Ship News
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A catamaran carrying nearly 100 tourists and 10 crew capsized and sank within minutes off Costa Rica on Thursday, leaving three elderly foreigners dead while rescuers saved dozens from the choppy seas.
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Italy's coastguard said Wednesday it had narrowly averted a catastrophe by intercepting a runaway freighter that was on a collision course with the country's rocky shoreline with 768 people on board.
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Rome -
Two seamen died and four more were missing, feared drowned, after a Turkish-registered merchant ship sank off Italy Sunday following a collision with another vessel in rough seas, coastguards said.
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Moscow -
Rescuers have recovered four empty lifeboats from the South Korea fishing vessel that sank off Russia's far eastern coast, a Russian official said Tuesday, as hope faded of finding 52 people missing in the icy cold waters.
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Seoul -
A South Korean fishing vessel with 60 people aboard sank Monday off Russia's far east coast, leaving one crew member confirmed dead and 52 missing, Seoul officials said.
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New York -
In 2010, construction crews working at the One World Trade Center site made a startling discover while digging beneath the streets of New York:
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Simferopol -
Russian troops on Tuesday stormed the last naval vessel still flying the Ukrainian flag on the Black Sea peninsula of Crimea, a regional Ukrainian defence official said.The raid on the Cherkasy trawler occurred one day after Russian forces took control...
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Creditors to Oceanografia, a Mexican oil services company at the center of an alleged fraud that forced Citigroup <C.N> to cut its 2013 profit, have seized a ship that was used as collateral for debt issued by the company....
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A cruise ship worker has confessed to raping, as well as beating a passenger in her stateroom. Federal investigators say he also tried to throw the victim overboard.
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Bremen -
A reconstruction of a 24-meter Hanseatic cog ship, named "Roland of Bremen," has sunk to the bottom in the River Weser in Bremen, due to a leaky valve. Only the mast and sections of the deck can now be seen.
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The oil giant Shell has launched a ship that the company claims to be the world’s biggest. The new boat is longer than the Empire State Building is high.
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More than two years after Japan's devastating tsunami, workers have begun dismantling a stranded fishing boat that was swept inland of the northern port city of Kesennuma.
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While out at sea, another Carnival cruise ship has lost power. This time the Carnival Ecstasy, which can carry 2,056 passengers, lost power.
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High seas from Hurricane Sandy proved to be too much for the HMS Bounty to handle, sinking the famed sailing ship off the coast of North Carolina on Monday.
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A United States Navy nuclear submarine and an Aegis cruiser collided off the east coast on Saturday while participating in routine training exercises.
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Varazze -
A well-preserved ship has been found buried in the sea off the Italian coast. The ship is believe to be dated about 2,000 years old, from the Roman-era.
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Sydney -
The 45th Sydney International Boat Show will run from 2-6 August 2012. It takes place at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre & Cockle Bay Marina, Darling Harbour.
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The "Endless Sea" is trapped in the ice and is spilling fuel. There is no hope of containing damage until October this year, due to the long South Pole winter.
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While it will have all of the newest technological gadgets and safety systems, and other modern features, it will still be a replica of the RMS Titanic. So says the Australian billionaire, Clive Palmer, about the luxury liner he plans to build.
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Giglio Island, Italy -The death toll has risen to 16 confirmed dead and the fuel removal is expected to begin on Saturday. Many ships are currently on site for salvage purposes and a large ship is expected to offload the 500,000 gallons of fuel.
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Reports have said that Costa Cruises have offered 30% discount on the 'next cruise' to survivors rescued Friday 13th. That is if you weren't one of the 15 already dead from the tragedy in Giglio Island, Italy.
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A Dutch salvage company is on scene at the Italian island of Giglio of the Tuscan coast, ready to pump out more than 2,300 tonnes of heavy fuel and 200 tonnes of diesel oil.
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Bodies have now begun to wash up in the area of Zanzibar, an island in the nation of Tanzania, from a boat which has sunk nearby.
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Durban -
A bulk carrier, the MV Phoenix, is stuck fast on South Africa’s eastern coast despite three attempts to re-float the ship. Fears that the ship would cause an environmental disaster have receded as most of the fuel has been recovered.
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The recently decommissioned aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal is now being advertised for sale online by the Ministry of Defence.
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Plymouth -
Well-wishers waved, tugs fired hoses high into the sky in salute and the HMS Chatham fired her ceremonial guns as the ship made her final homecoming on January 26, after 20 years of service.
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Fort Lauderdale -
Passengers aboard a 'Jam Cruise' music festival ship got a surprise prior to send-off when federal, state and local police officers boarded the ship just before it embarked to search for drugs and contraband.
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered no apologies for the Israeli raid in international waters on a Turkish flotilla that was headed for Gaza in May.
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Lunenburg -
Many people were upset to hear that the bulk of Bluenose II’s hull had gone through a wood chipper as restoration work takes place on the famous schooner, which is often used as a symbol of Nova Scotia.
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The “Number One Insung” sank in the icy waters of Antarctica, December 12 at 6:30 a.m. leaving 5 dead and 17 other crew members still missing.
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Ship Image
Anchor on the Nina. Little Rock, Ark. 11-6-11
Ship of the French built Mistral class. Defense Industry Daily
SS France in Hong Kong Harbour 1974 Wikimedia Commons
Boat sank near Panama City, Florida
Landing Platform Helicopter (LHS) of the Royal Navy, HMS Ocean. wikipedia
An Oryx helicopter of the South African Air Force. flickr/DanieVDM
The ROKS Cheonan, a corvette of the South Korean navy, that sank on Friday. Wikipedia
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Carnival ecstasy Carnival Cruises
Merchant vessels like this one are at great risk when facing crime on the high seas.
Boat sank near Panama City, Florida
A man watches the sinking Costa Concordia ship off the coast of Italy Il Fatto Quotidiano
The Pinta, facing west, on the Arkansas River. Little Rock, Ark. 11-6-11
One of Roman Abramovich's yachts - Titan.
Moored in St. Aubin's Bay, Jersey, on 1st June 2011.
Russia has reportedly warned Paris of "serious" consequences unless France delivers the first of two Mistral-class helicopter carriers on order by the end of November Georges Gobet, AFP/File
A picture of the great ship Titanic lifeasahuman.com
The USS Mahan, stationed near Syria, caught during a live-fire weapons exercise Via Official U.S. Navy Page
Bird on the bow of a sailboat during sunset in Belmar, NJ
The amphibious support ship, FS Tonnerre Wikipedia
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