Endeavor after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks on the US to monitor and protect the sea lanes of the Mediterranean, through which 30% of the world’s maritime traffic passes.
Negotiations having failed so far, the Indian Navy is ready with a contingency plan to rescue the 21 Indian and 11 other sailors held hostage on a cargo ship by Somalian sea pirates since late last month.
The Energy Department said Thursday it was working with GE Co. on a $27 million year contract to develop a new offshore wind power system.
FOSNAVAG, Norway: Bourbon Offshore Norway AS is paying $52 million to China’s Zhejiang Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. for four platform supply ships.
Indonesian marines launched an anti-terrorism drill in the Strait of Malacca on Wednesday, storming a ship to free hundreds of passengers held hostage by men posing as terrorists.
Five Ulster fishermen were recovering last night after making a dramatic escape from a burning boat when it caught fire 25 miles out to sea.
Shell and Statoil have signed an agreement to work towards developing the world’s largest project using carbon dioxide (CO2) for enhanced oil recovery (EOR) offshore. The
